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Articles tagged "Ethics"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Differences in Medication Adherence Between Preemptive and Post-Dialysis Young Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Y. Vaisbourd1, E. Samson2, A. De Simone2, M. Dahhou2, B. Foster3

    1Pediatrics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: The mechanisms underlying the superior graft survival associated with pre-emptive kidney transplantation, compared with transplantation following a period of dialysis, are unknown. Selection for…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplant Professionals’, Recipients’ and Caregivers’ Perspectives on the Use of Precision Medicine in Kidney Transplantation

    F. Ballesteros Gallego1, A. Affdal1, M. Malo2, R. Sapir-Pichhadze3, M. Fortin1

    1CRCHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for end-stage kidney disease. However, antibody-mediated rejection can lead to graft loss. The use of Precision Medicine (PM)…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Navigating the Ethics of Transplant Research Involving Newly Deceased

    B. Parent1, T. Schiff2, E. Weldon3, N. Lawson4, S. Mehta5, R. A. Montgomery6

    1Medical Ethics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2Medical Ethics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 3NYU Langone Health-Transplant Institute, New York, NY, 4NYU Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, 5New York University Langone Transplant Institute, New York, NY, 6NYU Langone, New York, NY

    *Purpose: The most promising innovations for overcoming the organ shortage include novel organ sources such as xenotransplant and bioengineered organs. Studying these organs in mechanically…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Financial Impact of a Culturally Sensitive Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program

    J. Caicedo1, A. Wang2, A. Mathur3, R. Ruiz4, E. J. Gordon1

    1Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 4Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    *Purpose: Hispanic/Latinx patients receive disproportionately fewer living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs) than non-Hispanic Whites. [Institution name's] culturally targeted Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program (HKTP) was found…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Center Variation is the Major Driver of Geographic Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplants Among Waitlisted Candidates

    D. Stewart, A. Robinson, A. Wilk, D. Klassen

    United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: The OPTN’s monitoring of equity in access to deceased donor kidney (KI) transplants (tx) among waitlisted candidates has consistently found service area (DSA) of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Use of Ancestral Genetic SNP Phenotyping to Define Genotypic Ethnicity in Solid Organ Transplant Patients

    P. Jindra, T. Tu, N. D'Silva, C. T. Stewart, J. Magana, N. Chitnis

    Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Transplantation research has mainly categorized ethnicity into four main groups African American, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian Pacific Islander. Our world has increased in admixure…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Team Decision-Making in Liver Transplant Evaluation: A Multi-Center Ethnographic Observation Study

    C. N. Sidoti, H. C. Sung, D. L. Segev, M. L. Levan, T. S. Purnell, A. T. Strauss

    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Transplant providers are tasked with making ethically complex and high-stakes decisions of determining a patient’s candidacy for liver transplantation within a multi-disciplinary team. We…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Healthcare Worker Attitudes On Living Donations Prior To Withdrawal Of Care

    C. Luo1, S. Rath1, L. Washburn2, M. B. Price1, P. Moolchandani1, M. Goss3, A. Rana1, J. Goss1, N. Galvan1

    1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: This study aims to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care towards Living Donation Prior to…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Adding Epitope Compatibility To Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation Criteria: Recommendations From An Online Public Deliberation

    L. Edwards1, R. Sapir-Pichhadze2, P. Keown3, S. Bryan1

    1School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    *Purpose: With increasing demand for kidneys and a scarce supply, ways to reduce rejection and improve transplant outcomes are needed. One possibility is using epitope…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Having Potential Living Donors on Patients’ Access to Kidney Transplantation

    E. J. Gordon1, J. Lee1, R. Kang1, J. Caicedo2

    1Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: Racial/ethnic disparities persist in patients’ access to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). Little is known about the relationship between number of potential living donors…
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