| Theme |
Liver Transplantation -- Current Status and Perspective |
| Title |
Role of Recipient Transplant Coordinators |
| Author |
Kuniko Hagiwara |
Department of Transplantation Medicine, Osaka University Hospital |
| Author |
Hiroshi Akita |
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Naoki Hama |
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Hiroshi Wada |
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Syogo Kobayashi |
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Kouji Umeshita |
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author |
Hiroaki Nagano |
Department of Transplantation Medicine, Osaka University Hospital / Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
Recipient transplant coordinators have the task of coordinating safe, trouble-free medical procedures to provide ongoing care for recipients, donors and their families through the entire transplant process. Recipient transplant coordinators play roles involving support for decision-making by patients and their families. They also facilitate communication between transplant team members. They educate recipients and living donors on their lives after transplantation and provide continual support for medical management as well. In 2011, the certified recipient transplant coordinator system was initiated. Further developments in the recipient transplant coordinator system are indispensable in improving transplantation medicine. |