Past Living Donor Informational Programs

  • Tuesday, March 16, 2021
  • Living Donation and Communities of Color

The program was a presentation on living donation, transplantation and how it impacts patients who are non-Caucasian.

At the beginning of the program, Sara ??, a member of the National Kidney Foundation's Advocacy Committee, presented an update on the work being done advocating for the passage of the proposed ?? Act that was before Congress at the time. The bill passed (was adopted) on ???.

Speaker: Tonnie Boston
Manager Community Outreach
Versiti Organ and Tissue Donation

April 7, 2020
In honor of National Donate Life Month

Dawn’s daughter, Emily, was an eye, organ and tissue donor – giving the gift of sight to two people here in Wisconsin, saving the lives of six people through organ donation, and improving the lives of more than 60 people through tissue donation.

Tony Guzzardo, from Versiti Organ and Tissue, was available to answer technical questions about organ, tissue and eye donation.

Speakers: Dawn Lyons-Wood,
Donor Mom

Tony Guzzardo, BSN, CCRN, CPTC
Community and Hospital Development Manager
Versiti Organ and Tissue

  • Tuesday, October 22, 2019
  • Behind the Scenes: Work, Home and Life after Living Donation

Details to consider for the recovery period after a living kidney donation were discussed, covering the return home, the return to work, financial responsibility and more. A panel of three living donors discussed their varying experiences during their recovery period.

Speaker: Allison Stephans, MSW, APSW
Transplant Social Worker
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

  • November 13, 2018
  • The Big Ask for the Holidays & Finding a Kidney Donor

More than 100,000 people nationally are waiting for a life-saving organ. But how do you ask someone to donate a kidney to save your life? Hear from a panel discussion of living donors and recipients about their journey. With the holidays coming, many people will see an extended circle of family and friends. It's a good opportunity to start a conversation about organ donation.

Facilitator: Allison Stephans, MSW, APSW
Abdominal Transplant Social Worker
Froedtert Hospital

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