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"Sharing the Gift" House Newsletters
Whether you’re new to the transplant industry or are reaching a milestone
anniversary post-op, there’s always something to learn from one of our
newsletters. Each issue includes a medical article and guest perspective on the
same subject, plus the latest news from our Board of Director’s president, a
list of the House’s most-needed items for your donation consideration, a list of
upcoming events, and much more. Click on the links below to access a PDF of the
newsletter. (If you don’t have the program Adobe® Reader® on your PC, link
here to
download a free copy.)
Note that the information contained
in our newsletters is not intended to replace advice given by a physician based
on examination of a patient. The information presented in each issue was
accurate at the time of publication, but may not represent the most accurate
information available today.
| Summer 2008 |
Medical topic: Heart Assist Devices for Congestive Heart Failure |
| Winter 2008 |
Medical topic: Medication Interactions - The Transplant Recipient
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| Fall 2007 |
Medical topic: Transplantation for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
Guest perspective: In Memorium of Sister Margeen Hoffmann
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| Spring 2007 |
Medical topic: Update on Lung Transplantation
Guest perspective: Running for the lives of others
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| Winter 2007 |
Medical topic:Common Infections Following Transplant
Guest perspective: National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses
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| Fall 2006 |
Medical topic: Pulmonary Hypertension
Guest perspective: Annual Golf Benefit is a Gift of Life Family Reunion
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| Spring 2006 |
Medical topic: Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant
Guest perspective: Everyone is a Potential Donor
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| Winter 2006 |
Medical topic: Obesity in Liver and Kidney Transplant
Guest perspective: Graces of Being Together at Gift of Life
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Fall 2005
(September) |
Medical topic: Mental health vital signs for transplant
patients
Guest perspective: Ben's garden
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Spring 2005
(May) |
Medical topic: Xenotransplantation using pigs
Guest perspective: Matthew Baxter with Megan Yeargan
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| Winter 2005
(March) |
Medical topic: non-heart-beating donations
Guest perspectives: Joe and Tina Martini, Sandy Verbeck, Matthew
Baxter and Megan Yeargan, and John and Pat Browne
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| Fall 2004 (August) |
Medical topic: cholangiocarcinoma and liver transplants
Guest perspectives: George Bollinger and Peter Han
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| Spring 2004 (April) |
Medical topic: pediatric transplantations
Guest perspective: Sarah Bacerra (waiting for a liver)
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| Winter 2003 (November) |
Medical topic: “ABO incompatible” and “Positive crossmatch”
transplantations
Guest perspective: Cedrick Cobb
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| Fall 2003 (August) |
Medical topic: Familial or hereditary amyloidosis (ATTR) and
Primary Systemic Amyloidosis (AL)
Guest perspectives: Jerry Coger and Sue Seiler
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| Spring 2003 (April) |
Topic: Caregiving Guest perspectives: Mary Jo Renner
(heart transplant recipient)
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If you have a unique transplant story or other article idea, please contact the
House via e-mail at office@gift-of-life.org
or drop a note to us at 705 Second St. SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Don’t forget to
include all of your current contact information, including e-mail address and
phone numbers. We’ll be in touch!
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