A report of the Vancouver Forum on the care of the live organ donor: lung, liver, pancreas, and intestine data and medical guidelines

ML Barr, J Belghiti, FG Villamil, EA Pomfret… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
ML Barr, J Belghiti, FG Villamil, EA Pomfret, DS Sutherland, RW Gruessner, AN Langnas…
Transplantation, 2006journals.lww.com
An international conference of transplant physicians, surgeons, and allied health
professionals was held in Vancouver, Canada, on September 15 and 16, 2005 to address
the care of the live lung, liver, pancreas, and intestine organ donor. The Vancouver Forum
was convened under the auspices of the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society.
Forum participants included over 100 leaders in organ transplantation, representing many
countries from around the world, including participants from the following continents: Africa …
An international conference of transplant physicians, surgeons, and allied health professionals was held in Vancouver, Canada, on September 15 and 16, 2005 to address the care of the live lung, liver, pancreas, and intestine organ donor. The Vancouver Forum was convened under the auspices of the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society. Forum participants included over 100 leaders in organ transplantation, representing many countries from around the world, including participants from the following continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America.
The objective of the Vancouver Forum was to develop an international standard of care for the live lung, liver, pancreas and intestinal organ donor. This Vancouver Forum followed a conference convened in Amsterdam on the care of the live kidney donor (1, 2).
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