The Ripple Effect

We’re excit­ed to intro­duce a new plat­form for our 2026 Donate Life learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties! Iowa Donor Net­work is host­ing a four-part webi­nar series through­out the year. We kicked off the series in Jan­u­ary with a ses­sion focused on prepar­ing for Donate Life Month, fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion in April about mean­ing­ful moments for donor fam­i­lies. Most recent­ly, we explored the legal, eth­i­cal and reg­u­la­to­ry land­scape of organ and tis­sue dona­tion. One addi­tion­al webi­nar is planned for lat­er in 2026.

Octo­ber 15, 2026 | 12:00 PM

You’ve Made the Refer­ral, What Hap­pens Next?

This webi­nar series demys­ti­fies what hap­pens after a refer­ral is made for organ, tis­sue, or eye dona­tion, pro­vid­ing clar­i­ty, trans­paren­cy, and prac­ti­cal insight for health­care pro­fes­sion­als. It walks par­tic­i­pants step by step through the post‑referral process, from ini­tial eval­u­a­tion and donor man­age­ment to autho­riza­tion, col­lab­o­ra­tion with clin­i­cal teams, and even­tu­al recov­ery or closure.

Designed to strength­en trust and team­work between hos­pi­tals and dona­tion orga­ni­za­tions, the series high­lights roles, com­mu­ni­ca­tion path­ways, clin­i­cal con­sid­er­a­tions, and deci­sion points that occur after a refer­ral. By increas­ing under­stand­ing of these process­es, par­tic­i­pants will be bet­ter equipped to sup­port time­ly refer­rals, coor­di­nate care, com­mu­ni­cate con­fi­dent­ly with fam­i­lies, and con­tribute to suc­cess­ful dona­tion out­comes — whether or not dona­tion ulti­mate­ly proceeds.

For addi­tion­al edu­ca­tion­al oppor­tu­ni­ties and to view past record­ings from the Rip­ple Effect Webi­nar Series, click here.