Organ Transplantation and Society: A Critical Dilemma
The evolution of medicine is one of the outstanding features of the past century. The progress achieved by organ transplants is particularly important in this regard. Transplant medicine has progressed massively, but, due to insufficient social donation responses, waiting patient lists increase and the sad consequences of this reality persist indefinitely. This book provides a thorough analysis of the problems presented by organ transplants and social behaviour. It interprets the evolution of transplantation, and its associated medical, ethical-legal, psychosocial and religious problems, as well as educational proposals that have accompanied this medical practice over time. It will serve to provide, at all societal levels, the possibility of a clear understanding of this serious health crisis.
Félix Cantarovich is a Doctor of Medicine. Previously an Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Lyon, he was Consultant of the Transplant Service of the Necker Hospital in Paris and Professor of Transplantology and Director of the Postgraduate Course at the Catholic University Argentina. He founded the Argentine Transplant Program, and served as secretary of the International Transplant Society. He has received awards as a Pioneer in Transplants from the International Transplant Society and the Latin American Transplant Society. He was an advisor in Xenotransplantation to his Holiness John Paul II. He has published more than 100 works in transplantology, and is the editor Advances in Acute Renal Failure. His current interest is related to new proposals in social education, with respect to organ donation.
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