Survey of Our Future Healthcare Professionals on Their Training, Knowledge, and Experience Regarding Organ Donation

Organ donation is a truly life-saving gift. When someone donates their organs after they die, it can help people who are very ill and need a transplant to live or have a much better quality of life. However, across France, just like in many other places, there's a big problem: far more people need organs than there are organs available. Every year, hundreds of people waiting for a transplant sadly pass away because the organ they needed didn't become available in time.

One of the reasons for this shortage is that people, even sometimes those working in healthcare, might not have all the correct information or may have some worries or misunderstandings about organ donation. When people aren't sure or don't fully understand, they might be less likely to support donation, and this can make the shortage of organs even worse.

This study wants to learn more about this issue directly from healthcare professionals and those who are training to become healthcare professionals in Alsace, France. Researchers want to understand what kind of training they've had about organ donation, what they currently know, and their personal experiences. By gathering this information, the study hopes to spot any gaps in knowledge or training. This understanding could then help improve how we educate future and current healthcare staff, which in turn could lead to better conversations with families and the public about organ donation, ultimately helping to save more lives.