Semidirected living donors in Israel: Sociodemographic profile, religiosity, and social tolerance
Semidirected living donors in Israel: Sociodemographic profile, religiosity, and social tolerance
AST's LDCOP and PSECOP welcome Drs. Boas, Lee-Riddle, and Vranic to review the profile and attitudes of semidirected living donors (SDLDs) in Israel and discuss the ongoing debate on the legitimacy of semidirected living donation.
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
- Virtual
"Semidirected living donors in Israel: Sociodemographic profile, religiosity, and social tolerance" (Am J Transplant. 2024 May;24(5):774-780. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.11.005. Epub 2023 Nov 15.)
In this featured American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) article:
Living kidney donations in Israel come from 2 sources: family members and individuals who volunteer to donate their kidney to patients with whom they do not have personal acquaintance. [The authors] refer to the first group as directed living donors (DLDs) and the second as semidirected living donors (SDLDs). The incidence of SDLD in Israel is ∼60%, the highest in the world. [The authors] introduce results of a survey among 749 living donors (349 SDLDs and 400 DLDs)... Semidirected living donation enables donors to express general preferences as to the sociodemographic features of their respected recipients. This stirs a heated debate on the ethics of semidirected living donation. [The authors'] study discloses a comprehensive picture of the profile and attitudes of SDLDs in Israel, which adds valuable data to the ongoing debate on the legitimacy of semidirected living donation. Read more.
Speaker:
- Prof. Hagai Boas • Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Jerusalem
Moderator:
- Gayle Vranic, MD • Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Discussant:
- Grace Lee-Riddle, MD • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
This AST Journal Club Series webinar is hosted by AST's Living Donor (LDCOP) and Psychosocial and Ethics (PSECOP) Communities of Practice. All AST Journal Clubs are free but registration is required to attend live. To learn more about the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), visit www.amjtransplant.org.
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