Multiorgan Transplantation: One Organ Too Many?

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 14:00

Peter Reese, MD, MSCE • University of Pennsylvania
John Friedewald, MDNorthwestern Medicine
Moderated by: Jason Wertheim, MD, PhD • Northwestern University

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The debate over the appropriateness of combined liver and kidney transplants was stoked by the introduction of the MELD system and continues today as the waiting list for kidney alone candidates continues to grow. This education session will feature a review of the current data and experience with combined liver and kidney transplantation and will explore the controversial topics of when to allocate a kidney to candidates with liver failure and acute kidney injury.

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the current policies at UNOS regarding simultaneous liver-kidney allocation
  2. Explain data related to outcomes for liver transplant candidates with kidney injury
  3. Summarize arguments and ethics surrounding the development of new allocation policies for simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation

Presenter: 
Peter Reese; John Friedewald
Session ID: 
305
Identification code: 
WEB150210
Prolibraries code: 
9b28445b7d4577316a06014726bc7a0a
Description: 

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Free to AST members: $25 fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.

The debate over the appropriateness of combined liver and kidney transplants was stoked by the introduction of the MELD system and continues today as the waiting list for kidney alone candidates continues to grow. This education session will feature a review of the current data and experience with combined liver and kidney transplantation and will explore the controversial topics of when to allocate a kidney to candidates with liver failure and acute kidney injury.

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the current policies at UNOS regarding simultaneous liver-kidney allocation
  2. Explain data related to outcomes for liver transplant candidates with kidney injury
  3. Summarize arguments and ethics surrounding the development of new allocation policies for simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation

Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion

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