{"product_id":"organ-donation-institute-of-medicine-9780309101141","title":"Organ Donation: Opportunities for Action","description":"Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90,000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). \u003ci\u003eOrgan Donation\u003c\/i\u003e examines a wide range of proposals to increase organ donation, including policies that presume consent for donation as well as the use of financial incentives such as direct payments, coverage of funeral expenses, and charitable contributions. This book urges federal agencies, nonprofit groups, and others to boost opportunities for people to record their decisions to donate, strengthen efforts to educate the public about the benefits of organ donation, and continue to improve donation systems. \u003ci\u003eOrgan Donation\u003c\/i\u003e also supports initiatives to increase donations from people whose deaths are the result of irreversible cardiac failure. This book emphasizes that all members of society have a stake in an adequate supply of organs for patients in need, because each individual is a potential recipient as well as a potential donor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030910114X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309101141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.29w x 0.77d","brand":"Institute of Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064832962815,"sku":"9780309101141","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_045f9981-01f4-4da4-b31d-4232a269fff2.jpg?v=1768671335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organ-donation-institute-of-medicine-9780309101141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}