Tissue Donations

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How Can I Donate Skin?

In Australia, skin can only be donated from deceased donors.

You can register your wish to be a tissue donor in Australia on the DonateLife website: www.donatelife.gov.au.

It is also important to tell your family members your wishes as they will be asked to help facilitate donation at that time

The heart of the matter: cardiac tissue donation

Although there are mechanical alternatives, nothing beats a donated heart valve for the health and livelihoods of the patients of Dr Peter Skillington, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.