Tag Archive | organ transplants
Kidney Transplant Transition Program
by Jill Macfarlane, CCLS and Pamela Grant, LCSW Transplant Child Life Specialist Transplant Social Worker The pediatric kidney transplant team at Primary Children’s follows close to 100 transplant patients. Our team consists of four pediatric nephrologists, a transplant coordinator, a transplant social worker, a pharmacist, a pediatric renal dietician, and [...]
Busting the Myths of Organ and Tissue Donation
Despite continuing efforts at public education, misconceptions and inaccuracies about organ and tissue donation persist. It’s a tragedy if even one person decides against donation because they don’t know the truth. As part of Donate Life month we thought debunking some of these commonly believed myths about donation would be helpful. Perhaps you have heard [...]
