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2019 American Transplant Congress
A Randomized, Controlled, Trial of Interventions to Promote Walking after Abdominal Organ Transplantation: The LIFT Study
M. Serper¹, I. Barankay², S. Chadha¹, J. Shults³, P. Reese¹
¹University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Substantial weight gain and sedentary behavior are common after transplantation. Behavioral economic strategies with financial incentives and reminders may promote healthy behaviors in the…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Polish Troubled Kidney Transplant Biopsy Study: External Validation of the Molecular Microscope System
M. Myślak¹, D. Deborska-Materkowska², M. Ciszek², J. Mazurkiewicz¹, A. Debska-Slizien³, P. F. Halloran⁴, A. Perkowska-Ptasińska⁵
¹Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland, ²Warsaw Medical Univeristy, Warsaw, Poland, ³Gdansk Medical University, Gdansk, Poland, ⁴Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, AB, Canada, ⁵Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
*Purpose: The transplant clinician frequently encounters kidney transplant biopsies that are difficult to interpret by histology. A Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System (MMDx) has been developed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
CCR5-Mediated Recruitment of NK Cells to the Kidney is a Critical Step for Host Defense to Candida albicans Infection
H. R. Cho¹, V. G. Tran², N. N. Nguyen³, S. Lee⁴, S. W. Kang⁴, J. Kim⁴, H. J. Kim⁴, S. J. Park¹, J. S. Lee⁵, B. Kwon⁶
¹Department of Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, ²School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, ³1School of Biological Sciences, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, ⁴Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, ⁵Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of, ⁶Biomedical Research Center, Ulsan University Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Candida albicans infection causes a high rate of mortality in immunocompromised or transplant patients. In this study, we investigated the role of CCR5 that…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Perceptions and Attitude of Transplant Clinicians towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Transplant Recipients: A Survey of the American Society of Transplantation
M. So¹, J. Hand², M. Richmond¹, A. Morris³, S. Husain¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ³Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: The perceptions and attitude of transplant clinicians towards antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is unclear. We conducted a survey to better understand their attitude and perceptions…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Dependence, Access to Kidney Transplantation and Waitlist Mortality
A. Muzaale¹, N. Chu¹, H. Ying¹, S. Norman², S. Sison¹, D. Segev¹, M. McAdams-Demarco¹
¹JHU, Baltimore, MD, ²UM, Ann Habor, MI
*Purpose: Among patients with ESRD, functional dependence is common and an important determinant of both HRQOL and adverse outcomes. Kidney transplant (KT) may help patients…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient Response to a Formal Living Donor Liver Transplant Educational Program
P. Narayanan, C. Palumbo, K. Ventura, R. Tomlin, L. Hammers, M. Joyce, D. Wuerth, D. Haakinson, S. Kulkarni, D. Mulligan, S. Emre, A. Liapakis
Transplantation Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Informed consent for liver waitlist candidates is required and includes discussion of donor graft options. Living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is an established option…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Education outside the Transplant Center – Initial Experience with an On-Line Transplant Education Hub
D. Belenko¹, C. Richardson¹, A. Li¹, N. Edwards¹, J. Lam¹, A. D. Waterman², A. Garg³, M. Novak⁴, I. Mucsi¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Limited knowledge about kidney transplant (KT) is a potential barrier that may prevent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from pursuing KT. Dialysis and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Post Liver Transplant 30-Day Readmission Using Deep Neural Network Model
S. K. Niazi¹, H. O. Park², R. E. Carter³, A. Keaveny⁴, T. Schneekloth⁵, A. Spaulding⁶, D. Harnois⁴, P. F. Moreno-Franco⁷, E. Vargas⁶, T. Rummans¹, C. Taner⁷
¹Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Enterprise Analytics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁴GI & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁵Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁷Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a complex, expensive process and requires multidisciplinary care. A significant portion of the estimated $735,000 LT cost can be attributed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Integration Of Business Intelligence (BI) Solution In Tertiary Renal Transplant Centre To Drive Clinical Decisions.
M. Heer, S. Yausis, P. R. Trevillian
Newcastle Transplant Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
*Purpose: The future of medicine will be enabled by big data. With the promise of data-driven knowledge and decision-making, innovative big-data projects are ongoing in…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Aggressiveness Report Card
L. Liyanage, M. Kosztowski, S. Bae, K. Jackson, C. Holscher, A. Massie, N. Desai, M. Henderson, D. Segev, J. Garonzik-Wang
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Use of suboptimal kidneys (SOKs) is not uniform across centers. We hypothesize that creating an aggressiveness report card (ARC) that provides surgeons with timely…

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