2020 American Transplant Congress
Informed Consent and Decision Making for Upper Extremity VCA
*Purpose: The field of upper rxtremity (UE) Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) continues to advance with more patients undergoing the informed consent process each year. However,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Process Matters: Factors in Refusing Solid Organ Donation by African Americans
*Purpose: With approximately 25 African Americans (AAs) dying weekly while awaiting a transplantable organ, this study compares the experiences of AA families who authorized donation…2020 American Transplant Congress
Concept Discussion: Five Experimental Stages to Establish the Methodologies for Organ Farming
George Washington University, Bristow, VA
*Purpose: Most of the technologies to grow human organs in vitro already exist, but experimentation (and policy development support) will be required to ensure that:*Methods:…2020 American Transplant Congress
New and Unknown: VCA Acceptability to the General Public
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Despite the promise of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) as a viable alternative to available reconstructive procedures or prosthetics, its future relies heavily on families’…2020 American Transplant Congress
UK Residents Transplanted Overseas: A Summary of UK Data from 2000-2016
*Purpose: Organ shortage has prompted UK residents to source organs overseas. Little is known about the circumstances in which these transplants take place, but stories…2020 American Transplant Congress
Health Professional Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Mixed Methods Study
1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: Despite the benefits of living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), rates have stagnated. Efforts to increase LDKT have focused on patient level barriers. Health professionals…2020 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Families and Authorization for Research: Differences among Ethnic Groups
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Clinical research in transplantation is key to advancement of the field. NIH-sponsored trials such as HOPE in Action and APOLLO network require deceased donor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Ethical and Financial Consequences of Incidental Radiological Findings During Living Kidney Donor Evaluation
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Living kidney donation (LKD) provides a unique situation in that diagnostic studies are ordered on a presumably healthy individual. Literature has shown that preoperative…2020 American Transplant Congress
IM Naltrexone Post Liver Transplant for Alcoholic Hepatitis Patients to Prevent Relapse
Transplant Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: The number of patients requiring liver transplants due to Hepatitis C Virus is declining due to the new treatment options, and the growing number…2020 American Transplant Congress
Public Perceptions of ApoL1 Testing in the Context of Living Kidney Donation
*Purpose: We sought to assess the perceptions and attitudes about ApoL1 testing in African Americans.*Methods: African Americans (AA) living in the United States completed an…
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