Articles tagged "Patient education"

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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Information-Seeking Behavior During Covid-19: Opportunities for Communication and Care Transition Improvements
S. H. Advani¹, S. M. Advani², Y. A. Iraheta³, A. Murillo⁴, H. A. Gritsch³, A. D. Waterman³
¹Terasaki Institute, Bethesda, MD, ²National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: To learn more about how at-risk dialysis and transplant patients sought health information during COVID-19 and what was most helpful, we conducted a mixed-methods…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Which Living Kidney Donors Arrive to the Donation Process Informed About Surgery?
L. Malinzak, A. Segal, R. Prashar, M. Jesse
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To evaluate perceived knowledge about surgery in potential living kidney donors embarking on the donation process.*Methods: Potential living kidney donors were surveyed about their…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Multimodal Analgesia Reduces Length of Stay in Living Kidney Donors
K. Marti¹, D. O'Sullivan², X. Ye³, C. Rochon³, H. Kutzler³
¹Pharmacy, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ²Research Administration, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, ³Transplant, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: This study evaluated the outcomes between living kidney donors who received a multimodal analgesic regimen compared to a historical cohort that did not.*Methods: Hartford…