Organizations and Resources
- American Cancer Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Donation and Transplantation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR)
- Clinical Trials - National Institutes of Health
- Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- International Transplant Nurses Society
- Leukemia Society of America
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Library of Medicine Medline
- National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
- North American Transplant Coordinators (NATCO)
- Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc. (TRIO)
- Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
- United Network for Organ Sharing
Financial Assistance
The following organizations may be able to provide financial assistance for transplant patients. This is a sample listing and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive list or an endorsement.
- Air Care Alliance
- American Kidney Fund
- American Liver Foundation
- American Organ Transplant Association
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
- National Transplant Assistance Fund
- Nielsen Organ Transplant Foundation
- National Foundation for Transplants
Patient Education and Advocacy
The following organizations may be able to provide patient education and patient advocacy services. This is a sample listing and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive list or an endorsement.
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- American Association of Kidney Patients
- American Center for Transplant Resources - 800.443.8633
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Liver Foundation
- American Medical Association
- American Organ Transplant Association
- American Society for Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
- American Society of Minority Health and Transplant Professionals
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Transplant Physicians
- American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- American Thoracic Society
- American Urological Association
- Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
- Coalition on Donation
- Hepatitis Foundation International
- Insulin-Free World Foundation
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
- International Transplant Nurses Society
- Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
- National Kidney Foundation
- National Minority Organ and Tissue
- National Organization for Rare Disorders
- National Transplant Assistance Fund
- North American Society for Dialysis and Transplantation
- North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)
- Second Wind Lung Transplant Association, Inc.
- Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc. (TRIO)
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