Bodies for Anatomy Education in Medical Schools: An Overview of the Sources of Cadavers Worldwide

Habicht, Juri L.; Kiessling, Claudia; Winkelmann, Andreas

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“…4 Therefore, to cultivate solid anatomical knowledge, medical schools need sufficient cadavers for dissection practice. [5][6][7] However, the body donation programme in China has met with difficulties, leading to an insufficient supply of cadavers to meet the needs of medical education. 8 Although Shanghai launched its body donation programme in 1982, some big cities such as…”

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Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey

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ObjectivesTo investigate the demographics and motivations of whole-body donors in China, and help suggest a solution to the problem of low body donation numbers.DesignA cross-sectional study on body donors in China. Demographic analysis of the donating information of deceased donors and in-depth interviews of potential body donors.SettingEleven districts in Nanjing, China.ParticipantsDeceased whole-body donors who had donated their bodies to the body donation receiving station of Nanjing Medical University between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2019 (n=835), and living registered whole-body donors (n=68).ResultsAmong the whole-body donor population, the numbers of males, people older than 65 years and those working as teachers, government officials, medical staff and farmers were significantly higher than those of the general Nanjing population. Donors with an education level of college or above accounted for nearly half of the deceased donors, and considered donating their bodies earlier in their lives than others. Cancer and heart disease were the major causes of death among donors. Interviews of the 68 living donors revealed the following major motivations for the decision to donate: to support medical education; to reduce their children’s funeral burden; no longer holding traditional Chinese views on life and death; influence by role models and annoyance at complex funeral ceremonies.ConclusionsOlder people, people with an education level of college or above, labourers, teachers, government officials and farmers are the major groups that donate their bodies. Although people’s motivations for donation are complex, their desire to support medical education is the most prevalent motivation. By helping focus on target groups for promotional messaging and identifying their prime motivations, this study’s findings can provide a reference for promoting body donation in China.

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Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey

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“…The study of anatomy is most effective when approached practically, but the lack of access to cadavers is a barrier (Habicht et al, ). Social media has the potential to reach a wider audience than any other form of information transfer to date (Greene et al, ).…”

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Social media and cadaveric dissection: A survey study

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The use of social media opens content to the general public and, as a result, places images of cadaveric dissection in an open forum. This raises the question: should the general public have access to such material? A survey was conducted examining whether the general public should have access to gross cadaveric dissection images and videos for educational purposes via social media. Both medical and laypersons were queried. Questions included in the survey considered whether images were too graphic, whether online cadaveric content should be age‐restricted, and whether consent by the deceased was necessary. A link to the survey was accessible to 63,562 followers through the Seattle Science Foundation's Facebookpage for 3 weeks. Among 300 responders, 89% (267/300) agreed that portrayals of cadaveric specimens/dissection on social media should be accessible by the general public for anatomical education, and 84.67% (254/300) stated that cadaveric dissection is not too graphic for untrained eyes. There was agreement by 60.33% (181/300) that an age restriction should be in place for the viewing of cadaveric dissection on social media, and 39.33% (253/300) of responders suggested restriction to 18 years and older. No statistically significant association was noted between a prior or current history of anatomy education and the frequency of positive responses to the survey questions. Social media is an innovative tool for dispensing anatomical education. The use of cadaveric images and videos provides accessibility to the general public who wish to learn more about human anatomy and their own body. Clin. Anat. 32:1033–1041, 2019. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Based on ethical considerations, these recommendations clearly see body donation as the "gold standard" of body procurement -the informed consent of living persons to bequeath their mortal remains to scientific and educational use, based on an entirely voluntary decision in a non-commercial context. Recent reviews of the global situation regarding body donation, however, show that donation is still far from being the rule (Biasutto et al, 2014;Habicht et al, 2018). While donation is the exclusive source in large parts of Western Europe, North America and Oceania, the majority of anatomists worldwide still depend on unclaimed bodies, either partially or fully (Habicht et al, 2018).…”

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“…This approach may not work for everybody, but even in the presence of cultural or religious barriers to body donation, there is hope. Functioning body donation programs do exist on every continent and in very diverse cultural settings (Habicht et al, 2018); and there are promising examples of how donation programs were successfully installed, also by very diverse means. In Thailand, for example, the Buddhist belief in rebirth conflicted with an anatomical interference Direc.…”

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“…Recent reviews of the global situation regarding body donation, however, show that donation is still far from being the rule (Biasutto et al, 2014;Habicht et al, 2018). While donation is the exclusive source in large parts of Western Europe, North America and Oceania, the majority of anatomists worldwide still depend on unclaimed bodies, either partially or fully (Habicht et al, 2018). Moreover, recent investigations have revealed that for-profit companies in the United States trade donated body parts and ship them to many destinations around the globe On the way to body donation Rev Arg de Anat Clin; 2018, 10 (1): 6-8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Direc.…”

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Bodies for Anatomy Education in Medical Schools: An Overview of the Sources of Cadavers Worldwide

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Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey

Demographic and motivational factors affecting the whole-body donation programme in Nanjing, China: a cross-sectional survey

Social media and cadaveric dissection: A survey study

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