Breaking Down Barriers: Implications of a Broader Geographical Sharing of Thoracic Organs

Friday, January 7, 2011

In this podcast, Dr. Cynthia Gries, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Outcome Research in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center describes the potential benefits and risks of implementing a lung allocation system based on a broader geographical sharing of organs.

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