2020 American Transplant Congress
Promotoras De DonacióN: An E-Learning Module on Organ Donation
*Purpose: Latinx are overrepresented on the transplant waitlist, an underrepresented as posthumous organ donors. Promotoras (community health workers) have proven effective at advocating and spearheading…2020 American Transplant Congress
Serum αKlotho after Living Kidney Donation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
*Purpose: αKlotho (klotho) is a known anti-aging protein that exerts diverse physiological effects. Defect in klotho gene expression in mice can result in a syndrome…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Trend of Non-Utilization and Decline of Hepatitis C Virus Antibody-Positive Deceased Donor Kidneys
*Purpose: With more transplant centers are accepting hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) deceased donor kidneys (dHCV+), the trend of non-utilization and decline of these organs…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improvements in Organ Donation: Riding the Coattails of a National Tragedy
1Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: The US organ donation system has received attention from the highest levels of government. It has been debated whether increased donation is attributable solely…2020 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Organ Procurement Organization Review of the Impact of Reactive Anti-HCV and HCV NAT Results
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: Previously a single organ procurement organization (OPO) reviewed data from a 15 month cohort (1/1/2016 to 3/31/17) and concluded that donors who tested positive…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Case Against Race: Proportion of Minorities Does Not Explain Low DSA Donation Performance
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Chronic organ shortages result in unnecessary waitlist deaths, making improvements in donation an urgent problem in transplantation. Historically, barriers to donation have been noted…2020 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donation is Associated with Accelerated Podocyte Loss Early after Donation
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Living kidney donation (LKD) is associated with increased long-term risk of CKD/ESRD. Post donation DM/HTN are associated with this increased risk. However, the remaining…2020 American Transplant Congress
Establishment of a National Kidney Exchange Program in Mexico: Pro-Renal
*Purpose: Expose the need of an effective kidney paired exchange program in Mexico*Methods: Describe how Pro-Renal works. Expose weaknesses of Mexican Health System. Compare our…2020 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing the Gift: One OPO’s Experience Maximizing the Gift of Organ Donation by Successfully Increasing the Number of Organs Transplanted from Non-Braindead Donors
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: In 2018 in the United States, donation after circulatory death (DCD) cases accounted for 20% of deceased organ donor recoveries1. Our organ procurement organization's…2020 American Transplant Congress
Reasons for Living Kidney Donor Candidate Turndowns: A Single-Center Cohort Study
University Hospitals. Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Living kidney donation is widely accepted to be a safe procedure. In the absence of reliable predictors of renal dysfunction in potential living kidney…
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