2021 American Transplant Congress
Noninferiority Outcomes Among Undocumented Immigrant Kidney Transplant Recipients in California
*Purpose: There are over 2 million undocumented immigrants (UI) in California, where currently, all individuals regardless of immigration status have equal access to kidney transplant(KT).…2021 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Next of Kin Authorization for Research in Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation: Experience at One Organ Procurement Organization
*Purpose: Research related to deceased donor interventions seeks to address diverse questions to improve the use and outcomes of organ gifts for transplantation. Consent for…2021 American Transplant Congress
Providing Equitable Access: Language and Literacy Levels of Kidney Transplant Center Websites
*Purpose: Health disparities exist for access to kidney transplantation. Accessibility of patient-facing transplant center resources can contribute to these disparities. Patients interact with transplant centers…2021 American Transplant Congress
Gray on the Border: A Closer Look at the Gap in Access to Kidney Transplantation for Hispanic Americans
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
*Purpose: Hispanic Americans have disproportionately reduced access to kidney transplantation that is significantly affected by longstanding cultural and geographical disparities. These disparities are multifactorial and…2021 American Transplant Congress
Seeing is Believing: Efficacy of a Video-based Intervention in Improving Awareness of Skin Cancer Risk for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
1Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Our research focuses on the efficacy of using a novel video-based intervention to educate solid organ transplant recipients on their increased risk of skin…2020 American Transplant Congress
A NASHional Crisis: Liver Transplantation Outcomes in Female Hispanics
1Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Obesity and metabolic syndrome have recently become an epidemic with Hispanics bearing a disproportionate burden. Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe immune-mediated stage of…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Time is Now: Improving Waiting Times in Minority Populations
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: A significant limiting factor to transplantation resides on waiting time based on blood type. Historically candidates in blood groups B and O experience higher…2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation in the United States
Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Despite research into the effects of race, ethnicity, and insurance status in liver transplantation, disparities persist. Access to care even in insured populations endures…2020 American Transplant Congress
New Onset Diabetes after Transplant (NODAT) in Hispanic Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
*Purpose: Hispanic ethnicity is one of the reported risk factors for NODAT in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). The purpose of our study is to determine…2020 American Transplant Congress
Unresolved Disparities: Sex, Racial, Ethnic, and Insurance Differences in Performance Status at Listing for Liver Transplant
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, New York, NY
*Purpose: Cirrhosis is a chronic disease characterized by progressive worsening in physical functioning. We hypothesized that poor performance status at time of listing was an…
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