- Distinguish living donation, donation after brain death (DBD) and donation after circulatory death (DCD).
- Describe the donation-to-transplantation pathway and the role of the intensive care team within it.
- Compare opt-in and opt-out authorisation systems and apply core ethical principles, including separation of treatment decisions from donation decisions and respect for valid authorisation or consent.
- Recognise a possible or potential deceased organ donor and initiate timely referral according to the local pathway.
- Outline the prerequisites, clinical examination and apnoea test used to determine death by neurological criteria (DNC).
- Explain when ancillary tests may be required and why accepted modalities vary between jurisdictions.
- Describe the principle of case-by-case donor suitability assessment and avoid premature exclusion.
- Describe the main physiological consequences of DNC and the goals of donor optimisation covered in Chapters 4 and 5.
- Explain controlled and uncontrolled DCD pathways, including ethical safeguards, death determination and organ-preservation options.
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