MTE #19 Ethical Dilemmas in Transplant: Who Gets the Liver? 

Description

Experts present 3 cases involving ethical dilemmas in the transplant setting and review options on how clinicians should proceed. Cases address topics on transplantation, who should be listed for transplant (ie, prior history of drug use or alcohol use disorder), and what to do when a patient goes to another country for transplantation.

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Objectives

  • State 2 reasons to call for an ethics consult for a transplant patient.
  • Name 2 options for resolution of an ethical dilemma.
  • Describe 2 available resources when facing transplant ethical dilemmas.