Learning Objectives

  • Explain Scotland’s opt-out organ donation legislation and its implications
  • Distinguish between DBD and DCD pathways and know their key differences
  • Understand the ICU clinician’s role in identifying and referring potential donors
  • Describe the principles of donor optimisation in the DBD setting
  • Know the role of the SNOD and when and how to involve them
  • Understand cold ischaemia tolerances for major solid organs