Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Dr. Yvon Englert and Hôpital Erasme -- List of Contributors / Dr. Yvon Englert and Hôpital Erasme -- Introduction / Dr. Yvon Englert and Hôpital Erasme -- Chapter 1 ‘State of the Art’ of Transplantation, 1993 / J.J. Van Rood , M. Oudshoorn , F.H.J. Claas , B. Cohen , and G.G. Persijn -- Chapter 2 Does Non-commercialisation of the Human Body Increase Graft Security? / A. Fagot-Largeault -- Chapter 3 Autonomy in Decision-making of Organ and Tissue Donors / R.J. Kahn -- Chapter 4 Organ Transplantation: Challenges for the EU / H.D.C. Roscam Abbing -- Chapter 5 Precautions to Prevent Transmission of Infectious Agents in Organ Grafting / P. McMaster and D. Mirza -- Chapter 6 Precautions to be taken to prevent transmission of non-conventional agents in the grafting process / D. Dormont -- Chapter 7 Precautions to be Taken to Prevent Transmission of Neoplastic Diseases in the Grafting Process / I. Penn -- Chapter 8 Transmission of Information from Donor to Recipient Team / J. Sennesael -- Chapter 9 Distribution of Responsibilities in Sanitary Safety of Grafts / J. Claquin and J. Hors -- Chapter 10 Worldwide Organ Trafficking: Fact or Fiction? / H. Kreis -- Chapter 11 Trade in Human Organs: National and International Responses / S.S. Fluss -- Chapter 12 Organ Trading: Responsibilities of the EU Countries / H.D.C. Roscam Abbing -- Chapter 13 Organ Procurement in Spain: the Impact of Transplant Coordination / R. Matesanz , B. Miranda , and C. Felipe -- Chapter 14 The Transplant European Computer Network Project / P. Romano and J. Hors -- Chapter 15 Cooperation between Eurotransplant and Eastern European Countries / B. Cohen -- Chapter 16 Origin and Circulation of Tissues for Grafting / L. Muylle -- Chapter 17 Specific disease prevention precautions in tissue graft / G. Novakovitch -- Chapter 18 Specific Difficulties in Widespread Tissue Banking / C. Delloye -- Chapter 19 Use of Fetal Tissue for Grafting / J. Brotchi -- Chapter 20 Legal Aspects of Tissue Banking in the EU – Current and Future / A. Rejman -- Chapter 21 Self-sufficiency in Europe: Evaluation of Needs / G. G. Persijn and B. Cohen -- Chapter 22 Ethics of organ retrieval / G. Pennings -- Chapter 23 Good medical practice in the removal of organs / Y. Louville -- Chapter 24 The European Donor Hospital Education Programme / C. Wight , K. Jager , B. Cohen , J. Van Dalen , G. Blok , and R. Wijnen -- Chapter 25 How to Improve the Public Image of Organ Donation / B. Van Haelewijck , M. Genon , J. Hardy , I. Senepart , and M. Van der Cruys -- Chapter 26 Conclusions / J.-L. Vanherweghem -- Chapter 27 Closing Chapter / Mrs Magda de Galen -- Back Matter -- Index / Dr. Yvon Englert and Hôpital Erasme.

These past years, the media have focused public attention on malpractice in the field of organ donation, with the risk of forgetting that organ donation provides an extraordinary hope of saving lives and gives a splendid example of human solidarity. Transplantation was made possible by the development of scientific and medical knowledge together with the dedication of skilled teams throughout Europe. The shortage of organs and tissue is the key factor for all the problems within the system: the size of the European Union will help to deal with this reality and requires the cooperation of medical teams, dispatching organisms and public health authorities at the European level. The transparency of a faultless organization, from the technical and ethical points of view will increase the public's support of organ donation and decrease organ shortage. The development of the European Union, resulting in free movement within the international market, makes harmonisation of the donation system unavoidable. From the Introduction by Magda de Galan, Belgian Minister of Health.

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