Liver Transplant: Access, Disparities and Allocation
Nov
2026
Description
This session examines the structural, geographic, and clinical factors that shape who gains access to liver transplantation and how organs are allocated. Presentations address disparities across the transplant continuum—from waitlist mortality risk and MELD-based allocation to the influence of public perception on donation—highlighting opportunities for more equitable practice. Together, these studies offer evidence to inform allocation reform and reduce inequities in transplant access.
Presentations
5:00 PM
- 5:15 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
Exploring the Effect of Negative Press on Deceased Donor Liver Donation
Chelsea S Pan, MD | Abstract Presenter
5:15 PM
- 5:30 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
Sex-Based Disparities in Liver Transplant Allocation Amid MELD 3.0 and the Emergence of Machine Perfusion
Tomohiro Tanaka | Abstract Presenter
5:30 PM
- 5:45 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
Center-Level Variation in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation and Its Association With Access and Outcomes
Katie Ross-Driscoll, PhD, MPH | Abstract Presenter
5:45 PM
- 6:00 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
Hepatic Encephalopathy Independently Predicts Waitlist Mortality and Reduces Transplant Probability in Cirrhotic Patients: Evidence for MELD-Based Allocation Reform
Neev Mehta | Abstract Presenter
6:00 PM
- 6:15 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
Increasing Dependence on MELD-Exception Allocation in Contemporary Liver Transplantation: Disease-Specific Differences and Waitlist Outcomes
Shiv Patel, MD | Abstract Presenter
6:15 PM
- 6:30 PM
Convention Center - Mile High Ballroom 2A-3A
The PALM (Predicting Access in Low MELD) Score: A new method to identify high mortality risk with low transplant access among low MELD waitlist candidates
Xiaohan Ying, MD | Abstract Presenter
