Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group (SALTSG)
c/o Sierra Donor Services, Bob Bilyeu - Facilitator
3940 Industrial Blvd.
W. Sacramento, CA 95691
ph: Bob Bilyeu 916-675-2721
alt: bob_bilyeu@yahoo.com
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Established in 1991, the Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group is a self-help support group. Participants in this support group are liver transplant recipients (post-transplant), those waiting for liver transplants (pre-transplant) and family members or care-givers of the pre and post-transplant patient.
There is no fee for attending meetings or for being active in this group.
Provide peer support and continuing education on related subjects. The Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group - SALTSG - does not give medical advice and is not made-up of medical professionals. However, meeting programs may include medical professionals as guest speakers and other related professionals. This group does NOT provide financial services of any kind.
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The following websites may be of interest to you:
American Liver Foundation (ALF) liverfoundation.org/
PSC Community psccommunity.org
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) unos.org/
University of California San Francisco Medical Center Liver Transplant (UCSF) ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/organ_transplants/liver
California Pacific Medical Center Liver Transplant (CPMC) cpmc.org/
Stanford Medical Center stanfordhospital.com/forPatients/default
Donate Life California donatelifecalifornia.org
Hep C Vets hepcvets.com/
Sierra Donor Services sierradonor.org
The California Patient's Guide, Your Health Care Rights and Remedies calpatientguide.org/index.html
Don't Lose Heart - caregivers caring for caregivers -dontloseheart.org
National Transplant Assistance Fund & Catastophic Injury Program - NTAF - ntafund.org
We are excited to announce the Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group (SALTSG) will meet at a new location. The new location is Sierra Donor Services, Sacramento office, at 3940 Industrial Blvd, West Sacramento CA 95691. 2:00-4:00 p,m,
Support group meetings continue to be monthly, the 2nd Sunday (except May when it's the 3rd Sunday because of Mother's Day) and in December because of Christmas Party at offsite location.
2020 Meetings & Programs
March 8 - Speake/Personal Story - John Castillo - Update on Members; Round Table Discussion
2019 Meeting Dates & Programs
November 10 - General Meeting, last meeting before Ugly Sweater Contes, Christmas Luncheon with prizes. Loads of Fun. Will be at Cattlemen's in Roseville. Must RSVP and Pay in advance to attend.
August 11 -TOPIC: Cellular Memory (case studies by Dr. Paul Pearsall www.paulpearsall.com
July 14 - Group Business & Round Table Discussion
June 9 - Open Discussion
May 19 - Jesa David, Sr. Public Education Coordinator, Sierra Donor Services.
April 14 - Dr. Anthony Albanese who is the Chief of Hepatology and Associate Chief of Staff for Education at the VA Northern California Healthcare System. He is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
2018 Meeting Dates
October 14 - Open Forum Meeting hosted by Bob Bilyeu
November 11 - TBA
December 9 - Christmas/Holiday Party @ Cattlemen's Restaurant (2000 Taylor Road, Rocklin) - 1:00-4:00 You Need Paid Reservations to Attend!
Past Speakers 2017/2018
September 9 - Christopher Bowlus, Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, U. C. Davis Medical Center
May 20 (3rd Sunday) - Steven Colquhoun, MD - Chief-Section of Hepatobilliary Surgery, Director of Liver Transplantation, U.C. Davis Medical Center
April 8 - Lauren D. Crow, M.D., Clinical Research Fellow - U .C . San Francisco Dept of DermatologyMarch 11 - Wendy Kadon -Public Education Coordinator, Sierra Donor Services
February 2018 - Joy Vongspanich-Dray, Pharm.D., UC Davis Med Center, Areas of practice include: Solid organ transplant, HCV, pain management & primary care
July 2017 -Very Special Guests Tiffany & Ken Roule: Our Bob Bilyeu received their son Tanner's liver in April, 2014. are honored to hear from this donor family and from Bob.
February 2017 - Dr. Mary Pat Pauly, Gastroenterology Hepatology
October 2017 - Anthony Albanese, MD, FACP, DFASAM, Affiliations Officer, VA Offic of Academic Affiliations, Clinical Prof. of Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine
November 2017 - Garrett Roll, MD, Asst Prof. of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgeon, UC San Francisco Medical Center
December 2017 - Christmas Party/Raffle at Cattlemen's Restaurant (2000 Taylor Road, Rocklin) - 1:00-4:00 - NEW LOCATION - You Need Reservations to Attend!
Past Speakers - 2016
November 2016- Dr. John Roberts, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Chief - Division of Transplantation, U.C. San Francisco
September 2016 - Raphael Merriman, MD, FACP Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center
May 2016 - Danielle Murphy - Nutritionist, Lifetime Athletics, Roseville
April 2016 - Danielle Murphy - Exercise Pre & Post Transplant, Pilates Trainer, Lifetime Athletics, Roseville
Past Speakers - 2015
November 2015 -- Dr. Barbara Burrall, Department of Dermatology, U.C. Davis Medical Center
October 2015 - Dr. Chris Freise, Professor of Surgery, Organ Transplantation, U.C. San Francisco Medical Center
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Sacramento Area Liver Transplant Support Group (SALTSG)
c/o Sierra Donor Services, Bob Bilyeu - Facilitator
3940 Industrial Blvd.
W. Sacramento, CA 95691
ph: Bob Bilyeu 916-675-2721
alt: bob_bilyeu@yahoo.com
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