Rush University Medical CenterRush University Medical CenterGift of Hope

Organ Donation Collaborative

““Hawaii or Bust”Hawaii or Bust”October 22, 2009

Or a dash through Peoria and Springfield

in 24 hours…organ donation collaborative style!

Or a dash through Peoria and Springfield

in 24 hours…organ donation collaborative style!

Either way…It takes a team to make it all happen!

Either way…It takes a team to make it all happen!

And, The Team Showed Up!!!And, The Team Showed Up!!!

A Few of My Peer Assist Champions: • Tracy Spinks • Kimberly Thrush• Becky Ames• Jan Burnham, RN• Suzanne Faulkner• Lori Wiegand, RN• Jessica Knirk, MD• Leslie Wilke, MD• Brett Kesselring and his awesome collaborative team• The tour guides at St. Francis and Memorial • GOH and RUMC for letting us go

Community of PracticeCommunity of Practice

• Peer Assist Visits – what are they?:

– They are like standing on the shoulders of giants

– They are the ultimate visiting professorship program

– They are focused on collaborative partnering

– They are fountains of free flowing information and personal experiences

Community of PracticeCommunity of Practice

• ICARE Values in action:

I = Innovation

C = Collaboration

A = Accountability

R = Respect

E = Excellence

The ultimate family task division process, or a typical

Saturday morning in the Walsh home growing up where

we heard, rise and shine, because we have work to do

and…

“Many Hands Make Light Work” (My mother’s favorite pearl of wisdom)

Dad, Mom, Tom, Ann, Kathryn and Alison

What we hoped to accomplish?What we hoped to accomplish?

• Assess and determine our role by:– Representing the RUMC mission, vision and values– Contributing our enthusiasm and expertise in seeking ways

to improve our overall performance– Working with colleagues and employees raising awareness

and advocacy around transplant and organ donation– Serving as organ donation champions and ambassadors– Helping identify and remove barriers to transplant and

organ donation at RUMC– Recognizing and helping represent transplant and organ

donation as the “Gift of Life”– Committing to assist in advocacy, problem-solving and

training, as necessary, at and around our medical center

Teamwork/Organizational StrategyTeamwork/Organizational Strategy

• Subgroup One: – Education, Awareness and Advocacy

– (Co-chair, Alison Walsh)

• Subgroup Two:– Internal Ambassadors and Community Outreach

– (Co-chair, Rachel Thomas)

• Subgroup Three: – Policy, Process and Operational Improvements

– (Co-chairs, Brad Hinrichs and Tracy Spinks)

Organ Donation Month At RushOrgan Donation Month At Rush

• Our First Formal Event - What was done?:– Events were sponsored

• Cafeteria - Atrium - All campus blood and donor drive– Embraced and exhibited the institutional vision

and mission of organ donation– Assembled a dedicated team – Utilized a patient and family centered care

approach – mentoring, coaching, teaching• Viewed the process through the eyes of the patients and family

members

– Managed the numbers and outcomes

Organ Donation Month At RushOrgan Donation Month At Rush

• What was accomplished?– 140 new organ donor registrations on site– Many more registrants (likely 50-60) who

preferred to sign up on line– Educated any one who would listen to the

possibilities and opportunities gained from organ donation

– Changed many myths to facts and even altered the belief of one who thought it was a religious issue in her denomination

It Takes a Team… It Takes a Team… And many colleagues, willing to

share their resources,

to pave the way!