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>> Your evaluation appointment today will take approximately five to six hours.
You will meet with members of the transplant team who will explain donation
and answer any questions you may have.
Today, you will have blood tests, an EKG, a chest x-ray;
and you will have your picture taken for your medical chart.
You will also need a spiral abdominal CT scan.
The evaluation process is an opportunity for the transplant team
to assess whether donation will be safe for you and for you
to determine whether donation may be the right choice for you.
You will meet with the following members of the transplant team during your evaluation:
The transplant nephrologist specializes in kidney disease and will focus
on assessing your overall health; the transplant surgeon specializes in performing kidney
and pancreas transplants and will determine whether the operation can be performed safely
on you; the social worker specializes in helping patients and their families understand and cope
with the issues they may face related to donation; the donor advocate evaluates donors
for their emotional and psychological well-being, as well as their understanding
of the impact donation may have on their personal lives;
the transplant coordinator facilitates your journey through the process to donation.
After the all the testing results are obtained, your case will be reviewed
by the transplant evaluation committee.
The committee includes the nephrologists, the surgeons, the social workers,
the financial coordinators, dietitians, pharmacists,
living donor advocate, and the transplant coordinators.
All decisions about approving donation are made by this committee which meets each week.
The committee will review your case to determine whether they have sufficient medical
and social information to make a determination about whether donation will be safe for you.
If they do not have sufficient information, they may request more testing.
To be approved as a donor, the committee must believe you will not be negatively impacted
by your donation, either physically, socially, emotionally, or financially.
Following the transplant evaluation committee meeting, you will receive a call
from the donor coordinator explaining your test results and the committee's decision.
Due to confidentiality regulations, such as HIPAA, we cannot discuss your results
and the committee's decision with your intended recipient.
For that reason, we ask that each donor communicate with their recipient
to let them know the outcome of their evaluation.
Confidentiality regulations are very specific and restrictive.
We cannot discuss the recipient's medical information with the donor.
We cannot discuss the donor's medical information with the recipient.
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