#13 Title Donating Your Body for Medical Education with Kim Claridge

In this episode I talk with Kim Claridge from the London Anatomy Office. I learn about what it means to donate your body for medical education, the history and current regulations and hear the respect given to all donors.

Key messages from Kim

• Kim shares how her experience and passion for supporting anatomical examination  and medical  education began.

• I learn that the London Anatomy Office serves eight medical schools (including the new Kent and Medway Medical School, Canterbury Christchurch, and local to me).

• The importance of first person consent.

• Why conversations in advance matter so much.

• The breadth of professions that benefit from donors.

• How teamwork and holistic care is so important.

• We talk about safeguards and regulations in body donation.

• You can register as an organ donor and donate your body for anatomical examination; the circumstances of your death will dictate how your body can be used.
  

Resource

• Find out more about the various types of body, organ and tissue donation that we regulate, as well as in-depth guides on how to donate your body to medical science Body, organ and tissue donation 

• Find out about body donation to medical schools 

• Joan Bakewell and her panel ask why so many people donate their bodies to science and what happens if you do We Need to Talk About Death: Joan Bakewell podcast 

• Find out more about Anatomy Act 1984 

• Find out more about  The Human Tissue Act 2004 

• Contact The London Anatomy Office

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Thanks to all my guests for working with me to share their knowledge, experience and stories about Advance Care Planning. I hope you enjoyed listening and have insights to take away; I love hearing your reflections on the series and look forward to reviews on Spotify where you can also subscribe to the series.

Clare

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Podcast edited by Martin Whiskin.