LIVING DONATION
Living Donors are people who donate any life-supporting hemopoetic cell transplants and allografts (such as a kidney, part of their liver, part of their lung, pancreas or islet cells, or bone marrow) to another person.
Living Donors are invited to participate in the 2010 NKF Transplant Games® in Madison, WI, July 30 - August 4. Join TEAM WISCONSIN!
Living Donation Educational Programs
Living Kidney Donation and Transplant: Your Questions Answered
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Living Kidney Donation may be the key to a healthy future for you, a friend or loved one. UW Health Kidney Transplant Program experts from Madison, WI will share the latest information, answer your questions, and guide you on your mission to learn more about kidney donation and transplantation.
This session may be of interest to:
- Patients on dialysis
- Patients considering transplantation
- Patients on a transplant waiting list
- Family, friends, or co-workers considering donation
- Health care professionals who work with patients with kidney disease
- Anyone who would like more information on living kidney donation and transplantation
Tuesday, April 20th
Davita Janesville Dialysis
1305 Woodman Dr
Janesville, WI 53545
The session is free and open to the public. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be served. To RSVP (recommended) please contact Mandy Roller at 608-265-0275 or aroller@uwhealth.org.
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| For more information or to receive future living donor program notices, please call 1.800.543.6393 x 10 or e-mail nkfw@kidneywi.org |
Check out the NKF's END THE WAIT! Initiative: An action plan to end the wait for kidney transplants http://www.kidney.org/news/end_the_wait/index.cfm
*Wisconsin became the first state to pass legislation to allow living donors to deduct up to $10,000 in expenses related to making a 'living donation.' The NKFW actively advocated for the passage of this legislation. |
