TransplantForward™ 2026 · CPD Programme

Clinical Reference Library

References and further reading for each webinar in the 2026 TransplantForward™ series — curated by the faculty panel to deepen your understanding and support your practice-based learning.

Webinar 1  ·  7 May 2026  ·  On Demand

Waiting List Nation: An Exploration of the Kidney Crisis

Prof Zunaid Barday  ·  Assoc Prof Nadiya Ahmed
Adj Prof Malcolm Davies  ·  RN Fiona McCurdie

Watch On Demand
References & Further Reading
01
Barday ZA.
ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using immunoadsorption columns: First experiences in South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2024;114(3b):e1326.
doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3b.1326 →
02
Barday ZA, McCurdie F, du Toit T, Wearne N.
A kidney exchange programme for South Africa — the time is right.
S Afr Med J. 2025;115(9):e4081.
samajournals.co.za →
03
Bookholane H, Michaelides A, Prins L, et al.
Factors influencing consent rates of deceased organ donation in Western Cape Province, South Africa.
S Afr Med J. 2020;110(3):204–209.
scielo.org.za →
Webinar 2  ·  11 June 2026  ·  19:00

Liver Disease, Liver Transplantation and the Challenge of Scarcity: Africa's Silent Burden

Dr Sharan Rambarran  ·  Dr Tinus du Toit
Dr Nicholas Leech  ·  Dr Lliam Brannigan

More Information
References & Further Reading
01
Devarbhavi H, Asrani SK, Arab JP, Nartey YA, Pose E, Kamath PS.
Global burden of liver disease: 2023 update.
J Hepatol. 2023;79(2):516–537.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.03.017 →
02
Kinandu K, Beeton A, Beretta M, Berkenfeld S, Brannigan L, et al.
The paediatric liver transplant experience in Johannesburg, South Africa: A broad overview and update.
S Afr Med J. 2024;114(3b):e1190.
doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3b.1190 →
03
Leech N, et al.
Identification of potential candidates for liver transplant assessment for unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases in South Africa.
HPB. 2025. [Epub ahead of print]
hpbonline.org →
Webinar 3  ·  16 July 2026  ·  19:00

Navigating Futility in Complex Care: Where Ethics, Law, End-of-Life Decisions, and Organ Donation Intersect

Ass.Prof David Thomson  ·  A/Prof Nico Enslin
Dr Sanjay Nagral  ·  Ass.Prof David Shaw  ·  Sanja Bornman

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References & Further Reading
01
Aksoy E, Ilkilic I.
Medical futility at the end of life: the first qualitative study of ethical decision-making methods among Turkish doctors.
BMC Med Ethics. 2024;25(1):122.
doi: 10.1186/s12910-024-01120-1 →
02
Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Guidelines for the Withholding and Withdrawing of Treatment.
HPCSA Ethical Guidelines, Booklet 7.
No link available
03
Jox RJ, Schaider A, Marckmann G, Borasio GD.
Medical futility at the end of life: the perspectives of intensive care and palliative care clinicians.
J Med Ethics. 2012;38(9):540–545.
doi: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100479 →
 
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