Patient Education

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The American Society of Transplant Surgeons supports Patient Education in Transplantation through committee work.  A large patient education initiative revolving around live kidney organ donation is currently underway.  Other sources of information are available below.

West Nile Virus and Transplant Recipients - Prevention and Repercussions (CDC)

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS

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Living Kidney Donation: What You Need to Know

Living Kidney Donation: What You Need to Know (Spanish)

Kidney Transplantation: A Guide for Patients and their Families

Kidney Transplantation: A Guide for Patients and their Families (Spanish)

Living Liver Donation: What are the Risks and Benefits 
(Spanish online soon!)


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GENERAL INFORMATION

National Guideline Clearinghouse

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

National Institute of Allegy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

World Health Organization

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)

Transplant Living

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

International Pediatric Transplant Society (IPTA)

ORGAN DONATION

National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC)

Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)

Donate Life Program

Coalition on Donation

The International Association for Organ Donation (IAOD)

RENAL TRANSPLANTATION

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)

American Liver Foundation (ALF)

PANCREAS AND ISLET

International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA)

THORACIC

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation