Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities.

ABSTRACT: Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university-based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations. This study sought to examine the characteristics of the nineteen body donation programs operating in Australia and New Zealand. Information was collected from publicly available sources, virtual interviews with 17/19 programs, and responses to a set of questions (11/19). Body donation is locally regulated in both countries. Four Australian programs operate as central mortuaries supplying users in their state, while the remainder and the New Zealand programs operate institutionally

SUBMITTER: Jenkin RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909003 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature