This work represents a significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the area of renal transplantation as it brings together the research related to policy analysis, empirical research, and cultural and religious issues related to organ donation and transplantation among South Asians in the UK. The candidate's work in this area is the first in the UK to systematically document and map a national picture of kidney transplant waiting lists and to identify and examine the complex reasons underlying how and why patient ethnicity impacts upon the likelihood of receiving a kidney transplant. The candidate has also developed a new evidence-base exploring the adequacies of the existing procurement arrangements and the implications of introducing any alternative policies within the context of a multi-ethnic and multifaith UK. Finally, the candidate's work has focused on developing an evidence-base of the public perceptions, attitudes, and religious viewpoints towards organ donation and transplantation among a cross-section ofthe South Asian population. The candidate's published works have been the foundation blocks for stimulating and informing the debate on the provision of renal transplant services for minority ethnic groups through the generation of an empirical evidence-base in a subject area which has traditionally relied upon anecdotal evidence. The evidence-base illuminates a very complex issue which has multi-faceted solutions that need to be addressed in different settings.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:48:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 5049.pdf: 3294396 bytes, checksum: 2d140981e90833fbef0aaf1988f56d95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-02-26 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / The organ donation and transplantation have been a much discussed topic worldwide because of the great advances that medicine has made in recent years. However, even relevant, this topic still generates controversy and discomfort because most of the population, including many health students have a insufficient knowledge about laws which govern the process of donation and transplantation in Brazil, as well as basic issues but fundamental on the subject. The aim of this study is to development a prototype of a distance learning course, so that students in the health field may have the opportunity to learn about organ donation and transplantation, since the topic is hardly offered during graduation in most of Brazilian Universities. We picked up for the creation of a online course prototype because the internet being currently too much strong to teaching and search. The Distance Education together the internet became as an effective tool in the teaching-learning students, breaking down barriers imposed by time and distance. The literature review in the area, the analysis of the politicalpedagogical projects of health courses, as well as the information available on the Internet and the knowledge of the 150 fourth graders of the Federal University of São Carlos through a structured questionnaire served as support for the creation of the prototype. The data obtained from the questionnaire were coded, organized and analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS ®). The results show that it is essential to approach the subject during the graduation training of future professionals capable of changing reality of the country about the process of organ donation and transplantation. / A doação e o transplante de órgãos têm sido um tema muito discutido em âmbito mundial, em virtude dos grandes avanços que a medicina fez nos últimos anos. Todavia, mesmo relevante, esse tema ainda gera polêmicas e desconfortos, uma vez que a maior parte da população, incluindo muitos estudantes da área da saúde, tem pouco conhecimento sobre as Leis que regem o processo de doação e transplante no Brasil, além de questões básicas, porém fundamentais sobre o tema. Este estudo tem como objetivo a elaboração de um protótipo de um curso a distância, a fim de que os estudantes possam ter a oportunidade de aprender sobre doação e transplante de órgãos, já que a temática não é ofertada formalmente durante a graduação na maioria das Universidades brasileiras. Optou-se pela criação de um protótipo de um curso on-line pelo fato da internet estar, atualmente, ganhando forças no ensino e pesquisa, assim, pode-se usar a Educação à distância vinculada a ela como ferramenta eficaz no ensinoaprendizagem de alunos, quebrando as barreiras impostas pelo tempo e distância. A análise da literatura na área, análise dos projetos político-pedagógicos dos cursos da saúde de uma universidade, bem como das informações disponíveis na internet e os saberes dos 150 alunos do quarto ano de graduação dos cursos da saúde da Universidade Federal de São Carlos através de um questionário estruturado serviram de respaldo para a criação do protótipo do curso. Os dados obtidos do questionário foram codificados, organizados e analisados quantitativamente por estatística descritiva através do Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS®). Os resultados mostram que é fundamental a abordagem do tema na graduação visando a formação de futuros profissionais capazes de mudar a realidade do país quanto à doação, captação e transplante de órgãos.