Tag Archives: Chris Barry

Youth and Organ Donation Awareness: the Kids Get It

Posted on 09/06/2013 by Chris Barry

There is increasing evidence in the scientific literature that youth and organ donation awareness is a good combination. That is, young people are particularly receptive to learning about organ donation and overwhelmingly have positive attitudes about this challenging subject. A … Continue reading →

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Opt In, Opt Out, and (Modified) Mandated Choice

Posted on 19/05/2013 by Chris Barry

The phenomenal success of organ transplantation has created an ever-growing disparity between the number of people waiting for life saving transplants and the number of donors available. The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients … Continue reading →

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Gifts of Life in India

Posted on 02/05/2013 by Chris Barry

Deceased donor organ transplant is a nascent endeavor in India. Most liver and kidney transplants in this country are from living donors. bLifeNY applauds the efforts of organizations such as Shatayu to educate the public about the incredible gifts given … Continue reading →

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You will be cared for

Posted on 19/04/2013 by Chris Barry

Do you think you’ll be treated differently in the Intensive Care Unit if you’re a registered organ donor? You are SO wrong! Check out this video of truth by Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network: http://www.youtube.com/user/URMCPR tadalafil side effects http://raindogscine.com/tag/78-revoluciones/ Featured … Continue reading →

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Comfort and Closure from Organ Donation

Posted on 06/04/2013 by Chris Barry

I mention in my TEDx talk on organ donation that families and loved ones of deceased organ donors often experience a profound sense of comfort and closure knowing that the tragedy of death and deep loss resulted in a renewal … Continue reading →

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I Support the “Organ Donation Driver Education Act of 2013” (Maryland SB 768)

Posted on 18/02/2013 by Chris Barry

Here is the text of my testimonial to the Maryland State Senate on February 20th, 2013 in support of a bill to link organ donation awareness with driver’s education. Dear Maryland General Assembly Members: I enthusiastically endorse the “Organ Donation … Continue reading →

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A Family, a story of “Organ Donation on both sides of the fence”

Posted on 14/02/2013 by Chris Barry

Our story begins on March 24, 2002 when our second born son, I’ll call him “Wisdom” who was a 14 year old boy, Captain of his youth hockey team, very active & had no known childhood illnesses.  On that day in March … Continue reading →

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Priyanka Chopra’s URMC Keynote Address on Organ Donation

Posted on 12/10/2012 by Chris Barry

Priyanka Chopra: “Thank you to the URMC for inviting me here. I congratulate URMC’s, 20 years of the liver transplant program. I come from a family of doctors (parents, uncles, aunts) and the importance of medicine was told to me … Continue reading →

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