Patient Education Videos

The University of Michigan Transplant Center is dedicated to helping our patients and their families better understand the care we provide. The educational videos shown below were developed to address this need and help to answer many of the common questions patients raise leading to and during the course of their care.

Living Kidney Donor Video (entire video)

(.wmv 21:33)

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• Introduction (.wmv 02:23)
• Pre-Transplant Evaluation (.wmv 03:08)
• Donor Compatability & Safety (.wmv 05:37)
• Benefits of Living Donation (.wmv 03:01)
• Living Donor Surgery (.wmv 00:34)
• After Living Donor Surgery (.wmv 04:08)
• Frequently Asked Questions (.wmv 06:31)

Kidney & Pancreas Transplants Video (entire video)

(.wmv 36:51)

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• Introduction (.wmv 10:17)
• Pre-Transplant Evaluation (.wmv 04:39)
• The Wait List (.wmv 06:06)
• When the Call Comes (.wmv 04:54)
• The Transplant Operation (.wmv 02:56)
• Medications (.wmv 04:46)
• Discharge and Follow-up (.wmv 04:16)

Lung Transplants Video (entire video)

(.wmv 59:16)

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• Introduction (.wmv 03:23)
• Medical Eligibility (.wmv 6:21)
• Transplant Coordinator (.wmv 01:31)
• The Lung Transplant Class (.wmv 0:58)
• Transplant Social Work Evaluation (.wmv 02:40)
• Financial Coordinator (.wmv 03:30)
• Surgical Eligibility (.wmv 02:04)
• Getting Listed (.wmv 05:07)
• When the Call Comes (.wmv 03:21)
• Surgery (.wmv 05:24)
• Outcomes (.wmv 04:44)
• Possible Complications (.wmv 03:53)
• Medications (.wmv 05:33)
• Nutrition (.wmv 03:03)
• Aftercare (.wmv 04:54)
• Follow-up for Life (.wmv 01:15)
• Frequently Asked Questions (.wmv 03:15)

Living Liver Donation Video

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) has additional patient education videos that may be of interest to transplant patients and their family members. Below is a link to a video on living liver donation and speaks about the risks and benefits. These links will take you to the ASTS Web site and you will be leaving the University of Michigan site.

• http://www.asts.org//researcheducation/livingliverdonation.aspx
• Spanish Version:
  http://www.asts.org/ResearchEducation/LivingLiverDonation_Spanish.aspx

Additional educational videos can be found on the patient education section of the ASTS Web site at: http://www.asts.org/ResearchEducation/PatientEducation.aspx