Every day three Australians die or suffer needlessly waiting for a transplant because we have one of the worst organ donation rates in the western world, but we could have one of the highest. This week's Health Report is a special feature by Aviva Ziegler on barriers which have been thrown up to this. Listen to telecast - Source: Australian Broadcast
Guests
Brian Myerson
Organ recipient and a Sharelife director, Sydney
Professor Bruce Pussell
Kidney Researcher, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Marvin Weinman
Chairman, Sharelife, Sydney
Michael Jeffrey
Chairman, Outcomes Australia, Canberra
Professor Allan Glanville
St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Professor Geoff McCoughan
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Kevin Chandler
Executive Director, Chandler McCleod, Management Consultants, Sydney
Dr Peter Saul
Intensive Care Specialist, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW
Professor Jeremy Chapman
Transplant Specialist, chairman, National Clinical Taskforce
Dr Gerry O'Callaghan
National Medical Director of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority, Dept. of Health and Ageing, Canberra
Further Information
Australian Organ and Tissue Authority
Presenter
Norman Swan
Producer
Brigitte Seega
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