Which Live Donor Kidney is Better?

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Q&A Handout: Covering speaker responses to questions not addressed during the live session.

Speakers:
Peter Reese, MD, MSCE • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
John Gill, MD, MS, FAST • University of British Columbia

Moderator:
Didier Mandelbrot, MD • University of Wisconsin Health

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

  1. Identify potential benefits and hazards of “grading” living donors for the transplant candidate.
  2. Understand useful applications and limitations of living donor risk calculators.
  3. Identify appropriate scenarios in which to consider alternative living donors, with a focus on paired exchange.

 

Presenter: 
Peter Reese, MD, MSCE; John Gill, MD, MS, FAST
Education Category: 
Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion

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