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Living Liver Donation A to Z: Understanding the Basics (ILDA series)

Living Liver Donation A to Z: Understanding the Basics (ILDA series)

Learn about the living liver donor evaluation process, surgery, risks, and requirements.

  • Virtual, as part of AST's ILDA Series.

#5 of 9: Living Liver Donation A to Z: Understanding the Basics

Originally aired on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Free to AST members: fee is waived upon logging in during the checkout process.

Learner Objectives:

  • Understand the living liver donor evaluation process
  • UNOS and CMS guidelines for evaluating the living liver donor
  • Surgical approaches and recovery
  • Understand short and long term surgical risks
  • Understand the short and long term medical risks
  • Understand the short and long term psychosocial risks
  • Understand the living liver donor follow-up process and regulatory requirements

Presenter:
Elizabeth Pomfret, MD, PhD • Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Moderator:
Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, CCTC • Mount Sinai Hospital

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This content was developed independently by AST and supported by a financial contribution from Sanofi