Articles tagged "Ethics"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Forensic Transplant Psychiatry: Ethical Issues and the Unique Assessment Needs of Candidates with Forensic Psychiatric Problems
D. Banayan, S. Gershan
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To establish what, if any, currently available guidelines or assessment instruments can help transplant programs perform fair, and objective evaluations of patients with forensic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Changing Paradigm of Ethics in Uterus Transplantation: A Systematic Review
L. M. Ngaage¹, S. Ike², A. Elegbede³, S. Gebran⁴, C. J. Vercler⁵, F. Liang⁴, E. M. Rada¹, C. Cooney³, R. J. Redett³, Y. M. Rasko¹
¹Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ²London North West University Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital / University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Plastic Surgery Section, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: The first uterus transplantation (UTx) was performed in 2000 and sparked ethical debate. As key milestones are reached (successful human UTx in 2011, and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
African American Living Kidney Donors’ Perceptions of APOL1 Genetic Testing and Its Impact on Ethnic Identity
E. J. Gordon¹, D. Amortegui¹, C. Wicklund¹, J. Friedewald¹, R. Sharp²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) risk variants may contribute to live kidney donors’ (“donors”) kidney failure post-donation. Because professional guidelines suggest informing potential donors with African…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Barriers to Listing for Kidney Transplantation in LMICs: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study in Brazil
Y. Yu¹, G. Ferreira², A. Saha¹, M. Henderson¹, D. Segev¹, J. Bastos², V. Colares², A. Massie¹
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Santa Casa de Misericordia de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
*Purpose: Incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but citizens of LMICs face barriers to transplantation that are…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Measuring and Monitoring Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Associated with Being Listed for a Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT)
D. E. Stewart, C. A. Custer, A. M. Robinson, A. R. Wilk
UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In 2018, the OPTN published a new methodology for measuring and monitoring disparities in access to deceased donor kidney (KI) transplantation (Tx) among kidney-alone…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Focus Groups to Explore the Public Attitudes on the Use of Imminent Death Donation
P. Moolchandani¹, R. Ackah², L. Washburn¹, D. O'Connor¹, E. L. Godfrey¹, T. Galván¹, A. Rana¹, J. A. Goss¹
¹Division Of Abdominal Transplantation, Michael E. DeBakey Department Of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: The aim of this study is to inform the development of a questionnaire to explore the feelings, attitudes, and values the public has towards…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Factors Related to International Travel for Transplantation among US-Listed Kidney Transplant Candidates
B. Koons¹, M. L. Henderson², A. G. Thomas³, T. Kear⁴, H. Moriarty⁴
¹School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Department of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
*Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with international travel for transplantation among US-listed kidney transplant (KT) candidates.*Methods: Using 2010-2016 data…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Pregnancy Experiences of Uterus Transplant Recipients
A. E. Wall, L. Johannesson, G. Testa, A. Warren
Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the pregnancy experiences of uterus transplant recipients through semi-structured interviews so as to develop a better…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic and Socio-Economic Disparities: Single versus Multi-Organ Transplant Recipients
C. A. Custer¹, K. Ladin², J. Entwistle³, E. J. Gordon⁴
¹United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Tufts University, Medford, MA, ³Thomas Jefferson University, Washington, DC, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Under current deceased donor kidney allocation policy, multi-organ transplant (MOT) candidates often receive priority over single organ transplant (SOT) candidates. We examined the distribution…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incorporating Tangible Benefits into the Risk-Benefit Analysis of Living Organ Donation Decisions
M. Robin¹, S. Rasmussen², A. Saha², A. Eno², M. Waldram², D. Segev², M. Henderson²
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The risk-benefit framework currently used in living organ donation presumes all benefit is afforded to the recipient, whereas the donor only assumes risks. However,…