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What does the transplant recovery process involve?
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Air date: August 19, 2012
Host: Kathy Miller, MD
Interview: Patricia Scott, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Patients with end-stage liver failure only have one treatment to turn to, transplantation. Patricia Scott, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy in the Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, who brings a unique perspective as a two-time liver transplant recipient, comments on the common symptoms of liver failure and how she eases the process of recovery from a liver transplant as an occupational therapist.
Additional Resources:
- Thriving after a transplant
- Learn more about the Transplant Games, that Patricia mentions in this segment here.
