#4 Patient-Centred Care in Liver Transplantation in Georgia Professionalism, Communication, and Quality Standards in Transplant Services | GMJ Official Podcast

Welcome to the GMJ Official Podcast — the academic voice of the Georgian Medical Journal.In this episode, we explore the commentary by Dr Sulkhan Inaishvili, PhD, on patient-centred care in liver transplantation in Georgia.Liver transplantation is among the most complex and ethically demanding areas of modern healthcare. Although global outcomes demonstrate high technical success—with one-year survival exceeding 90% in leading transplant systems—patient-centred care remains incompletely realised.This episode examines why.We discuss how professionalism in transplant medicine must be understood not merely as an individual moral attribute, but as an organisational and accreditation-driven function shaped by governance, structured communication, and institutional accountability.Key themes include:• Access, intake, and continuity of care in transplant pathways• Communication and non-adherence as safety-critical risks• Living donor protection and independent donor advocacy• Ongoing informed consent as a structured ethical process• Ethics governance, complaints systems, and public trust• Medical education and the hidden curriculum in transplant professionalismDrawing on international transplant registry data (OPTN/SRTR, NHS Blood and Transplant), Accreditation Canada Qmentum Global Standards, and WHO frameworks on people-centred health services, this discussion situates Georgia’s evolving liver transplant system within a global quality perspective.As surgical competence stabilises, quality differentials increasingly depend on organisational design, ethical resilience, and system-level accountability.This is the GMJ Official Podcast — advancing academic dialogue, governance excellence, and evidence-based healthcare leadership.Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ)ISSN 3088-4322 (Online)DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18207027Vol. 2026 No. 1 https://gmj.ge/index.php/pub/article/view/10