2018 American Transplant Congress
Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient, Pancreas and Kidney Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Innovative Strategies to Accommodate Increased Patient Volume in an Outpatient Transplant Infusion Center
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: To accommodate the increasing volume of patients scheduled for infusions at the Comprehensive Transplant Center(CTC) Infusion suite. It began as a two chair unit…2018 American Transplant Congress
Institution-Based, Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Long-term anticoagulation with warfarin is required for patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). There is limited data of time in therapeutic range (TTR) in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Utilization of Telehealth in Kidney Transplantation
Transplant Institute, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.
Introduction: Telehealth is an emerging strategy to improve outcomes and decrease emergency department visits and readmissions. Utility of telehealth in kidney transplantation hasn't been much…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cognition and Self-Management in Liver Transplant Recipients
1Vanderbilt University, Nashville; 2University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison.
Cognitive impairment in the liver transplant (LT) population could negatively affect one's ability to self-manage. This study examined cognition and its relationship with self-management in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outpatient Prophylactic Valganciclovir Dose Optimization Post-Renal Transplant
Purpose: Renal function rapidly changes post-transplant requiring dose adjustment of CMV prophylaxis. We describe valganciclovir (VGCV) dosing accuracy in the outpatient setting and its associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Telehealth Evaluations to Screen Kidney Transplant Candidates Does Not Adversely Affect Time to or Rate of Transplant
1VA, Nashville; 2VUMC, Nashville.
Background. Telehealth can improve efficiency, timeliness, and cost effectiveness for kidney transplant waitlist candidates. Patients approved for further evaluation after a screening telehealth visit are…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of a Medication Education Program Among New Transplant Recipients at a Large Academic Health Center.
To help patients understand their medications and for adjustment post-transplant, we have implemented a self-medication (self-meds) program as a method of teaching patients their medications…2017 American Transplant Congress
Discrepancies in Perceived and Measured Cognitive Abilities in Transplant Recipients.
Aim: Examine how perceived cognitive performance compares with measured cognitive performance in renal transplant recipients.Background: Cognitive abilities affect patients' complex post-transplant care. An accurate assessment…2017 American Transplant Congress
Assessments of Literacy, Cognitive Function and Transplant Medication Knowledge in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Background: Medication adherence is often low in renal transplant recipients (RTR) and is in part due to inadequate knowledge. Therefore, new tools to identify medication…
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