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Education – ATA provides
educational programs and materials for transplant patients,
caregivers, the general public and transplant professionals:
- Publications and programs:
- A Patient’s Guide to Transplantation
- Monthly newsletter, reORGANized!
- Patient Education Days
- Information and materials on:
- Developments in transplantation
- Transplant medications
- Organ and tissue donation
- Financing transplantation
- Transplant-related social issues
- Governmental initiatives in transplantation
- Personal transplant experiences
- The patient’s perspective on the transplant experience
Services – Providing services
to transplant patients and their families:
- Information clearinghouse, including data on
- Nationwide transplant programs
- Waiting times by location
- Success rates by transplant program
- Transplant-related funding resources
- Legal resources
- Insurance alternatives
- Rehabilitation options
- Employment issues
- Advocacy on legislative initiatives from the patient’s
perspective
- Research initiatives in areas directly related to improving
the welfare and quality of life of transplant patients and
their families
Support – Providing support
to transplant patients and their families:
- Regular local support group meetings
- Formal and informal mentoring programs
- Peer-to-peer contacts
- Sharing experiences
What We Don’t Do! ATA
never offers medical advice. Persons with medical questions
are always referred to the medical professionals in their
own transplant programs
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