Deceased donation faculty page

Course materials

Day 1

1. Welcome slides for National Deceased Donation Course (PowerPoint 4.3MB)
2. Deceased Donation in Context (PowerPoint 17.9MB)
3. Identification of potential donors and SNOD notification (PowerPoint 13.6MB)
4. Diagnosis and confirmation of death (PowerPoint 44.8MB)
5. Role of the SNOD (PowerPoint 9.4MB)
6. The law around organ donation (PowerPoint 11.4MB)
7. Making ethical decisions (PowerPoint 24.7MB)
8. Breaking bad news and approaching families (PowerPoint 39.5MB)
9. Donor Optimisation (PowerPoint 4.7MB)

Day 2

1. Ethics Seminar (PowerPoint file)
2. Pitfalls in brain stem death testing (PowerPoint 2.3MB)

Course Manual and supporting resources for day 2

• National Deceased Donation Course Manual 2025 (PDF 3.5MB)
• National Deceased Donation Course Adult and Paediatric Manual 2023 (23MB)
• The National Deceased Donation Course Actor Brief 2023 (PDF 286KB)
• Debriefing with good judgement (PDF 157KB)
• Diagnosis of brain stem death walkthrough
• Practical Ethics Tutorial (PowerPoint 3.5MB)

Additional documents

• Advice on good practice when seeking coroner/ procurator fiscal permissions and documenting evidence (PDF 374KB)
• Pitfalls in Brain Stem Testing (PowerPoint 2.3MB)

Videos