Educational material for professionals
On this page, you will find an overview of (digital) materials that you can use in your work or for educating patients and their loved ones. You can easily download or order the materials below. You can also find an online version of the brochures for patients and their loved ones on the website. This way, you always have up-to-date information at hand.
Would you like to order information material?
In addition to digital downloads, there are also materials that you can order. You can use these in your work, but also distribute them to patients and their loved ones.
Materials for the donation procedure
Donation form
This form is for physicians and hospitals to carefully register a (potential) donation procedure after death. It provides structure for reporting and helps ensure the correct steps in the donation process are followed.
View here the explanation of the donation form for additional information on its use and completion instructions.
Would you prefer to order the donation form in paper format? That is possible. There are costs associated with the order. Order the forms via info@tekstbeeld.nl
Donation procedure pocket card
This pocket card is for professionals in hospitals to quickly see how an organ or tissue donation procedure works.
Discussion chart: help with the donation conversation
The discussion chart provides the family with guidance during the donation conversation. The chart contains a visual representation of the organ donation process and includes space for notes
Download the visual aid
Last print: 2025
More information about the visual aid
Examination envelope for extramural
The envelope contains the most important documents for a tissue donation procedure. One set contains 10 envelopes. Add the A and B forms yourself so that you have all examination papers at hand. The envelopes cannot be downloaded digitally, but can be ordered for free here.
Contents per envelope:
- Step-by-step plan extramural
- Questionnaire for registering a tissue donor
- Brochure for next of kin
Materials for next of kin and surviving relatives
Brochures: information for next of kin regarding donation
There are two brochures available for next of kin of a (potential) organ or tissue donor.
The PDF versions cannot be downloaded digitally, but the brochures can be ordered for free here. The content of these brochures is available online as a web version. These current web pages are easy to share with next of kin:
Brochure: Organ donation – information for next of kin
The brochure explains the organ donation process.
Brochure: Tissue donation – information for next of kin
The brochure explains the tissue donation process.
Brochures for patients
There are brochures for people considering living kidney donation and for patients on the waiting list for a donor organ.
The printed brochures can be ordered here free of charge. The PDF versions cannot be downloaded digitally, but the content of these brochures is available online. These up-to-date webpages are easy to share.
Brochure: Giving a kidney to someone else while living
Information for people considering living kidney donation.
Brochure: Cross-over kidney donation
This brochure explains how cross-over kidney donation (swap transplantation) works. This is a program for people who want to donate a kidney but are not a match with their intended recipient.
Brochure: On the waiting list for an organ transplant
This brochure answers frequently asked questions about the waiting list for a donor organ.
Flyer: What is your status in the Donor Register
This flyer briefly answers the most frequently asked questions about organ donation. You will also find an overview of which organs and tissues can be donated.
Materials for registering your choice
Donor form
You can fill in your choice online using DigiD on the Donor Register website.
Would you prefer to request a paper donor form instead?
You can do that here on the Donor Register website.
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