Health...Organ Donation

Health...
Organ Donation/Transplantation...

General Resources...

Associations/Resources/Trade Groups...

http://www.aatb.org
AATB facilitates the provision of high quality transplantable human tissue in quantities sufficient to meet national needs.

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

http://www.asts.org
Surgeons, physicians, and non-physician scientists who are actively engaged in transplantation.

Coalition on Donation

http://www.shareyourlife.org
An alliance of local coalitions and national organizations who have joined forces to promote organ and tissue donation.

Department of Health/Human Services/Division of Transplantation

www.organdonor.gov
DOT is responsibile for conducting public and professional education initiatives to improve awareness of organ and tissue transplantation as a successful treatment option, and ultimately, to increase donation in the United States.

Eye Bank Association of America

http://www.restoresight.org/
EBAA's mission is the restoration of sight through the promotion and advancement of eye banking. Established in 1961 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Committee on Eye Banks, the EBAA is the oldest national transplantation organization in the United States.

TransWeb

http://www.transweb.org
Organ donation and transplantation info.

United Network for Organ Sharing

http://www.unos.org
Advancing organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients through education, technology and policy development.

Topical Resources...

Associations/Resources/Trade Groups...

Children’s Organ Transplant Association

http://www.cota.org
Ensuring that no US citizen is ever denied a life-saving transplant, or access to a transplant waiting list, due solely to the lack of funds. COTA provides fundraising assistance for children needing life-saving transplants and promotes organ, marrow and tissue donation. Our secondary focus is to promote organ donation and to provide public education on all aspects of the donation process.