Related organ transplantation � how voluntary is the act?

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Event Abstract Back to Event Related organ transplantation – how voluntary is the act? Ida C. Gubert1*, Claudia S. Rocco2, Maria D. Bicalho3 and Caroline Cunico4 1 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANA, Patologia Básica, Brazil 2 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANA, NUTRICAO, Brazil 3 UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANA, GENETICA, Brazil 4 Universidade Fewderal do Parana, Brazil In spite of the significant advances in transplantation technology and immunossupression procedures for a successful grafting, a few issues concerning emotions and feelings projected over the potential live donor still demand considerations. It is the purpose of this essay to approach the conflicts and dilemmas inherent to related donor organ donation. The methodology consisted on a search on current literature on the subject of organ donation and bioethics. Live donation brings an inherent internal conflict once it is consensus that donor safety is important which means that, for him or her, the best choice is not donating. However, there is a continuous tension between personal autonomy and the expectation in the family environment that wishes the well being of all its members, in special of those in vulnerability, the sick member in need of an organ and the potential donor, seen as the ultimate chance of restoring the equilibrium in the family environment and bringing back one´s health. In biomedical area knowledge and new technologies incorporated to transplant procedures follow international safety criteria; however, under bioethics and family optics, a few gaps demand reflections. In the approach by the doctor and his staff, the technical, legal and bioethical issues must be present and equally valued during the dialogue with the family. In this scenario, in which so many individualities prevail, the challenge relies on how to minimize the conflicts and dilemmas in order to reach a harmonious and balanced decision reducing coercion to a negligible issue. Keywords: Bioethics, Organ Transplantation, related donor, organ donation, live donor Conference: 15th International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Milan, Italy, 22 Aug - 27 Aug, 2013. Presentation Type: Abstract Topic: Translational immunology and immune intervention Citation: Gubert IC, Rocco CS, Bicalho MD and Cunico C (2013). Related organ transplantation – how voluntary is the act?. Front. Immunol. Conference Abstract: 15th International Congress of Immunology (ICI). doi: 10.3389/conf.fimmu.2013.02.00360 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 15 Mar 2013; Published Online: 22 Aug 2013. * Correspondence: Dr. Ida C Gubert, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANA, Patologia Básica, CURITIBA, Brazil, gubert@ufpr.br Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Ida C Gubert Claudia S Rocco Maria D Bicalho Caroline Cunico Google Ida C Gubert Claudia S Rocco Maria D Bicalho Caroline Cunico Google Scholar Ida C Gubert Claudia S Rocco Maria D Bicalho Caroline Cunico PubMed Ida C Gubert Claudia S Rocco Maria D Bicalho Caroline Cunico Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.