PPT-Pediatric liver transplant-need of the hour

Dr Saista Amin Pediatric Gastroenterologist transplant hepatologist Al Qassimi Women and Children HospitalUAE Pediatric liver transplantation has come a long way since its acceptance as a treatment option for children with endstage liver disease. Phe. and neurotransmitter imbalances in a mouse model of PKU. Kristen J. . Skvorak. , Ph.D.. Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Pittsburgh. Mentors: Dr. Stephen Strom and Dr. Jerry . Vockley. NPKUA Conference. U. nusual Cases. . . . Ahmet. . Gurakar. , MD. . . Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program . Bertus Eksteen. Aspen Woods Clinic and University of Calgary . Canada. Important considerations. Predicting timing to list for transplant. Risk of death without transplant. Year 1 liver transplant mortality 10-12%. Jon . Bishop. Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterology. Starship Children’s Hospital. CF Liver Disease. Single . commonest non-respiratory cause of CF mortality. Various manifestations. Neonatal cholestasis. What to Know and Recent Updates. Brett E. Fortune, MD, MSc. Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery. Yale School of Medicine . Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center. Case. MR is a 45 y.o. male with cirrhosis secondary to PSC and has features of decompensated cirrhosis including tense ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and had a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. . Donna . Ferchill. , RN, BSN . Clinical Nurse Manager, . Liver Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic. Julie . Plescia. , RN, BSN, CCTC . Manager of Organ Services,. Lifebanc. Objectives:. What is a MELD score?. –. Surgical Procedure. 2. Courtesy and with permission from . Dr. Rick Selby. Professor of Surgery. Division Chief, . Hepatobiliary. and Pancreatic . Surgery and Abdominal Organ . Transplantation. Jessica Wen, M.D.. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Nov. 3, 2018. Objectives. P. rimary functions of the liver. I. ndications . for Liver . Transplant. P. rocess of liver transplant evaluation and listing. Rahmani. P. . Jeddi. M. . Moini. M. . Ranjbar. . Omrani. . Gh. .. Presented by: . Dr. . Marjan. . Jeddi. Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, . Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IRAN. Kim Flack MS, RD, CNSC, LDN. Liver Transplant Dietitian . Topics . The pre-transplant nutrition evaluation . Optimizing nutrition prior to transplant . Strategies/tips on reaching daily intake goals. Milan Kinkhabwala, MD. Professor of Surgery . Director of Abdominal Transplantation. Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. History of Transplant. Understanding of . Alloimmunity. : Medawar et al 1950’s. 2. What . p. roblem will the proposal solve? . Insufficient livers available for all of the candidates who would benefit from liver transplant. Logistical complications associated with using split livers at two separate programs can impede split liver transplantation. Lydia Wright, MD, MSc. OSOTC Webinar. Objectives . Understand previous work identifying . racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities. in waitlist mortality for children awaiting heart transplant . A Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases Learning Module. Navigating the Modules. DO NOT . use your keyboard arrows or mouse click to advance slides. Only use the navigation buttons on each slide – these will keep you from getting lost.