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2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Belatacept in Pancreas Transplantation
P. D. Uva, A. Quevedo, J. Roses, R. Pilotti, E. Chuluyan, D. Casadei
Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation, ITAC - Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Purpose: To review our experience with Belatacept in pancreas transplantation*Methods: Retrospective review including all patients receiving Belatacept after pancreas transplantation. Main objective is to review…
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Pictogram Tool to Improve Medication Adherence in Heart Transplant Families with Limited English Proficiency and Low Health Literacy
A. C. Rothkopf¹, J. Chen², N. Jasiak-Panek³, K. Le³, A. Joong⁴, L. J. Addonizio¹
¹Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Department of Pharmacy, Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Department of Pharmacy, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁴Pediatric Cardiology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Rejection in heart transplant recipients significantly limits long-term survival, impairs quality of life, and increases both direct and indirect costs of care. Preventing rejection…
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Correlation between Self-Reported Medication Adherence and Side Effects in Transplant Recipients
T. Harrison¹, K. Foster¹, N. Patel¹, H. Meadows¹, C. Perez¹, H. Corbo¹, J. Fleming¹, N. Pilch¹, D. DuBay², J. McGillicuddy², S. Nadig², V. Rohan², D. Taber¹
¹Pharmacy Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ²Transplant Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (MNA) is a major risk factor for acute rejection and graft loss amongst all organ groups. It is unclear how medication side…
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Transplant Regimen Adherence For Kidney Recipients By Engaging Information Technologies: The Take It Trial
D. P. Ladner¹, M. S. Wolf²
¹Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Several studies report a high prevalence of inadequate adherence to prescribed (Rx) immunosuppressive (IS) medication regimens among kidney transplant (KT) recipients, yet few interventions…
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What Do We Not Know about Long Term Liver Transplant Patients? A Look at Side Effect Burden and Medication Adherence
K. Foster¹, C. Perez¹, T. Harrison¹, H. Corbo¹, N. Patel¹, D. Taber¹, H. Meadows¹, J. Fleming¹, D. DuBay², J. McGillicuddy², N. Pilch¹
¹Department of Pharmacy Services, -Medical University of South Carolina, -Charleston, SC, ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, -Medical University of South Carolina, -Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Historically our focus in transplantation has been on 1 year patient and graft outcomes. With the proposed shifts in legislation and the more recent…
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Developing a Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Assessment of Calcineurin Inhibitor-Related Symptoms
J. L. Beaumont¹, I. Purnajo¹, M. Polinsky², E. Alemao², M. J. Everly¹
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
*Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) therapy has side effects which can potentially impact a patient’s health related quality of life (HRQoL). A standardized measure to assess…
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ALcohol Relapse after Liver Transplantation
B. Movahedi, p. Mahboub, P. Martings, A. Bozorgzadeh
Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA
*Purpose: Alcoholic liver disease is a very common diagnosis among the patient’s population referred for liver transplantation. There are a number of different evaluation criteria…
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Immunosuppressant Adherence in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of Pharmacy Claims and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Data
W. S. Cherikh¹, A. R. Wilk¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham³, S. Boghani², N. Hira⁴, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Walgreens Co, Deerfield, IL, ³Walgreens Co, Deerfied, IL, ⁴AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: The current study was conducted to determine characteristics that are associated with immunosuppressant (IS) medication adherence among adult recipients of deceased donor heart transplants…
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“What I Wish I Would Have Known….” Patient Impressions of Transplant Education
K. Collins¹, A. Yaldo¹, E. Rubinstein¹, K. Kippen², H. Olden², S. Nagai¹, M. Abouljoud¹
¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI, ²Henry Ford, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Personal health management remains a key component to adherence after transplantation. The purpose of this study was to identify potential gaps in transplant education.…
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Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Candidates and Recipients: A Joint Position Statement of the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) and Canadian Network for Rehabilitation and Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Optimal Recovery (CAN-RESTORE)
T. Janaudis-Ferreira¹, S. Mathur², R. Deliva³, N. Howes⁴, C. Patterson⁵, A. Räkel⁶, S. So⁵, L. Wickerson⁷, M. White⁶, Y. Avitzur⁵, O. Johnston⁸, N. Heywood⁹, S. Singh⁷, S. Holdsworth¹⁰
¹School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁵The Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Exercise training has been shown to be beneficial across several chronic disease groups that may lead to solid organ transplantation (SOT), and across organ…