Patient-Centred Care in Liver Transplantation in Georgia. Professionalism, Communication, and Quality Standards in Transplant Services.

Patient-Centred Care in Liver Transplantation in Georgia. Professionalism, Communication, and Quality Standards in Transplant Services Abstract Liver transplantation represents one of the most complex and ethically demanding domains of contemporary healthcare, characterised by prolonged care pathways, organ scarcity, and heightened vulnerability of both recipients and living donors. In Georgia, the expansion of liver transplant services over the past decade has demonstrated increasing clinical capacity while simultaneously exposing systemic challenges related to access, communication, continuity, and ethical governance. This commentary examines patient-centred care in liver transplantation as an organisational and educational responsibility rather than an individual professional attribute. Drawing on international transplant evidence, Georgian clinical experience, and accreditation standards governing access, intake, informed consent, living donation, and ethics oversight, the article argues that patient-centred transplant care can only be sustained through integrated systems of professionalism, communication, and institutional accountability.