A Discussion of Risk in Living Kidney Donors

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 (All day)

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Join a transplant nephrologist, transplant surgeon, and epidemiologist as they discuss the risk of ESRD in living kidney donors focusing on two recent publications in JAMA and Kidney International. The presenters will provide:

  • A brief overview of risks of living kidney donation known to date
  • Discussion of the study design, methods and statistics in the manuscripts
  • Implications of the manuscripts on living kidney donation and how to discuss risk with living donors in the context of this new information 

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Presenter: 
Robert Gaston; William McClellan; Arthur Matas
Session ID: 
257
Identification code: 
WEB140422
Prolibraries code: 
7e75ecc536b1f80e5887f999662b41c8
Description: 

Join a transplant nephrologist, transplant surgeon, and epidemiologist as they discuss the risk of ESRD in living kidney donors focusing on two recent publications in JAMA and Kidney International. The presenters will provide:

  • A brief overview of risks of living kidney donation known to date
  • Discussion of the study design, methods and statistics in the manuscripts
  • Implications of the manuscripts on living kidney donation and how to discuss risk with living donors in the context of this new information
Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion

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