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Review
. 2023 Jun 2:36:11240.
doi: 10.3389/ti.2023.11240. eCollection 2023.

Addressing the Burden and Management Strategies for Disparities and Inequities Among Liver Transplant Professionals: The ILTS Experience

Oya Andacoglu  1 , Manhal Izzy  2 , Dieter Adelmann  3 , Victoria Aguilera  4 , Chiara Becchetti  5 , Marina Berenguer  4 , Gabriella A Berlakovich  6 , Simantika Ghosh  7 , Emmanouil Giorgakis  8 , Nyingi Kemmer  9 , Keri E Lunsford  10 , Iman F Montasser  11 , Martin I Montenovo  12 , Anna Mrzljak  13 , Sher-Lu Pai  14 , Irene Scalera  15 , Nazia Selzner  16
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Review

Addressing the Burden and Management Strategies for Disparities and Inequities Among Liver Transplant Professionals: The ILTS Experience

Oya Andacoglu et al. Transpl Int. .

Abstract

Medical professional environments are becoming increasingly multicultural, international, and diverse in terms of its specialists. Many transplant professionals face challenges related to gender, sexual orientation or racial background in their work environment or experience inequities involving access to leadership positions, professional promotion, and compensation. These circumstances not infrequently become a major source of work-related stress and burnout for these disadvantaged, under-represented transplant professionals. In this review, we aim to 1) discuss the current perceptions regarding disparities among liver transplant providers 2) outline the burden and impact of disparities and inequities in the liver transplant workforce 3) propose potential solutions and role of professional societies to mitigate inequities and maximize inclusion within the transplant community.

Keywords: diversity; equity; inclusion; liver transplantation; professional societies.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Global distribution of woman leadership in liver transplantation—adapted from Aguilera V et al. (1).
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Gender Distribution of ILTS congresses speaker roles.
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Gender Distribution of ILTS congresses moderator roles.
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Gender Distribution of ILTS congresses accepted abstracts.
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