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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Health Care Transition of Adolescents After Kidney Transplantation in Germany and Austria – The Randomized Controlled Transnephro Trial

    L. Pape1, M. Kreuzer1, A. Großhenig2, J. Prüfe1, S. Group3

    1Pediatrics II, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany, 2Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, 3German Society of Pediatric Nephrology, Berlin, Germany

    *Purpose: Adolescence is the age with the highest rate of graft losses because of non-adherence and the transfer from pediatric to adult care. Health care…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Outcome of Donor Derived and Community Acquired West Nile Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients

    R. K. Thimmisetty1, G. Larrieux2, S. Wilson2, F. Barrantes1, S. Kundeling1, J. Kumar1

    1Renal Medicine Associates, Albuquerque, NM, 2Presbyterian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM

    *Purpose: Donor derived West Nile Virus(WNV) Infections can occur but rare. We are presenting four cases that were seen at our transplant center*Methods: Case 1:…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Understanding Transplant Awareness in Pre-Kidney Transplant Recipients – Role of Surgeon Visit

    G. Defelice, H. Harrington, M. Ratcliff, D. Moravec, E. Wands, A. Sauviac, A. Paramesh, A. Vijay

    Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

    *Purpose: Education for pre-Kidney Transplant recipient candidates aims to improve their knowledge and understanding about the transplant process, outcomes and potential complications and facilitate adjustment…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Consent to Organ Offers from Public Health Service Increased Risk Donors Decreases Time to Transplant and Waitlist Mortality

    Y. Kelly, A. Zarinsefat, M. Tavakol, A. Shui, C. Huang, J. P. Roberts

    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: The Public Health Service Increased Risk designation identified organ donors at increased risk of transmitting hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus. Despite…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Comparing Disparities in Access to First and Re-Kidney Transplantation Among Hispanic and Black Adults in the United States

    S. Sandal1, J. Ahn2, V. Thompson3, T. Purnell4, M. Cantarovich5, D. Segev3, M. McAdams DeMarco3

    1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2SOM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 4Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 5McGill University Health Ctr, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: There are significant racial/ethnic disparities in access to solid organ transplantation; lack of education and familiarity with the transplant process are postulated contributors. Among…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Evaluation of a Change in Pharmacy Discharge Medication Education for Kidney Transplant Recipients

    M. Borsh1, M. Leick1, A. Donovan2, C. McAdam-Marx2, M. Keck1

    1Pharmacy, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE, 2College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    *Purpose: To evaluate if modification of pharmacy discharge education for kidney transplant recipients contributed to a decreased length of hospital stay (LOS) post-transplant.*Methods: This was…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Access and Equity for Transplant: A Single-Center Experience

    S. Kodali1, A. Lopez2, C. Egwim2, J. Alegria2, S. Yi2, H. Adrogue2, M. Moaddab2, H. Huang2, I. Hussain2, M. Kassi2, J. Ontiveros2, R. Guardiola2, J. Alexander2, D. Harvey2, K. Maresh2, S. Zylicz2, L. Loza2, J. Corkrean2, A. O. Gaber2, R. M. Ghobrial1

    1Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: Many Hispanic Americans have misconceptions about transplantation due to language and cultural differences, which can make them less likely to undergo liver transplant (LT)…
  • 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…
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