June 25, 2024

Lives Forever Changed: Stories of Hope and Compassion, An Educational Program About Kidney Donation

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Presenters include Dr. Basma O. Merhi, MD, Brown Medicine Division of Organ Transplantation, Rhode Island Hospital along with a panel of donors and recipients.

Dr. Merhi will provide general information about the Organ Transplantation program, as well as the procedures for both those needing a kidney and those interested in becoming donors. The panel of donors and recipients will tell their particular story about kidney donation. There will be a brief video presentation Donation Myths: True or False by Marian Charlton, SRN, Clinical Manager of Living, Donor and Paired Donation Program at Hackensack University Medical Center. In addition, there will be time for questions and answers. Flyers and pamphlets will be available as well.

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