Articles tagged "Patient education"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Impact of a Transplant Case Management Program on Clinical Outcomes: An Observational Cohort Study
A. Crossman
Healthcare Economics, Optum Health, Eden Prarie, MN
*Purpose: Case management is commonly used by payers to attempt to improve the care their members who have complex needs such as those who undergo…
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…