The Long-Term Follow-up and Support for Living Organ Donors: A Center-Based Initiative Founded on Developing a Community of Living Donors

• DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14005
• Publication Date: 2016-08-08T20:24:29Z
• Authors: S. Kulkarni; C. Thiessen; R.N. Formica; M. Schilsky; D. Mulligan; R. D'Aquila
• Keywords: Nature versus nurture

Transplant professionals recognize that the long-term follow-up of living organ donors is a priority, yet there has been no implemented solution to this problem. This critical gap essential, because transplant field now emphasizing donation as means address shortage. We detail our donor initiative, which sets several priorities we fundamental persons who have donated organs at center. intervention attempts mitigate and center factors are known contribute lack follow-up. Beyond that, goals aimed providing ongoing engagement, wellness, clinical data accrual, laboratory follow-up, social support for donors, in continuity. Our ultimate goal nurture development local community networks by engagement current past also serves platform greater population education on societal importance donation. initiative based joint recognition team hospital leadership supporting welfare essential accomplishing expanding transplantation. The missions aligned, both resources initiative.