*New Organ – New Life*

About 10,000 seriously ill people in Germany are waiting for a donor organ. The University Hospital is one of 45 centers nationwide where these life-saving transplant surgeries can be performed—provided a suitable organ is available. During the Long Night of Science, we’ll use short presentations to answer the most important questions about organ donation and transplant medicine:

• How is it ensured that an organ is removed only after the “irreversible loss of all brain functions”? 
  Learn how an interdisciplinary medical team determines brain death
• How does the donor organ reach the recipient?
  Learn how the German Organ Transplantation Foundation coordinates organ donation in Germany
• How does the transplant procedure work? 
  Learn how surgical teams perform heart or liver transplants in operations lasting several hours
• How healthy are recipients after surgery?
  Learn more about post-operative medical care and life with a donor organ

Following the presentations, the speakers will be available for individual discussions and questions.