Organ donation is more important now than ever before. Dr. Talia Baker, director of UChicago Medicine’s liver transplant program, Iheoma Okeke-Banks from the non-profit organization Gift of Hope and liver transplant recipient Brad Goodman discuss. Click "Show More" to view a full table of contents of the topics discussed.
Table of Contents:
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:05 Why do we need increased awareness around organ donation?
0:01:51 What would you say to someone on the fence about organ donation?
0:03:36 Tell us about being a organ transplant recipient.
0:07:49 How is an organ matched to a recipient?
0:09:35 How difficult is it to receive an organ?
0:13:35 How can being an organ donor help people?
0:14:44 Is a living donation a good option for anyone on the liver or kidney waiting list?
0:18:42 Why do high antibody patients have longer waits for organ donations?
0:19:38 Can a donated organ be retransplanted?
0:20:44 How does the national organ waiting list work?
0:21:51 What organ donations are most needed?
0:23:06 Will being a registered organ donor mean I'll get less care in a life-threatening situation?
0:24:02 Do organ donors share a doctor with organ recipients?
Organ Donation: Expert Q&A
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