Attitudes of Slovenian students towards whole-body donation, organ donation, and the use of donated bodies in medical education [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Anatomical dissection of whole bodies donated for teaching and research purposes remains a cornerstone of medical education. However, evolving sociocultural and ethical landscapes have historically influenced this practice, necessitating ...
Žiga Šink +3 more
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In death there is life: perceptions of the university community regarding body donation for educational purposes in the United Arab Emirates [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Human body dissection is the traditional instructional method for anatomy education worldwide, providing a kinaesthetic learning experience that is often challenging to achieve with other teaching techniques.
Nerissa Naidoo +4 more
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Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives To investigate the demographics and motivations of whole-body donors in China, and help suggest a solution to the problem of low body donation numbers.Design A cross-sectional study on body donors in China. Demographic analysis of the donating
Li Yuan +8 more
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Body Donation Registration in Taiwan: Reasons and Associated Psychological Factors. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2023 Dissection is an essential element of medical training and depends on the availability of cadavers. However, traditional Chinese culture widely regards the body as a gift from one’s parents that should remain intact after death, resulting in a shortage ...
Chen WL.
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Human body donation and surgical training: a narrative review with global perspectives. [PDF]
Anat Sci Int, 2023 Utilization of human material in surgical simulation training has been well-established as an effective teaching method. Despite the value of donor-based surgical simulation training, its application may be hampered by difficulties regarding access to ...
Zdilla MJ, Balta JY.
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Awareness, knowledge, and attitude towards body donation among medical and paramedical students
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2023 Background: Cadavers are the mainstay of learning anatomy by dissection. Due to insufficient awareness of body donation, most of the medical institutions are facing a shortage of cadavers.
Sarita Behera +3 more
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Beyond “altruism motivates body donation” [PDF]
Death Studies, 2021 Altruism is consistently identified as the dominant motive for body donation. Over 12 months, 843 people who requested body donation information packs also completed research questionnaires that included open-ended questions about their motives. Abductive analysis suggested two distinct sets of altruistic motives: those seeking benefits for medical ...
Tom Farsides +2 more
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Human body donation: How informed are the donors? [PDF]
Clin Anat, 2022 Deceased human bodies are donated for education and research. Informed consent has become the standard for research on the living. A question could be asked on how informed are the donors and their families about the process before this generous gift is ...
Zealley JA +3 more
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Folia Morphologica, 2023 BACKGROUND: Human body is the most perfect atlas of human anatomy. Body donation after death is, next to donation of organs for the purpose of transplantation, another most altruistic act, which significantly influences the future of medicine, as regards
W. Likus, P. Janiszewska
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Body Donation, Teaching, and Research in Dissection Rooms in Spain in Times of Covid-19. [PDF]
Anat Sci Educ, 2021 The state of alarm due to Covid‐19 pandemic in Spain stopped all educational and most university research activities. The Spanish Anatomical Society (SAE) Consensus Expert Group on Body Donations piloted a study based on a questionnaire to know the ...
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