The Cost of Survival: Navigating the Financial Burden of Transplantation
Fri, Mar 07
|https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN
Join Power2Save and the AST Community Education Committee as we explore the growing financial burden of transplantation and its impact on patients and families. The discussion will include provider perspectives and a candid conversation with Michael Sole, liver recipient, on his personal experience
Time & Location
Mar 07, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN
About the event
Join Power2Save and the AST Community Education Committee as we explore the growing financial burden of transplantation and its impact on patients and families. The discussion will include provider perspectives and a candid conversation with Michael Sole, liver recipient, on his personal experience managing transplant-related costs
This session will provide an overview of financial challenges before transplant, including drug coverage concerns, disability and insurance navigation, fundraising, and available resources. Don't miss this opportunity to learn and ask questions in a live Q&A session at the end!
Moderator: Isa F. Ashoor, MD FAAP Pediatric Nephrologist Division of Nephrology Department of Pediatrics Boston Children’s Hospital
Panelists: Michael Sole MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS Liver Recipient
Sarah R. Lieber, MD MSCR Assistant Professor of Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Pradhan, MBBCh, FRCPC Assistant Professor, Transplant Hepatologist Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology University of Nebraska Medical Center