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2019 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppressant Adherence in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States
W. S. Cherikh¹, A. R. Wilk¹, J. Maghirang¹, E. A. Witt², H. Kirkham², S. Boghani², N. Hira³, G. Pietradoni², D. K. Klassen¹
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Walgreen Co, Deerfield, IL, ³AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, Orlando, FL
*Purpose: We sought to determine the characteristics associated with immunosuppressant (IS) medication adherence among adult recipients of deceased donor liver transplants (TXs) in the US.*Methods:…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Parental Anxiety and Depression Rates across Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Populations
A. M. Lofton¹, A. Wille¹, E. A. Steinberg², C. Buchanan²
¹Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Psychiatry, University of Colorado SOM, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: This study’s purpose is to examine parental self-report of depression and anxiety symptoms during the pre-transplant evaluation process for solid organ transplant pediatric candidates…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplant Recipients, Barriers and Predictors
S. Taj¹, H. Baghaffar², D. Alnajjar², N. Almashabi³, S. Ismail⁴
¹King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Ibn Sina College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ³Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Pharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Non-adherence to immunosuppressant therapy (IST) is one of the major factors leading to graft rejection. To our knowledge, limited data exist on the prevalence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating the Predictive Utility of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) for Post-Transplant Outcomes in Moderate to High-Risk Liver Transplant Candidates
P. Sheiner, S. Spence, D. Gleason, J. Riley, M. Einstein, E. UrtasunSotil, C. Rochon, B. Maneckshana, O. Serrano
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: Previous studies suggest the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) is predictive of post-transplant outcomes in multiorgan transplant candidates. We aim to determine…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Analysis of a French Monocentric Cohort
M. Mazloum¹, M. Charbit², O. Aubert¹, D. Anglicheau¹, A. Scemla¹, R. Salomon², P. Krug², C. Legendre¹, R. Sberro-Soussan¹
¹Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ²Pediatric Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: Transition refers to the dynamic process in which the patient is oriented from pediatric to adult care. In the field of kidney transplantation, transition…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of an mHealth, Electronic Pillbox Intervention on Tacrolimus Variability in Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
J. W. McGillicuddy, L. Sox, J. Chandler, F. Treiber, D. Taber
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (MNA) is a major risk factor and leading cause of late allograft loss in kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. Tacrolimus trough concentration variability,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Determining the Role of Insurance Coverage at the Time of Renal Transplantation as a Predictor of Medication Misadventure
D. Wilkerson, P. Klem
Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: To determine if patients who receive financial assistance through the American Kidney Fund (AKF) for health care premiums at the time of transplant are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes by Conception Age in Female Liver Transplant Recipients
M. Sarkar¹, L. A. Coscia², D. Kliniewski², S. Rao³, S. Constantinescu⁴, M. J. Moritz⁵
¹Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ³Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare pregnancy outcomes in liver transplant recipients by different conception ages. Background: Over 30% of female transplant…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Lifelong Immunosuppression, I Am Sure We Told Them That?: Long Term Medication Adherence in Liver Transplant Patients
K. Foster¹, C. Perez¹, T. Harrison¹, H. Corbo¹, N. Patel¹, J. Fleming¹, H. Meadows¹, D. Taber¹, 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: Current literature describes demographic information of non-adherent patients and identifies that non-adherence may be predictive of post-txp outcomes. We suspect that patients with private…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multilevel Correlates of Immunosuppressive Nonadherence in Kidney Transplant Patients – The Multicenter ADHERE BRAZIL Study
H. Sanders-Pinheiro¹, F. A. Colugnati¹, K. Denhaerynck², E. O. Marsicano¹, J. O. Medina³, S. De Geest², A. ADHERE BRAZIL Study team¹
¹Nephrology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, ²Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão/Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppressive therapy is a risk factor for poor clinical and economic outcomes after kidney transplantation (KT). Brazil, having the largest public and…