Living Kidney Donation

Krista L. Lentine, MD, PhDProfessor of MedicineMid-America Transplant/Jane A. Beckman Endowed Chair in TransplantationDivision of Nephrology / Center for Abdominal TransplantationSaint Louis University School of MedicineSt. Louis, MO, USABeatrice P. Concepcion, MDAssistant Professor of MedicineDepartment of MedicineDivision of Nephrology and HypertensionVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN, USAEdgar V. Lerma, MD Clinical Professor of MedicineDepartment of MedicineSection of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine/ Associates in Nephrology, S.C.Chicago, IL, USA

• Rationale and Landscape of Living Kidney Donation in Contemporary Practice.- Informed Consent & Framework of Living Donor Care.- Evaluation of Renal Function, Albuminuria and Hematuria in Living Donor Candidates.- Evaluation of Renal Anatomy, Structure and Nephrolithiasis in Living Donor Candidates.- Evaluation of Hypertension in Living Donor Candidates.- Evaluation of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Risks in Living Donor Candidates.- Infection and Cancer Screening in Living Donor Candidates.- Evaluation of Genetic Kidney Disease in Living Donor Candidates.- Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Living Donor Candidates.- Compatibility, Kidney Paired Donation, and Incompatible Living Donor Transplants.- Psychosocial Evaluation, Care and Quality of Life in Living Kidney Donation.- Risk Assessment Tools and Innovations in Living Kidney Donation.- Living Donor Nephrectomy: Approaches, Outcomes and Innovations.- Follow-up Care after Living Kidney Donation.- Ethical and Policy Considerations in Living Donor Evaluation and Care.- Living Donor Transplant Program Growth, Innovation and Sustainability.