Savannah-area organ transplant candidates and recipients are invited to attend the Georgia Transplant Foundation (GTF) Trends in Transplant conference at the Hoskins Center at Memorial University Medical Center on Saturday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Trends in Transplant (TNT) conference is designed to provide transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, and their families with educational information and support as they experience transplantation.

This year's conference will contain several seminars, including: Transplantation Past, Present & Future, led by Dr. John Welchel of Piedmont Hospital, and Nutrition: Healthy Eating for Life, led by Shannon Davis from Piedmont Hospital.

GTF staff will also be on hand to provide information on financial strategies, mentoring support, and JumpStart, the foundation's accredited employment and career development service.

The Georgia Transplant Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides financial, educational and emotional support to organ transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, and their families in Georgia.

“There are currently more than 677 transplant recipients and 351 candidates residing in the Savannah area,” says David Bakelman, Executive Director of the Georgia Transplant Foundation. “GTF is committed to making sure that our services are available to all transplant candidates and recipients throughout the state, bringing

the latest information about transplantation to the transplant community of Savannah.”

Transplantation is not a cure, but a treatment, and its financial, physical and emotional effects continue for life.

Statewide, there are more than 2,630 people waiting for organ transplants, while more than 9,669 Georgians are living successfully with a transplant.

The conference is free for all transplant candidates, recipients, living donors and one guest. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Please register to attend the Savannah TNT Conference by June 1 by calling (678) 514.1178 or toll-free at (866) 428-9411.

For more information about GTF, visit www.gatransplant.org .