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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Patient Definitions of Transplant Success of Upper Extremity VCA

    M. Downey1, B. Kuramitsu2, J. Gacki-Smith2, K. Vanterpool1, M. Luken3, M. Nordstrom3, T. Riggleman3, C. Cooney1, M. Levan1, S. Tintle3, G. Brandacher1, S. Jensen2, G. Dumanian2, E. Gordon2

    1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

    *Purpose: Little is known about how to measure "success" of upper extremity (UE) vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) given its relative novelty and low frequency. While…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Association of Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease with Adoption of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Activities

    M. Fallahzadeh1, E. Ku2, D. Adey2, D. Tuot2

    1UCSF, Nashville, TN, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: Patient understanding of disease is one key component to engagement in health and participation in risk reduction activities. We examined the association between kidney…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    International Practices on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Transplant Candidates

    Y. Caliskan1, B. E. Hippen2, D. Axelrod3, M. Schnitzler1, K. Maher1, T. Alhamad4, S. Anwar5, V. Kute6, K. Lentine1

    1Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 2Transplant Medicine, Fresenius Medical Care, Charlotte, NC, 3University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 4Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, 5Sheikh Shakhbout Medical Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 6Dr. H L Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Ahmedabad, India

    *Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges and there are practice differences for solid organ transplant programs worldwide. We sought to…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Programmatic Fidelity is Central to the Development of Virtual Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Educational Programs

    A. Carter, H. Qu, R. Reed, A. C. Killian, V. Kumar, M. J. Hanaway, J. Locke

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    *Purpose: The Living Donor Navigator program is designed to mitigate disparities in living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), though geographic disparities in program participation were observed…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Effectiveness of a Targeted Media Campaign on Engagement and Interest in Living Donation

    L. A. Davis1, A. Livingston2, A. Waterman3

    1Houston Methodist Hospital, J.C. Walter Jr Transplant Center, Houston, TX, 2Multiview, Irving, TX, 3Transplant Research and Education Center, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Living donation rates have continued to decline. Research has suggested that disseminating living donation education and information more broadly to larger audiences outside of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Do Videos Work Better Than Digital Ads at Reaching Audiences? Examining Which Message Types Engage and Encourage Further Exploration of Living Donation

    L. A. Davis1, A. Livingston2, A. Waterman3

    1HMH, Houston, TX, 2Multiview, Irving, TX, 3Transplant Research and Education Center, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Testing and examination of media campaigns focused on deceased donor transplant abound. Fewer studies examine the effectiveness of different media strategies at increasing not…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Collaboration for Successful Transition to Adult Care in Liver Transplant: Early Outcomes of a Structured Program with Youth Engagement

    B. Kosmach-Park1, J. Kilpatrick2, A. Algeo1, K. Jones1, L. Remaley1, N. Elazzazy2, N. Jonassaint3, G. Mazariegos1

    1Transplant Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: To effectively transition youth to adult hepatology through a structured program and developed partnerships while promoting and maintaining optimal outcomes.*Methods: The pediatric and adult…
  • 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

    Seeing is Believing: Efficacy of a Video-Based Intervention in Improving Skin Cancer Risk Awareness and Preventative Strategies Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    R. Saranath, J. Gomez, E. Shah, S. Michalak, R. Haughton, B. Fernandez, I. Ahronowitz

    USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Despite improvement in their overall life expectancy, solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) remain at elevated risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancers. Moreover, patients of…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of Donor Exclusion Criteria in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience

    D. Daskalaki, M. E. Akoad, J. Kim, C. J. Simon, Y. Cheah

    Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

    *Purpose: Liver donation is fundamental in increasing the pool of available grafts. Careful evaluation of each donor ensures the best outcomes for the recipient and…
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