Visual Inspection for NADOs: How it Dictates Recovery & Placement (Individual)

This talk will address how non-transplant anatomic donation organizations, or NADOs, perform visual inspections of their donors to confirm donor identity and review signs of risk factors for contagious disease, but mostly for determining appropriate tissue acquisitions for their current application needs. Examples of findings documented for NADO physical assessments will be discussed, along with deciding factors for NADO tissue applications. Some experienced indications of where to focus assessments and documentation strategies will also be discussed and the importance of thorough training of staff, quality checks, and review.

Corinne Bell, MS, RD, CTBS

Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and Treasurer of the Anatomy

Corinne is the Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and Treasurer of the Anatomy Gifts Registry (AGR), a non-profit whole body donation program. AGR is one of the accredited Non-transplant Anatomic Donation Organizations, or NADOs. Corinne has over 12 years of experience in non-transplant tissue banking ranging from donor family services through research client services and executive management. Corinne has been active in the AATB Ad-Hoc committee, recently turned council, working on the physical assessment and risk assessment guidance documents, among other projects.

Corinne has Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees in human nutrition, focusing on clinical nutrition and epidemiology, and has completed her clinical dietetic internship at the University of Maryland,Medical Center, and holds a Registered Dietitian (RD) credential, and has been a Certified Tissue Banking Specialist (CTBS) since 2009.