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.

Guest Speakers

• Nov 2009:  Dr. Mary Pat Pauly, Gastroenterology Kaiser
• Oct 2009:  Ann Linnekens, Facilitator of Group, "Getting Medically Organized"
• May 2009:  Deborah Roberts, Clinical Dietician, UC Davis Medical Center 
• Apr 2009:   Leslie Benson, Executive Director, Education for Healthy Choices
•  Mar 2009:  Dr. Lorenzo Rossaro, Chief Hepatology & Gastroenterology, UC Davis Medical Center
•  Feb 2009: Dr. Nancy Ascher, Chair of Surgery and Liver Transplant Surgeon, U.C. San Francisco Medical Center
• Oct 2008:  Katherine Doolittle, Sr. Public Education Coordinator, Golden State Donor Services 
• Sep 2008:  Diana Hao, Pharm D, U. C. Davis Medical Center, Transplant Speciality Pharmacist 
• Apr 2008:  Dr. Lorenzo Rossaro, Medical Director, U.C. Davis Liver Transplant Service
• Mar 2008:  Dr. Mark Zern, Director of the Transplant Research Program, U.C. Davis Medical Center
• Feb 2008:  Dr. Mary Pat Pauly, Gastroenterology, Kaiser
• 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