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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 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…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Medication Adherence Assessment Findings in Kidney Transplant Candidates Undergoing Living Donor Transplant

    J. Trofe-Clark1, G. Malat1, M. Norris1, D. Sawinski2, M. Bleicher2, R. Bloom2

    1Hosp of Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Renal Div, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    *Purpose: Medication adherence is key to kidney transplant (KTx) success. Our center implemented standardized medication adherence assessment and education in KTx candidates undergoing living donor…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Creating a Patient Website to Search for Transplant Centers: www.transplantcentersearch.org

    C. R. Schaffhausen1, S. Chu2, M. Bruin3, A. Matas4, M. Hertz5, C. Martin5, J. Lake6, W. Kim7, S. Biggins8, J. J. Snyder9, B. L. Kasiske9, A. K. Israni10

    1Hennepin Heathcare Research Institute (HHRI), Minneapolis, MN, 2College of Design, University of Minnesota (UMN), Saint Paul, MN, 3College of Design, UMN, Saint Paul, MN, 4Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 5Department of Medicine, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 6Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 7Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 8Division of Hepatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 9Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN, 10Department of Medicine, HHRI, UMN, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) data was used to create a website with a tailored decision guide to help inform patient decisions…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Implementation of a Pharmacist in an Adult Transplant Outpatient Clinic (Kidney, Liver, Pancreas): A Pilot Study – Implant

    P. Leveille-Dugas1, C. Bernard1, L. Loiselle1, Y. Zhang1, C. Coursol1, K. Mousseau1, N. Sheehan1, M. Cantarovich2

    1Pharmacy, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada

    *Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) patients require a complex medication regimen which increases the risk of many drug-related problems. The purpose of this study was…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Association between Education and Waitlist Mortality, Access to Transplant, and Post-Transplant Survival among Patients with Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

    A. T. Strauss, J. Motter, D. Segev, A. Massie, T. Purnell, J. Hamilton, A. Gurakar, A. Cameron, J. Garonzik-Wang

    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is the leading indication for liver transplant (LT) and these patients have been shown to have worse outcomes compared to…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Compatible Pairs- Providingan Option to Upgrade

    V. Chipman1, M. Cooper2, S. Flechner3, G. Hil4, D. Leeser5, D. Mandelbrot6, M. Ronin4, D. Segev7, S. Syed8, A. Thomas9, A. Waterman10, G. R. Roll11

    1Kidney Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 2Georgertown, Washington, DC, 3Cleavland Clinic, Cleavland, OH, 4NKR, Babylon, NY, 5East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC, 6University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 7Johns Hopkins, Boltimore, MD, 8UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 9Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 10UCLA and Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 11Surgery, Division of Transplant, UCSF, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: Compatible pairs (CPs) can enter an exchange program instead of donating directly. These pairs increase transplants (txp) by providing additional donors within an exchange…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Using Personal Contact with Donors and Recipients to Bridge Disparities in Native American Organ Donation and Transplantation

    Y. Kelly1, J. Trompeta1, J. Rawlings2, T. Bongiovanni1

    1UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 2Yale, New Haven, CT

    *Purpose: Native Americans (NAs) are 3.5 times more likely to suffer from end-stage renal disease than White Americans, yet are 34% less likely to receive…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Who Says Yes to Vascularized Composite Allografts (VCA) Donation?

    M. S. Gharibdousti1, C. Martucciello2, M. T. Khasawneh1, A. L. Friedman3

    1Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2Quality Assurance and Process Improvement, Live On NY, New York, NY, 3Preservation, Live On NY, New York, NY

    *Purpose: To analyze psychosocial factors associated with affirmative authorization for VCA donation.*Methods: In an IRB approved protocol, individuals (authorized parties, AP) who previously authorized both…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Variability in Educational Content about Kidney Paired Donation at 68 National Kidney Registry-Affiliated Centers

    A. D. Waterman1, O. N. Ranasinghe1, E. H. Wood1, J. L. Beaumont2, S. McGuire3, K. Miller4, V. Chipman5, J. Sinacore6, M. Cooper7

    1Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 3UCLA Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs, Los Angeles, CA, 4UW Health, Madison, WI, 5UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 6National Kidney Registry, Babylon, NY, 7Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC

    *Purpose: Equipping patients and donors with in-depth information about kidney paired donation (KPD) processes, risks, benefits, and protections is necessary for informed decision-making and comfort.…
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