Medical Education
Cascade Life Alliance’s mission includes educating medical professionals about organ, tissue and eye donation. The hospital services team provides materials, in-services and individual education as requested to help hospitals maximize organs and tissue for transplantation.
In-Services
Medical professional education can include arranging and/or providing presentations and materials at:
- New staff orientation (hospital-wide and unit-specific)
- Resident orientation
- Continuing education workshops / classes
- Nurses skills days
- Medical conferences and symposiums
- Brown-bag lunch talks to staff
- Nearly any appropriate forum can be an educational opportunity
Contact Hospital Development at (503) 494-5560 to request professional education.
Webinar Series
Join Cascade Life Alliance for one of our upcoming webinars! These educational opportunities are designed to provide a deeper insight to donation and best practices. We hope to provide the necessary resources and motivate our professional partners as we collaborate to save, heal, and enhance lives through organ donation and transplantation.
Upcoming Webinars
| Date/Time | Topic | Presenter | Webinar Link |
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Interested in getting information about a future Cascade Life Alliance webinar? Complete this interest form to get added to our e-mail list as we announce new webinar opportunities.
Recorded Webinars
Missed a webinar or interested in previously recorded webinars? CLICK HERE to register for and watch any past webinars.
Some of our previously recorded webinar topics include:
- Emotional First Aid – What To Do and How to Help with Grief & Loss in the Workplace, presented by June K Vining, CEO/Executive Director of Trauma Intervention Program NW
- Oregon State Medical Examiner System Overview & What is Reportable in a Hospital Setting, presented by Dr. Sean Hurst, Chief Medical Examiner for the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office
- Cascade Life Alliance presents A Donation Conversation, a documentary sharing the many sides of donation and transplantation, followed by a discussion exploring the evolution of family conversations in the critical care environment.
- Note: Due to licensing restrictions, we were unable to record the documentary as part of the webinar. This recording includes the discussion portion of the webinar. To request a viewing of the documentary, please complete the online form. Please indicate under ‘optional message’ that you are requesting a viewing as part of the Cascade Life Alliance recorded webinar series.