On 22 April 2025, Gaziantep Private Bossan Hospital held a comprehensive training session on “Organ Donation and Coordination” with the participation of all clinical and administrative staff. The event took place in our hospital’s conference hall and was attended with great interest by our nurses, physicians, and patient counselors.

Training Content and Objectives

• Importance of Organ Donation: Our trainers, Organ and Tissue Transplant Coordinators Aslıhan Güllü and Ayşe Sarıca, detailed the societal benefits and lifesaving role of organ donation.

• Legal and Ethical Aspects: Participants received information on current legislation, brain-death criteria, and patient rights related to organ donation.

• Coordination Processes: Internal protocols established to promote organ donation and accelerate the donor process were examined through practical case scenarios.

• Patient and Family Communication: Our nursing and counseling teams conducted role-play exercises to practice empathetic, transparent communication with patients and their families about donation.

Key Takeaways

• Awareness of Standard Procedures: All participants learned the steps to follow and the forms to complete when brain death is suspected.

• Effective Communication Techniques: Critical points for conducting respectful, transparent, and empathetic conversations with families about organ donation were reinforced through practical exercises.

• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The training aimed to streamline data flow and ensure coordinated processes among clinical, surgical, and intensive-care teams.

At Gaziantep Private Bossan Hospital, we consider raising awareness of organ donation among both our patients and our healthcare staff a core mission. Through trainings like this, we will continue to contribute to expanding the donor pool and giving new life to patients awaiting transplantation.