Liver Transplant Evaluation and Assessment Guide

Information and contact details for the liver transplant hepatology team

Liver Transplant Recipient Nurse Coordinators Email: Livertxcoord_qlts@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 3176 7481 (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)
After hours phone: 07 3176 2111

Hepatology ward W4E

Phone: 07 3176 2111
Clinic appointments Phone: 07 3176 7481
Social worker Email: pahlivertransplant.sw@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 3176 2617
Dietitian Phone: 07 3176 2111

The pre-liver transplant clinic is located within the Hepatology Outpatient Clinics, located on the ground floor, Burke Street Centre every Wednesday 8.30 to 10am.

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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