Clinical guidelines and protocols

Working with professional societies, we develop and provide clinical guidelines and protocols related to organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Australia.

Best Practice Guideline for Offering Organ and Tissue Donation in Australia

Read our guideline for best practice in managing the family donation conversation process and providing specialist support.

Best Practice Guideline for Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death

Read the Best Practice Guideline, which provides guidance in relation to the for donation after circulatory determination of death in Australia.  

Clinical and Ethical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation

Read the Clinical and Ethical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors.

Professional statements

Read professional statements by the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) and the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) on organ and tissue donation.

We want all Australians to talk about organ and tissue donation. If you want to be a donor, make sure you tell your family and friends.

Registering is easy and only takes one minute. All you need is your phone, Medicare card and one minute to register.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, your medical history, your lifestyle, what country you’re from or how healthy you are — you can still register as an organ and tissue donor.

The Organ and Tissue Authority acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders both past and present.

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