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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Collaboration for Successful Transition to Adult Care in Liver Transplant: Early Outcomes of a Structured Program with Youth Engagement

    B. Kosmach-Park1, J. Kilpatrick2, A. Algeo1, K. Jones1, L. Remaley1, N. Elazzazy2, N. Jonassaint3, G. Mazariegos1

    1Transplant Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

    *Purpose: To effectively transition youth to adult hepatology through a structured program and developed partnerships while promoting and maintaining optimal outcomes.*Methods: The pediatric and adult…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Differences in Medication Adherence Between Preemptive and Post-Dialysis Young Kidney Transplant Recipients

    Y. Vaisbourd1, E. Samson2, A. De Simone2, M. Dahhou2, B. Foster3

    1Pediatrics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: The mechanisms underlying the superior graft survival associated with pre-emptive kidney transplantation, compared with transplantation following a period of dialysis, are unknown. Selection for…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Early Transplant Education Increases CKD 3-5 Patients’ Knowledge and Informed Decision-Making About Chronic Kidney Disease and Living Donor Kidney Transplant

    A. D. Waterman1, S. H. Kawakita2, B. Dub3, Y. A. Iraheta1, A. L. Murillo2, T. Menser4, B. Mittman3

    1UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 3Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, 4The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, CA

    *Purpose: Early education about chronic kidney disease (CKD) and living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) outside of transplant centers is inconsistent, with patients in CKD 3…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of the Transplant Clinical Pharmacist in an Outpatient Transplant Clinic

    O. Roe1, S. Gattis1, R. Parsons2, D. Lo2, S. Todd1

    1Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: Pharmacist involvement in the outpatient transplant clinic setting has been correlated with improved patient outcomes in single organ cohort studies. Direct clinical pharmacist involvement…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Development of a Question Prompt Sheet for Upper Extremity Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

    J. Gacki-Smith1, B. Kuramitsu1, A. Ferzola2, K. Vanterpool2, C. Kunkle3, M. Hewitt3, A. Schultheis3, T. Riggleman3, J. Taylor3, C. Cooney2, M. Levan2, S. Tintle3, G. Brandacher2, E. Gordon1

    1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

    *Purpose: Upper extremity (UE) vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is an innovative option for people with UE amputations. Individuals with limb loss commonly receive little information…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Patient and Physician Perspectives on Kdpi>85 Consent and Kidney Acceptance Decision Making

    K. J. Schantz1, E. Gordon1, U. Lee1, M. Rocha1, J. Friedewald1, D. Ladner1, Y. Becker2, D. Kaufman3, R. Formica4, P. Reese5, M. Barah1, M. Walker1, D. Viveros6, O. Mehrotra6, S. Mehrotra1

    1Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 3University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 4Yale University, New Haven, CT, 5University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: This study explores patient and physician perspectives on patients' understandings of kidney quality and patients' decision making with regards to consenting for and accepting…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Experiential Expertise: What Can Patients and Donors Teach Us About Living Donation?

    L. A. Davis1, E. H. Wood2, E. Ho3, R. Pines4, S. M. Advani5, A. D. Waterman2

    1DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, 2UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 4Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, 5National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD

    *Purpose: While educational materials and discussions with medical professionals are factually sound, insight from actual living donors (LDs) and recipients (Rs) may offer unique, experiential…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    True Living Donation Experiences: A Thematic Analysis of Storytelling from Kidney Living Donors

    E. Ho1, E. H. Wood2, R. Pines3, L. A. Davis4, S. M. Advani5, A. D. Waterman2

    1Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 2UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, 4DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, 5National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH), Bethesda, MD

    *Purpose: Personal experiences of living donors (LDs) or recipients (Rs) can motivate more individuals to pursue living donor kidney transplant. After building a library of…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Identifying the Needs of Kidney Transplant Recipients That Can be Addressed by a Web-based Self-management Program

    D. Massierer1, R. Sapir-Pichhadze2, V. Bouchard3, K. Dasgupta2, N. Fernandez4, D. da Costa2, S. Ahmed1, M. Fortin5, R. Langevin6, N. Mayo1, T. Janaudis-Ferreira1

    1Faculty of Medicine- School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), Montreal, QC, Canada, 3CIUSSS du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada, 4Department of Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 5Department of Medicine, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 6Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Edmonton, AB, Canada

    *Purpose: Kidney transplantation improves the quality of life (QoL) of patients with end-stage renal disease, however, post-transplant recovery of physical health and other aspects of…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Understanding Early Transplant Preparation: CKD 3-5 Patients’ Transplant Knowledge and Actions at Kaiser Permanente Southern California

    R. Pines1, S. H. Kawakita2, G. H. Kim3, O. Ranasinghe4, B. Mittman5, B. Dub5, H. Wilhalme3, A. D. Waterman3

    1Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, 2Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 3UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 4Outbreak Management Branch, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, 5Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA

    *Purpose: While consensus exists on the need to educate patients earlier about transplant, delays in education persist, leaving patients insufficient time to make optimal renal…
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