Core Family Donation Conversation (FDC) workshop

The workshop explores:

• specific elements of family care and communication
• the range of reactions experienced by families who receive catastrophic news
• the key factors in the process, timing and sequence of the donation conversation
• best practices for supporting families in grief and in the donation conversation
• strategies to support informed and enduring decision making about donation.

If you are a DonateLife donation specialist, you are required to attend as part of your role. Other healthcare workers involved in the donation process may also attend, particularly senior medical and nursing staff who are involved in donation conversations with families  

If you are an Intensive care medical trainee, you are required by the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) to complete this workshop as part of mandatory training requirements.

If you are a medical trainee, before attending you must complete the CICM elearning program entitled 'Brain Death and Organ Donation'.

All attendees should also read and understand the ANZICS Statement on Death and Organ Donation (Edition 4 2019) (1.1 MB, PDF).

Our workshops are led by a national group of specialist trainers, including experienced DonateLife donation specialists, intensive care specialists and grief counsellors. 

The workshop is regularly reviewed in consultation with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses to make sure the material is current and continues to meet training needs.

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Important notice: Due to COVID-19 there may be some restrictions on workshop capacity. Please be aware that some jurisdictions may require participants to be fully vaccinated prior to attending workshops and evidence of vaccination may also be required.

Workshops are held across the country throughout the year.

If you are a DonateLife donation specialist and need to travel to another state or territory to attend, contact the Education Coordinator at your local DonateLife Agency who may be able to help you.

ACT

NSW

NT

QLD

SA

TAS

VIC

WA