http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/gerry-o’callaghan/ Dr Gerry O’Callaghan an intensive care doctor and the National Medical Director of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority. For more information visit http://www.donatelife.gov.au en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-you-discuss-one-thing-with-your-family-this-christmas/ Would you believe it if I told you more Australians know what their loved one’s favourite tipple is, or the song that tops their personal playlist, or what their go-to comfort food is - than whether or not, if the end was nigh, they would choose to be an organ donor? It sounds slightly flippant when you put it like that but that’s the finding from a new national survey of 3800 Australians conducted on behalf of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority.  The survey also revealed most Australians believe ending a relationship, talking to an elderly family member about aged care and explaining the birds and the bees to their kids are harder conversations to have with their loved ones than organ and tissue donation. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Gerry O’Callaghan) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-you-discuss-one-thing-with-your-family-this-christmas/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/if-you-discuss-one-thing-with-your-family-this-christmas/#item2059 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:40:53 +0000 Gerry O’Callaghan | Author bios | The Punch