The Heart and Lung Transplant Foundation's mission is to support the heart and lung transplant community so that Western Australians who suffer heart and / or lung disease have the opportunity to participate fully in their day to day life.
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We do this by:
- Funding lung and heart transplant research
- Supporting patients who need, or have had, heart and / or lung transplants
- Providing essential heart and lung equipment for Royal Perth Hospital
- Raising awareness of heart and lung disease and organ donation
Through its support of transplantation, which includes patient support, subsidising medical research into heart and lung disease and increasing donor awareness, the Foundation will ensure that patients have every opportunity to achieve optimum health.
The Foundation's key areas of representation are:
- Research into heart and lung disease, transplants and related areas, designed to enhance patient outcomes
- Education into heart and lung disease, transplants and related areas, designed to enhance patient outcomes
- Patient support and advocacy
- Liaison with key stakeholders
- Donor awareness
