Articles tagged "Patient education"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Liver Waitlist Candidate LDLT Educational Outreach Program on Referrals and Outcomes of Donor Evaluation
C. Saroli Palumbo, J. Batisti, R. Batra, J. Dopico, D. Haakinson, L. Hughes, M. Joyce, S. Klein, S. Kulkarni, D. Mulligan, P. Narayanan, M. Schilsky, R. Tomlin, K. Ventura, S. Emre, A. Liapakis
Yale, New Haven, CT
*Purpose: Challenges to identify suitable candidates for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) include low donor acceptance, recipient & provider team reluctance to pursue LDLT. A…
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…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Providing Transplant Candidates with Guidance about Differences in Acceptance Criteria across Programs
C. Schaffhausen,^1,4 M. Bruin,³ S. Chu,³ A. Matas,⁵ J. Lake,⁶ W. Kim,^4,7 S. Biggins,⁸ J. Snyder,^2,4 B. Kasiske,^1,4 A. Israni.^1,2
¹Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN; ²Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ³College of Design, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁴Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; ⁵Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN; ⁷Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; ⁸Division of Hepatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) provides federally mandated program-specific reports (PSR) to the public. Candidate acceptance criteria vary widely across programs for many…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Current Educational Interventions in Improving Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Rates
S. Sandal, N. Dendukuri, S. Wang, E. Guadagno, T. Ekmekjian, A. Alam.
McGill Unversity Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
IntroductionLack of knowledge and discomfort approaching a donor are two of the most common recognized, recipient-level barriers to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). To address…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Medication Education Pilot Program in Living versus Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.
N. Sulejmani, H. Albanna, B. Summers, A. Jantz, R. Prashar, A. Patel.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Medication adherence is crucial for transplant recipients as non-adherence can result in increased risk of rejection and graft loss. Early education prior to transplant…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of a Discharge Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, C. Perez, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, H. Meadows, B. O'Brien, J. McGillicuddy, P. Baliga, D. Taber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
2018 American Transplant Congress
An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
E. Clifton, A. Eshelman, D. Kim, A. Patel, P. Williams, D. Nicholson, K. Hogan, E. Rubinstein, D. Ramirez, N. Sadik, M. Jesse.
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Validation of a Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, V. Rohan, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, B. O'Brien, C. Perez, P. Baliga, H. Meadows, D. Taber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Willingness to Consider Increased Risk Donors: A Single Center Experience
V. Richards,¹ C. Johnson,¹ J. Perkins,² A. Limaye,³ L. Sibulesky.²
¹Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ²Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; ³Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Background: The number of Public Health Service increased risk organ donors (PHS IRD) is growing, largely due to the opioid epidemic.Methods: We conducted a retrospective…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Using the Explore Transplant Ontario Program to Increase Transplant Knowledge and Readiness among Patients on Maintenance Dialysis
D. Belenko,¹ C. Richardson,¹ V. Gupta,¹ T. Ahmed, N. Edwards, M. Novak,² J. Peipert,³ A. Waterman, I. Mucsi.
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
IntroductionKidney transplantation (KT) is the preferred treatment for patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), yet many potentially eligible patients do not act to pursue KT.…