TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
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Pgm # 181:"Advocating for Living Organ Donation" 4/26/2022 (TRIO Philadelphia)

April 26, 2022
Vanessa Worzel
MSW,LSW Independent Living Donor Advocate Penn Transplant Institute

With April being Donate Life Month we welcome Independent Living Donor Advocate, Vanessa Worzel from the Penn Transplant Institute. Vanessa is a certified advocate for living kidney, liver and uterus donors at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vanessa looks after living donors interests and protects their rights before, during and after donation. She makes sure they have all the information they need and that they understand the risks and process before they make this important decision. Join us as we hear about the toughest part of her job as well as the most rewarding.