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Deborah Hutt, MS

Deborah Hutt, MS

Director, Donor Family Services

Deborah has been with LifeNet Health since 2011 beginning her career as a Family Support Coordinator, working with families in the hospital at the time of their loved one’s death. She approached families for donation, provided education on donation, completed all necessary paperwork, and supported the family until their loved one went for procurement. In 2014 Deborah became the Manager for Donor Family Services and was promoted to Director of Donor Family Services in 2015. Prior to coming to LifeNet Health, Deborah served as Director of Children’s Ministries Family Ministries at two local churches and led a team of consultants in direct sales as an Advanced Director. Prior to that, she was an elementary guidance counselor with Norfolk Public Schools implementing the guidance program, writing curriculum, and securing grants to provide additional services to students within the school.

Deborah earned her Master of Science in Education from Old Dominion University and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Radford University. She is an active member of the AATB Donor Family Services Council and the AOPO Donor Family Services Council. 

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  • Educating Families About Research (Individual)
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Supporting families before, during, and after donation is a process of continuous and compassionate education. As research becomes a larger part of the donation landscape, it is critical that the professionals who work with donor families be able to fully explain how a gift could be used for research. Rather than letting a donor family envision a vague and perhaps frightening use of their loved one’s gifts, donation professionals can demystify what research is. Knowing the extensive touch to the lives of many and potential discoveries further strengthens a family’s support of donation and pride in the legacy of their loved one.

  • Educating Families About Research (Group)
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Supporting families before, during, and after donation is a process of continuous and compassionate education. As research becomes a larger part of the donation landscape, it is critical that the professionals who work with donor families be able to fully explain how a gift could be used for research. Rather than letting a donor family envision a vague and perhaps frightening use of their loved one’s gifts, donation professionals can demystify what research is. Knowing the extensive touch to the lives of many and potential discoveries further strengthens a family’s support of donation and pride in the legacy of their loved one.

  • Grief and Loss: Defining Concepts and Supporting the Bereaved
    Contains 11 Component(s), Includes Credits

    This learning module provides participants a comprehensive, 3 CEU credit course dedicated, including 3 ABMDI CEUs, to the concepts of grief and loss. Each session is available on-demand, and participants may complete programs at their own pace. Session topics include Grief 101, Pediatric Loss, Complicated Grief and Trauma, Grief and Donation, and Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue. Upon completion of each session, participants will complete a quiz to earn CEUs. This learning module is designed for donation professionals at any experience and skill level. This is a dynamic educational offering created by Subject Matter Experts from all over the OPO and Tissue Donation community. This course is free to all AATB members.

  • Donor Family and Recipient Communications Best Practices
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Providing donor family members and recipients opportunities to communicate provides meaningful support for donor families. This session highlights successful tissue donor family and recipient correspondence programs, including process guidelines, resources, and key takeaways that are important for a writing program's success.

  • Donor Family and Recipient Communications Best Practices (Group)
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Providing donor family members and recipients opportunities to communicate provides meaningful support for donor families. This session highlights successful tissue donor family and recipient correspondence programs, including process guidelines, resources, and key takeaways that are important for a writing program's success.

  • Leading With the Right Questions
    Contains 2 Component(s), Includes Credits

    In this session, we will discuss interview techniques and methodologies which get to the bottom of the underlying questions and help provide clarity on issues surrounding eligibility.