Articles tagged "Patient education"

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.…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Policy Influences on Multiple Listing Practices for Kidney Transplantation between 2000 and 2017
M. Decoteau,¹ D. Stewart,² A. Toll,² J. Case,¹ C. Marsh.¹
¹Organ Transplantation, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA; ²United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
BACKGROUND: Organ allocation policies continually evolve to address long transplant wait times and a limited donor organ pool. Transplant candidates may list at multiple centers…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Enhancing Coordination across Healthcare Settings through a Web-Based Transplant Referral Exchange (T-REX) Platform
L. McPherson,¹ R. Mutell,² P. Broughton,² M. Basu,¹ J. Gander,¹ S. Pastan,¹ R. Patzer.¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ²Apex Health Innovations, Simi Valley, CA.
Background: Communication between dialysis and transplant centers with regard to end-stage renal disease patient information throughout the transplant process is administratively intensive. We collaborated with…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Patient-Perceived Barriers to Starting the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
R. Hamoda, L. McPherson, K. Lipford, J. Gander, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Overview: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist along multiple transplant steps, including start of the transplant evaluation. No studies have identified barriers that…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient, Pancreas and Kidney Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
T. Schachtner,^1,2,3 M. Zaks,¹ A. Kahl,¹ P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ³Berlin Institute of Health BIH, Charite and Max Delbrueck Center, Berlin, Germany.
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized and…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Efficiency and Patient Perception of Solid Organ Transplant Medication Education after Pharmacist-Created Video Education
Y. Mitchell, J. Volpendesta, J. Vongspanich-Dray.
Pharmacy, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
Renal transplant is the gold standard therapy for end stage renal disease. At a large, academic medical center, a multidisciplinary approach is used to optimize…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Cognitive Function and Health Literacy Assessment Outcomes in the First Months after Renal Transplant in a Diverse Single Center Population
J. Trofe-Clark,^1,2 W. Gbemudu,¹ S. Hamel,¹ J. Shults,¹ R. Neubauer,² S. Ryan,¹ M. Kaminski,¹ D. Sawinski,² S. Goral,² M. Bleicher,² M. Lim,² R. Bloom,² P. Reese.²
¹Hosp.of Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
A renal transplant recipient's (RTR's) abilities to understand and implement medication education are very dependent on cognitive function and health literacy. The purpose of this…