Costs Involved?

There is no charge or fee for attending meetings or for being active in the Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group.  Meeting notifications are sent monthly by email or USPS.  For notices delivered by the USPS you will be asked to supply self-addressed and stamped #10 size envelopes.

Recent Guest Speakers

• Dr. John Roberts, Chief of U.C. San Francisco Liver Transplant Service, Liver Transplant Surgeon 
• Dr. Mary Pat Pauly, Gastroenterology Kaiser
• Ann Linnekens, Facilitator of Group, "Getting Medically Organized"
• Deborah Roberts, Clinical Dietician, UC Davis Medical Center 
• Dr. Lorenzo Rossaro, Chief Hepatology & Gastroenterology, UC Davis Medical Center
•  Dr. Nancy Ascher, Chair of Surgery and Liver Transplant Surgeon, U.C. San Francisco Medical Center
• Katherine Doolittle, Sr. Public Education Coordinator, Golden State Donor Services 
• Diana Hao, Pharm D, U. C. Davis Medical Center, Transplant Speciality Pharmacist 
• Dr. Mark Zern, Director of the Transplant Research Program, U.C. Davis Medical Center
• Vicki Owens, Manager - Donor Family Services, Golden State Donor Services - "Have you thanked your donor family yet?" Information on how to write that most important letter.
• Liver Transplant Surgeons
• Transplant Medical Directors
• Hepatoligists
• Dermatologists
• Dieticians
• Social Workers
• Pharmacists
• Organ Donor Services
• Tx Program Financial Advisors

  Sample Speaker Topics 

  • Liver Diseases
  • Organ Donation
  • UNOS
  • MELD Score
  • Evaluation Process
  • Medications:  Before and After Transplant
  • Herbal Remedies & Toxicities
  • Living Related Transplants
  • Double Listing
  • Pre & Post Transplant Diets
  • Skin Issues Pre & Post Transplant