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SUMMARY:What’s Possible: Liver Transplants for Patients with Liver Cancer
DESCRIPTION:Event Date: Thursday\, April 3\, 2025 \n\n\n\nEvent Time: 2pm ET \n\n\n\nZoom link: Please register for zoom link \n\n\n\nAmerican Liver Foundation and UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) have collaborated to bring you this one-hour patient educational webinar focused on the successes and challenges of liver transplantation in patients with liver cancer. Participants will learn about\, \n\n\n\n\nThe five types of liver cancer\n\n\n\nWhich patients qualify and why are some at a disadvantage when awaiting a deceased donor liver?\n\n\n\nWhat to expect during the liver transplant process\n\n\n\nCommon patient concerns and available resources\n\n\n\n\nWe will also hear about the patient perspective from Michael Weisner\, MD\, living donor liver transplant recipient\, who will share his story and provide patient perspective. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristopher Hughes\, MDSurgical Director\, UPMC Liver Transplant Program \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Weisner\, MD \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nUPMC Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipient \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Lorraine Stiehl \n\n\n\nCEO\, American Liver Foundation
URL:https://liverfoundation.org/events/whats-possible-liver-transplants-for-patients-with-liver-cancer/
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SUMMARY:Sharing the Journey\, an ALF support network for Caregivers
DESCRIPTION:The American Liver Foundation offers this support network for people who are caregivers for loved ones with liver disease or who have had or need liver transplants. \n\n\n\nCaregivers shoulder many responsibilities that can lead to feelings of stress\, sadness\, isolation\, and fatigue. Sharing the Journey with other caregivers will provide a compassionate environment in which you can give and receive support\, reduce feelings of isolation\, and find ways to cope with the challenges of caregiving. \n\n\n\nAll sessions will be facilitated by a licensed social worker. You must be aged 18 or older to participate. There is no fee to join. \n\n\n\nGroups will meet on the first Thursday of each month via Zoom from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. \n\n\n\nEvent Dates: \n\n\n\n\nJanuary 2\n\n\n\nFebruary 6\n\n\n\nMarch 6\n\n\n\nApril 3\n\n\n\nMay 1\n\n\n\nJune 5\n\n\n\nJuly 3\n\n\n\nAugust 7\n\n\n\nSeptember 4\n\n\n\nOctober 2\n\n\n\nNovember 6\n\n\n\nDecember 4.\n\n\n\n\nEvent Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. ESTZoom Meeting Link: Please register below to receive the Zoom Link.
URL:https://liverfoundation.org/events/sharing-the-journey-an-alf-support-network-for-caregivers-2025/2025-04-03/
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