Liver Transplant Evaluation and Assessment Guide

Support Through Education Program (STEP)

The Liver Transplant Support Through Education Program (STEP) has been running since 1998. STEP’s purpose is to provide information and support to all patients and families, especially when waiting for a transplant and during the early post-transplant months. Details about STEP are provided directly to patients when listed for transplant.

The STEP booklet has informative, easy-to-follow sections providing access, information and support to all patients and their families from wherever they are.

STEP hosts an annual café STEP Lunch Program for newer patients and their families, which is considered a highlight of the program.

Patients on the waiting list and families often comment that participating in STEP helps them cope before and after their transplant, and that the information and support is helpful and reassuring.

In this guide:

1. Information and contact details for the liver transplant hepatology team
2. The liver - its function and anatomy
3. Signs of liver disease
4. Pre-transplant assessment and evaluation
5. The assessment team
6. Allied Health Services
7. Palliative care
8. Pharmacy—medications before your transplant
9. Case discussion and assessment presentation
10. Will I make the list?
11. The liver transplant waiting list
12. Model for End stage Liver Disease (MELD)
13. Support Through Education Program (STEP)
14. The Donor
15. What happens when you are notified that a donor liver is available?
16. The liver transplant operation
17. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient information
18. The recovery period
19. Pharmacy—medications after your transplant
20. Rejection
21. Donor family correspondence and information
22. Glossary

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