Benefits of Living Liver Donation
Offered By: Johns Hopkins Medicine via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the life-saving potential of living liver donation in this 52-minute webinar presented by Johns Hopkins Medicine. Learn about the critical need for liver transplants in the United States, where over 17,500 patients are on the waiting list. Discover how living donation offers an alternative solution to the limited availability of organs, with transplant surgeon Benjamin Philosophe explaining its benefits. Understand how this procedure not only saves the recipient's life but also frees up a liver for another patient on the waiting list. Gain valuable insights into the #LivingLiverDonor process and its impact on addressing the organ shortage crisis.
Syllabus
Benefits of Living Liver Donation Webinar
Taught by
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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