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Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review

Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review

AST's WHCOP and PSECOP welcomes Drs. Leeies, Hrymak, Katz-Greenberg, and Shingina discrimination in global organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) systems.

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
  • Virtual, as part of the AST Journal Club Series.

"Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review"
(Am J Transplant. 2023 Jun;23(6):707-726. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.016. Epub 2023 Mar 29.)

In this article:
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)-diverse populations experience discrimination in organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) systems globally. [The authors] assembled a multidisciplinary group of clinical experts as well as SOGI-diverse patient and public partners and conducted a scoping review including citations on the experiences of SOGI-diverse persons in OTDT systems globally to identify and explore the inequities that exist with regards to living and deceased OTDT... [The authors] identified numerous harms and inequities for SOGI-diverse populations in OTDT systems..., summarized recommendations for the promotion of equity for SOGI-diverse populations and identified gaps that can serve as targets for action moving forward. Read more.

Speakers:
- Murdoch Leeies, MD, MSc, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Carmen Hrymak, MD, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Moderators:
- Goni Katz-Greenberg, MD, MSc • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

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This AST Journal Club is a featured "AST/AJT Journal Club" session. To learn more about the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), visit www.amjtransplant.org. All AST Journal Clubs are free but registration is required to attend live.

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