Chicago Medicine The Future of Living Donor Kidney Transplants 2022

UChicago Medicine The Future of Living Donor Kidney Transplants 2022 Format: 14 videos + 1 pdf, size: 4.25 GBCourse Audience: nephrologistOverview:Currently it is illegal for the donor or donor’s family to receive anything of value in exchange for an organ. The one policy that has not been considered to increase the donor supply and which probably has the most potential is to offer a reward or some other compensation to the donor. The primary argument offered by those opposed to rewarding the donor is that it is medically unethical?The primary purpose of this symposium is addressing this issue of whether rewarding the donor is medically unethical.In addition to the medical ethics question, this symposium will have presentations by experts in the field of transplantation on related questions including: The cost benefit question; The risks and safety of donation; Immediate options to increase organ donation; The very recent development of organ sharing; U.S. public attitude