Articles tagged "Patient education"

2019 American Transplant Congress
simplifyKDPI: An Animated Video to Educate Kidney Transplant Candidates about the Kidney Donor Profile Index
K. Bonner, R. Seibert, L. Kayler
SUNY Buffalo/ECMC, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: simplifyKDPI is an iteratively-designed patient-engaged mobile educational animated video program developed with guidance from patients, providers and Self-efficacy and Multimedia Learning Theories to increase…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Acceptability of Animated Video Medium to Educate Kidney Transplant Patients
K. Bonner, M. Cobler- Lichter, N. Crenesse-Cozien, L. Lewis, T. Feeley, L. Kayler
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Video-based education is an emerging method to address low health literacy, a barrier to informed patient decision-making. A two-dimensional animated educational video was developed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Kidney Transplant Patient Education: Information Retention is Associated with Improved Waitlist Outcomes
S. Patel, J. Ptasinski-Anderson, G. Dela Torre, S. Akkina
Transplant Nephrology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Patients who present for a kidney transplant (KT) evaluation undergo extensive education in a short period of time in the form of a one…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Education outside the Transplant Center – Initial Experience with an On-Line Transplant Education Hub
D. Belenko¹, C. Richardson¹, A. Li¹, N. Edwards¹, J. Lam¹, A. D. Waterman², A. Garg³, M. Novak⁴, I. Mucsi¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Limited knowledge about kidney transplant (KT) is a potential barrier that may prevent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from pursuing KT. Dialysis and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a Longitudinal Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Transition Program and Seminar – Safely Making the Long Leap to the Adult World
M. Moss, E. Steinberg, A. Sikora, K. McKinnon, J. Goebel, M. Bock
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Introduction: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) recipients of renal transplants (RTR) are confronted with a unique set of stressors. Rates of non-adherence are high…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Disciplinary Considerations Concerning the Impacts of Kidney Transplantation on Cervical and Lumbar Spinal Fusion Operations
L. Mugge, C. Gallagher, W. Qu, A. Caras, N. Henkel, O. Ekwenna, J. Ortiz
The University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
*Purpose: Improvements in postoperative care for renal transplant patients has increased both the duration and quality of life for patients. These patients are now able…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The End of Non-Directed Living Kidney Donation: The National Kidney Registry’s Family Voucher Program
M. Cooper¹, D. Leeser², S. Flechner³, J. Verbesey¹, M. Ronin⁴, G. Hil⁴, A. Waterman⁵, J. Veale⁵
¹Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC, ²East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴National Kidney Registry, New York, NY, ⁵UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: The continued growth of the National Kidney Registry’s (NKR) Voucher program has extended Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) to include chronological incompatibility which is facilitating…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Beyond Medication Education: Opportunities for Improvement in Health Education of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. J. Bababekov, Y. Hsu, C. G. Rickert, Y. Hung, J. A. Fishman, J. F. Markmann, L. Dageforde, D. C. Chang, H. Yeh
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: As immunosuppressive medications are crucial to graft and patient survival, transplant centers dedicate significant resources to medication education. However, patient outcomes also depend on…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Opening the Doors of Hope: HIV-Positive Living Kidney Donation
S. Rusch, L. Fieldman, M. Hemmersbach-Miller, C. R. Wolfe
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Living donation (LD) has been allowed under the HOPE Act since 2013, yet to date there have been no HIV+ LD organ transplants performed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Patient Specific Search: Feedback from Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
W. T. McKinney¹, M. J. Bruin², C. R. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni¹
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Patients in need of kidney transplantation face numerous obstacles when identifying a transplant center for treatment. Acceptance criteria, waiting time, and post-transplant allograft survival…

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