Tag: Donor

Living Donor Liver Transplantation (2nd Edition)


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English | 2011 | ISBN: 9814329754 | 356 Pages | PDF (True) | 48 MB
The book describes in detail the technical aspects of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), the routine practice of the world renowned Liver Transplant Team at Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital, and our views on various issues of the operation. The thorough review on the history and technical procedures of LDLT and discussion on various aspects of the operation and its future perspectives will serve as a unique reference for surgeons, researchers, nurses, medical students, patients and laypersons seeking information on LDLT.This latest edition offers updated operative results from our center and the latest modifications of the technique. With contributions from a leading microvascular surgeon, a critical care clinician, a psychiatrist, and two anesthetists from the same liver transplant team, the LDLT experience at Queen Mary Hospital is depicted in an even greater extent.

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Relationship Fundraising A Donor Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money


Free Download Relationship Fundraising: A Donor Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money By Ken Burnett
2002 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0787960896 | PDF | 4 MB
Internationally acclaimed fundraising consultant Ken Burnett has completely revised and updated his classic book Relationship Fundraising to offer fundraising professionals an invaluable resource for learning the techniques of effective communication with donors in the twenty-first century. Filled with illustrative case histories, donor profiles, and more than two hundred action points, this groundbreaking book shows fundraisers how to Implement creative approaches to relationship-building fundraisingAvoid common fundraising errors and pitfallsApply the vital ingredients for fundraising successBuild good relationships through marketingAchieve a greater understanding of their donorsCommunicate effectively with donors–using direct mail, the press, television, the telephone, face-to-face contact, and more.Prepare for the challenges of twenty-first century fundraising

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Good Blood A Doctor, a Donor, and the Incredible Breakthrough that Saved Millions of Babies [Audiobook]


Free Download Good Blood: A Doctor, a Donor, and the Incredible Breakthrough that Saved Millions of Babies (Audiobook)
English | September 08, 2020 | ASIN: B086WM5F97 | M4B@128 kbps | 8h 14m | 451 MB
Author: Julian Guthrie | Narrator: Ann Richardson
A remarkable, uplifting story about one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century.
In 1951 in Sydney, Australia, a 14-year-old boy named James Harrison was near death when he received a transfusion of blood that saved his life. A few years later, and half a world away, a shy young doctor at Columbia University realized he was more comfortable in the lab than in the examination room. Neither could have imagined how their paths would cross, or how they would change the world.

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Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage Challenges and Solutions (2024)


Free Download Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage: Challenges and Solutions by Ralf J. Jox, Galia Assadi, Georg Marckmann
English | PDF | 2016 | 347 Pages | ISBN : 3319164406 | 4.2 MB
This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.

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