Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, from 2:00 PM ET to 3:00 PM ET • Sponsored by AST's Women's Health Community of Practice (WHCOP) and Psychosocial and Ethics Community of Practice (PSECOP)

"Inequities in organ and tissue donation and transplantation for sexual orientation and gender identity diverse people: A scoping review"
(Am J Transplant. 2023 Jun;23(6):707-726. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.03.016. Epub 2023 Mar 29.)

In this article:
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)-diverse populations experience discrimination in organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) systems globally. [The authors] assembled a multidisciplinary group of clinical experts as well as SOGI-diverse patient and public partners and conducted a scoping review including citations on the experiences of SOGI-diverse persons in OTDT systems globally to identify and explore the inequities that exist with regards to living and deceased OTDT... [The authors] identified numerous harms and inequities for SOGI-diverse populations in OTDT systems..., summarized recommendations for the promotion of equity for SOGI-diverse populations and identified gaps that can serve as targets for action moving forward.

Speakers:
- Murdoch Leeies, MD, MSc, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Carmen Hrymak, MD, FRCPC • University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Moderators:
- Goni Katz-Greenberg, MD, MSc • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
- Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc • Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN


This AST Journal Club is a featured "AST/AJT Journal Club" session. To learn more about the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT), visit www.amjtransplant.org. All AST Journal Clubs are free but registration is required to attend live.

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