Articles tagged "Outpatients"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Coordinated, Multimodal Care After Kidney Transplantation Improves Graft Survival and Cardiovascular Risks – Results of the Kidney Transplantation 360°- Study (ktx360°)
L. Pape¹, M. DeZwaan², V. Kliem³, H. Nolting⁴, J. Wolff⁴, U. Tegtbur⁵, M. Schiffer⁶
¹Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany, ²Pediatrics II, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³Nephrologic Center Hannoversch Münden, Hannoversch Münden, Germany, ⁴IGES Insititue, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁶University Hospital of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
*Purpose: Cardiovascular events and reduced graft survival due to non-adherence are the most important reasons for morbidity and mortality after KTx. Outpatient care in Germany…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Covid-19 Impact of the Pandemic Surge on Patients Waiting for Renal Transplantation at a Single New York City Transplant Center
G. Boyd, D. Tsapepas, R. Bonifacio, L. Brinkers, C. Brennan, A. Chang, M. Dalangin, L. Lowe, J. K. Mendoza, J. V. Mendoza, C. McNulty, M. Morris, M. Muttiah, K. Nickason, L. Ratner
Transplant, NYP - Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: There was a critical need to understand the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our patients awaiting transplantation, including infection rates, morbidity, mortality,…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Mhealth Family Self-Management Intervention for Families of Transplanted Children
S. M. Lerret¹, R. White-Traut², B. Medoff-Cooper³, S. I. Ahamed⁴, P. Simpson⁵, R. Schiffman⁶
¹Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Department of Computer Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, ⁵Department of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
*Purpose: Nearly 2,000 children undergo solid organ transplant in the US annually. In our previous research with transplant families, parents reported difficulty coping with the…
2021 American Transplant Congress
A New Triage-based Approach to Managing Transplant Referrals
H. L. Walther
Division of Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation, UCI Health, Orange, CA
*Purpose: To develop and implement a novel triage-based approach to the management of referrals for kidney transplant evaluation*Methods: The transplant nurse coordinator dedicated to referral…
2021 American Transplant Congress
27 Months Follow Up of a Cohort in the Transplant Continuum After Using a New Electronic Medical Record Tool to Document Transplant Option Discussions Among Patients with EGFR <20 Ml/min/1.73m2
A. A. Yishak¹, M. S. Bhatnagar², A. V. Tomimatsu³, R. La Londe⁴, E. Clark⁵, K. B. Rubenstein⁶, S. Vupputuri⁶
¹MAPMG, McLean, VA, ²Kaiser Permanente |, Oakland, CA, ³Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, ⁴Kaiser Permanente, Oakland,, CA, ⁵Kaiser Permanente, Hyattsville, MD, ⁶MAPRI, Rockville, MD
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess: 1) the documentation of transplant option discussions; 2) the number of members listed & transplanted preemptively;…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Pharmacist in an Outpatient Heart Transplant Clinic
A. Prom¹, D. Ricciuti¹, J. Newman², C. Doligalski¹
¹UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC, ²Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
*Purpose: Data describing the impact of a pharmacist in ambulatory medication management of heart transplant recipients (HTRs) is lacking. Following the addition of an ambulatory…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Utilization During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
M. MacConmara, A. Shubin, D. Wojciechowski, L. de Gregorio, J. Shah, P. Vagefi, C. S. Hwang
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Transplantation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in the United States were urged to stay at home. Kidney transplantation continued during this…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Solid Organ Transplant Telehealth Utilization Significantly Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Experience at a Single, Large Volume Center
R. Forbes, K. Kumm, H. O'Dell, K. Smith, L. Smith, A. Dreher, H. Schaefer, B. Concepcion
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth utilization has allowed for the delivery of healthcare while protecting patients, caregivers, healthcare workers, and the community from exposure.…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Patients Referred for Liver Transplant Evaluation
E. Solomon¹, M. Waykar², K. Robichaux³, J. Buggs⁴, A. Kumar¹, N. Kemmer⁵
¹Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ²Honors College, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, ³Honors College, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Transplant Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, ⁵Transplant Hepatology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: National demand for liver transplants is increasing steadily, with 8,896 liver transplants performed in the USA in 2019, a 7.8% increase from 2018. The…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Transplant Clinical Pharmacist in an Outpatient Transplant Clinic
O. Roe¹, S. Gattis¹, R. Parsons², D. Lo², S. Todd¹
¹Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Pharmacist involvement in the outpatient transplant clinic setting has been correlated with improved patient outcomes in single organ cohort studies. Direct clinical pharmacist involvement…