2020 American Transplant Congress
Tele Health Utilization in Kidney Transplantation Clinic
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
*Purpose: Most of the kidney transplanted (KT) patients are well educated and have been receiving nearly the same medications every visit. In usual OPD care,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation Through a Satellite Clinic
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Distance to a transplant center, a potential barrier for candidates seeking kidney transplant evaluation, can be addressed by satellite clinics. Here we describe our…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Use of Allosure Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA in a Community Based Kidney Transplant Program
Kidney Transplantation, Christiana Care Hospital, Newark, DE
*Purpose: Donor derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has emerged as a marker of kidney allograft injury. Beginning in 2019, the dd-cfDNA monitoring has been introduced as…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pictogram Tool to Improve Medication Adherence in Heart Transplant Families with Limited English Proficiency and Low Health Literacy
*Purpose: Rejection in heart transplant recipients significantly limits long-term survival, impairs quality of life, and increases both direct and indirect costs of care. Preventing rejection…2019 American Transplant Congress
Technology Triggered Adherence Intervention – Preliminary Findings
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2UC Health, Cincinnati, OH
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (M-NA) after renal transplant (RT) increases the risk of graft failure. We conducted a prospective, randomized, single center trial to evaluate 3…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Liver Frailty Index is Associated with Current and Subsequent Disability in Liver Transplant Candidates
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: The Liver Frailty Index (LFI) was developed to capture the effects of malnutrition and muscle wasting in patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplantation (LT).…2019 American Transplant Congress
Build It, They Will Come: Surgical Renal Outpatient Infusion Room Decreases Readmission Rates
*Purpose: Post-renal transplant patients present a unique set of complex medical concerns that are best served by qualified, transplant-trained healthcare professionals. Post-renal transplant patients often…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Pilot Study of Organ Donor Registration among Persons Living with HIV (PLWH)
*Purpose: Under the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (HOPE Act), persons living with HIV (PLWH) may receive organ transplants from HIV-infected donors. However, awareness of…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…
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