An
Indian Health Service physician will speak on problems related
to renal transplantation in American Indians and Alaska Natives
at a March 15 seminar at the Parklawn building in Rockville,
Md.
Andrew S. Narva, M.D., F.A.C.P., will
discuss end-stage renal disease among American Indians and
Alaska Natives and the unique barriers they face in renal
transplantation. Dr.
Narva is the IHS’ chief clinical consultant for internal medicine
and nephrology and its nephrologist in the Albuquerque, N.M.,
area.
The
two-hour presentation begins at 1:30 p.m. and will be held
in the Potomac Room on the third floor of the Parklawn Building,
5600 Fishers Lane. All
interested Federal employees are welcome.
The March 15 session is the latest of the Federal
Transplantation Grand Rounds, which cover a variety of topics
addressing clinical, scientific, ethical, legal, and socioeconomic
issues in solid organ, tissue, and stem cell transplantation.
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