Psychosocial Resources for Transplant Patients Educational Resources & Support Groups

As time and location may vary, please see the Liver Connection for workshop and support group schedules and location information.

Educational Workshops

Patient Educational Workshops

Educational workshops for pre- and post-transplant patients are held four times per year in 8 weekly sessions.

Topics include:

An Overview of Liver Disease, Including Listing Criteria for Transplant
Liver Transplantation Options: Deceased Donor vs. Living Donation
Immunosuppressant Medications and their Side-Effects
Patients' Stories of Transplant
Tour of the Operating Room and ICUs
Pain Management
Stress Management
Nutrition
Physical Therapy
Psychological Healing
Post-transplant complications
Liver cancer and treatment options

Who	Pre- and Post-Transplant Patients and their Caregivers
When	Remaining 2007 Sessions Sept. 27th – Nov. 15th
Contact	For more information, please call Aimee Muth, LCSW at 212.305.1884.

Support Groups

Post-Transplant Support Group
The Post-Transplant Support Group meets twice a month to share experiences, ideas and mutual support.

Who	Post-Transplant Recipients and Families
When	1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, 10-11:30am
Where	NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Milstein Hospital Building 177 Fort Washington 7 Hudson South – Reemtsma Conference Room, Rm. 213
Contact	Facilitated by Aimee Muth, LCSW For more information call 212.305.1884

Caregivers Forum
As transplantation is a very stressful time for caregivers as well as patients, the Caregivers Forum meets twice a month, offering participants the opportunity to receive education and support from other transplant caregivers to assist in coping with the transplant process.

Who	All transplant caregivers
When	2nd and 4th Thursday of every month, 4-6pm
Where	New York Presbyterian Hospital Milstein Hospital Building 177 Fort Washington Avenue 7HS, Reemtsma Conference Room, Rm. 213
Contact	Facilitated by Kimberly Morse, LMSW For More Information: 212.305.3081