CAN CSA Z900.2.3:2017 pdf download.Perfusable organs for transplantation
4.2.5.4
A donor coordinator shall have one of the following qualifications:
a) an MD (medical doctor) degree or a licensed, registered nurse degree and qualified to practice in the jurisdiction where the establishment is located;
b) a baccalaureate degree (e.g., BA, BSc), with 24 months of organ donation/retrieval or clinical health care experience; or
c) other health care professional qualification (e.g., physiotherapy, respiratory technology), with 24 months of organ retrieval or clinical health care experience.
Note: In Canada, qualification of health care professionals is covered under provincia/territorial licensing regulations.
4.2.5.5 An individual who is newly recruited to the ODO as a donor coordinator shall undergo a period of orientation and supervised practical training. The period of supervised practical training should be not less than three months. At the conclusion of this period, he or she shall demonstrate a theoretical and practical knowledge of the standard operating procedures (SOP), as determined by the medical director and/or designate.
The procedures for orientation and training of a new donor coordinator shall be outlined in the SOPs of the ODO. The training shall be documented in the personnel file.
4.2.6.2 A recipient coordinator shall have one of the following qualifications:
a) a doctor of medicine (MD) degree or a registered nurse degree and qualified to practice in the jurisdiction where the establishment is located; or
b) a baccalaureate degree (e.g., BA, BSc), with 12 months of organ retrieval or clinical transplantation work experience.
Note: In Canada, qualification of health care professionals is covered under provincial/territorial licensing regulations.
4.2.6.3 An individual who is newly recruited to the transplant centre or program as a recipient coordinator should undergo an appropriate period of orientation and practical training. At the conclusion of the training period, he or she shall demonstrate a theoretical and practical knowledge of the standard operating procedures, as determined by the medical director of the transplant program.
The procedures for orientation and training of a new recipient coordinator shall be outlined in the SOPs of the transplant program. This training shall be documented in the personnel file.
5.4 Communication
ODOs shall have communication resources (e.g, pagers and paging systems, telephones, cellular telephones, fax machines, and, where appropriate, portable computers) sufficient for expediting communication among the personnel of the regional hospitals, the transplant programs, the ODOs, the laboratories, the office of the medical examiner or coroner, and the histocompatibility laboratory.
Note: Time is critical in organ donation and retrieval, and fast reliable communication is an essential factor in providing timely service.CAN CSA Z900.2.3 pdf download.