Patient Education Series: Living Liver Donation & Transplantation | GiveLifeUHN

This is the second of a quarterly patient education series presented in collaboration with the Canadian Liver Foundation and the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN. The series address your questions about liver transplantation. Session 1 focuses on the clinical aspects of liver disease. Session 2 addresses living liver donation and transplantation. Session 3 dives into the pre-transplant journey. Session 4 focuses living well post-transplant. A special session covering all aspects of liver transplantation and living donation is available en francais. In this session, you will hear: What are the risks and benefits of living and deceased organ transplantation? Why consider living liver donation? How to start the conversation/begin search for a living donor? What are the steps in the living donor assessment process? What are the risks and benefits of living liver donation? What does the journey look like for living liver transplant patient? To register for upcoming events visit http://givelifeuhn.eventbrite.ca. This series is moderated by Nem Maksimovic, Senior Manager, Support & Education at the Canadian Liver Foundation and livestreamed on Facebook Live. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Dr. Nazia Selzner is a transplant hepatologist and medical director of the live donor liver transplantation program at Toronto General Hospital, the largest living donor program in North America. She encourages all patients listed for liver transplantation to have an informed discussion with their family and friends about the option of living donor transplantation. Chantal Wiggins and Elena West are nurses and transplant coordinators in the Ajmera Transplant Centre Living Donor Liver Program. They assess and support donors through the living liver donation process. Jefferson Hall is a living liver transplant recipient and Tim Marshall is a living donor. Tim and Jefferson shared their living liver donation and transplantation story and answering your questions. USEFUL RESOURCES Ontario’s Adult Referral and Listing Criteria for Liver Transplantation https://www.giftoflife.on.ca/resource... Ajmera Transplant Centre (patient referrals and living donors from all provinces accepted) Liver Transplant Program https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Liver_T... Liver Transplant Clinic Referral Form https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Liver_T... Living Donor Liver Program https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Living_... Living Donor Program Resource Library https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Living_... Centre for Living Organ Donation Finding a Living Donor    • Find a Living Organ Donor #LDW2021 | GiveL...   Donor Health History Form https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Living_... GiveLifeUHN Newsletter https://publicate.it/p/dqn2uLuACxun28... Canadian Liver Foundation Facebook Live   / canadianliverfoundation   Website http://liver.ca/ Connect with us @givelifeuhn www.livingorgandonation.ca www.uhntransplant.ca [email protected] #givelifeuhn @givelifeuhn @uhntransplant @uhn #transplant #liverdisease #ajmera #livingdonation ‪@LiverCanada‬ ‪@ajmeratransplantcentre‬