Hospital Liaison Committees

1 Worldwide,some2, ,socialworkers, ,theyofferthefollowingservices,withoutch arge:HospitalLiaisonCommitteesforJehovah sWitnessesAssistingpatientsandphysicians Provideclinicalpapersandinformationfromp eer-reviewedandrespectedmedicaljournalso nclinicalstrategiesformanagingpatientswi thoutallogeneicbloodtransfusion Facilitatephysician-to-physicianconsulta tionswithqualifiedspecialists Assistwithpatienttransferwhennecessary Makepresentationstophysicians,ethicists, residents,andotherhospitalandlegalprofes sionals ClarifyethicalissuesforWitnesspatientsor cliniciansrelatedtomedicalcare Arrangeforpastoralcareandpracticalassist ancetohospitalizedWitnesspatientshln-E22 0408 Whatmedicalprofessionalssay Jehovah sWitnesses[have] , ,theysupporthealth-careproviderswithvalu ableinformationregardingmedicalcarewitho utbloodandfacilitatecommunicationbetween thepatient,thephysician,nurses,etc.

2 SeeberP, (USA):BlackwellPublishing,Inc.;Oxford,UK :BlackwellPublishing,Ltd.,2007, TheHLCarecommunity-basedJehovah sWitnessmin-isterswhovolunteertoassistho spitalizedJehovah sWitnesses;theyareavailableinhospitalswo rldwide, ,assistinthecoordinationofpatient-center edplansofcareinconjunctionwiththepatient sspiritualbeliefs,andhelpadvocateforhosp italizedJehovah sWitnessesinanonconfrontationalmanner. Johnson-Arbor, ;181(1):7-8. Thesecommittees[HospitalLiaisonCommittee s]havebeenestablishedtohelpJehovah KleinAA, :anaesthes-iaandperi-operativecareforJeh ovah sWitnessesandpatientswhorefuseblood.

3 TheJehovah sWitnessesprovidealiaisonservicetoassist doctorsinreachinganindividualizedagreeds trategybeforethesurgery,andithasbeenthee xperi-enceoftheauthorthatthishasprovedve rystraight-forward,nonconfrontational,an dhelpful. HiveyS, ,bloodtransfusion, ;19(10) sWitnesseshaveaworldwidenetworkofmoretha n2,000 HospitalLiaisonCommittees(HLC).Thisnetwo rkprovidesauthoritativeinformationregard ingclinicalstrategiestoavoidbloodtransfu sionandfacilitatesaccesstohealthcareforp atientswhoareJehovah , ContactLocalRepresentative. HospitalInformationServicesforJehovah sWitnessesInternationalOffice HIS 2012 WatchTowerBibleandTractSocietyofPennsylv ania2/22 Jehovah sWitnesses PositiononAllogeneicandAutologousBloodPO SITIONALLOGENEICBLOODAUTOLOGOUSBLOODW holebloodRefusedRedCells WhiteCells Platelets Plasma Preoperativeautologousbloodcollectionand storageforlaterreinfusionPotentiallyacce ptableFractionsfromredcells Hemin HemoglobinFractionsfromwhitecellsFractio nsfromplateletsFractionsfromplasma Albumin

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