ATS1264 Study Guide - Final Guide: National Health And Medical Research Council, Alcoholism, Organ Donation
5 Dec 2018
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Week 4: responsibility for health (alcoholism and organ shortages) Life is a good worth preserving, and healthy organs are a prerequisite for good health/life. Organ transplantation technology is (usually) effective (in saving lives) Major problem: there is a scarcity of viable human organs available for transplantation. If there were enough livers to go around, then everyone that needs one would be entitled to receive one. How to respond justly or fairly to organ scarcity (2 things we can do) Increase the supply of organs available: but will also see increase in demand --> might not be a good solution, the just allocation of scarce medical resources: prioritization of organ recipients and how this is done. Getting on the transplant waiting list, and relative priority once on the list. Examples of possible and actual systems/principles of allocation: Expected outcome/most beneficial - our aus system based mostly on this. Distribution based on need - our aus system also based partly on this.
