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Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0203, USA. jf4z@virginia.edu
Authors
A2ALL Study Group, Abecassis MM, Al-Osaimi AM, Al-Saden P, Appelbaum PS, Ashworth A, Berg CL, Brithinee A, Brown RS Jr, Busuttil RW, Chawla T, Conboy B, Davis J, Dew MA, Emond J, Emond JC, Everhart JE, Everson GT, Fisher RA, Freeman J, Freise CE, Gillespie BW, Gordon EJ, Green C, Hayashi PH, Heese S, Herman A, Hill-Callahan M, Hill-Callahan P, Hoffman C, Holloway L, Hong JC, Hoofnagle JH, Howell T, Kam I, Kulik LM, Lassiter A, Lok AS, Lowe M, MacLeod D, Merion RM, Mooney J, Ojo AO, Olthoff KM, Pruett T, Russell T, Saab S, Shaked A, Shaw M, Sherker A, Shiffman M, Smith A, Stravitz R, Terrault N, Terrault NA, Trotter J, Weinrieb R
Studies
Citation
Freeman J, Emond J, Gillespie BW, Appelbaum PS, Weinrieb R, Hill-Callahan P, Gordon EJ, Terrault N, Trotter J, Ashworth A, Dew MA, Pruett T, A2ALL Study Group. Computerized assessment of competence-related abilities in living liver donors: the Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study. Clin Transplant 2013 Jul-Aug;27(4):633-45. Epub 2013 Jul 16.Abstract
Despite its importance, determination of competence to consent to organ donation varies widely based on local standards. We piloted a new tool to aid transplant centers in donor assessment.