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Articles tagged "Patient education"

  • 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…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Comparison of Kidney Paired Donation Education Delivery Across 68 National Kidney Registry-Affiliated Centers

    A. Waterman1, E. H. Wood1, O. N. Ranasinghe1, 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: To understand the kidney paired donation (KPD) educational delivery process and variation across centers affiliated with the National Kidney Registry (NKR) we surveyed transplant…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Deficiencies in Family Planning Counseling and Practices in Kidney Transplant Patients

    J. Ritchie1, D. Seidman2, Y. Srisengfa2, E. Perito2, D. Adey2, M. Sarkar2

    1St Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, 2UCSF, San Francisco, CA

    *Purpose: Nearly 20% of female kidney transplant(KT) recipients are reproductive-aged. Fertility is often impaired pre-transplant, but rapidly restored after KT. Early and unplanned pregnancies after…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Challenges to National Kidney Paired Donation Education and Opportunities for Improvement

    A. Waterman1, E. H. Wood1, O. N. Ranasinghe1, 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: To increase kidney paired donation (KPD) rates nationally, we need to overcome systematic barriers to educating potential donors and recipients consistently about the option…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Hepatologist and Surgeon Experiences Counseling Liver Transplant Candidates for an Organ Offer Decision

    C. Schaffhausen1, M. Bruin2, S. Chu3, S. Chinnakotla4, J. R. Lake5, A. K. Israni6

    1Hennepin Heathcare Research Institute (HHRI), Minneapolis, MN, 2College of Design, University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN, 3College of Design, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 4Department of Surgery, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 5Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, UMN, Minneapolis, MN, 6Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, UMN, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Liver transplant candidates receive counseling during evaluations to understand donor risk factors. After long periods on the waitlist, candidates who receive an offer for…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Development of a Transplant Financial Aid Tool Kit

    C. Rogers1, K. Minghella1, K. Sullivan1, J. Ryan1, E. Keegan-Pits1, M. Cote1, S. Shao1, K. Joyal1, R. Youn2, N. Elias1

    1Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center, Boston, MA, 2Community, A Walgreens Pharmacy, Boston, MA

    *Purpose: Medication access is an essential element to post transplant medication adherence. Access to medications can often be hindered by high copays, insurance premiums, changes…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Liver Live Donor Champion: Advocacy Training to Facilitate Identification of Live Liver Donors

    A. D. Love1, L. R. Herbst1, D. R. Helfer1, L. Kurman2, M. G. Bowring1, S. R. Weeks1, E. King1, D. L. Segev1, J. Garonzik Wang1

    1Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

    *Purpose: Although live donor liver transplantation (LDLT) may help address organ shortage, patients lack knowledge about living donation and are reluctant to speak to potential…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    A Video Education Intervention to Improve Kidney Transplant Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Dialysis Center End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients

    D. A. DuBay1, T. Morinelli1, Z. Sutton1, M. Chastain1, T. Thompkins Tindal1, Z. Su1, E. Weeda1, P. Mauldin1, M. Casey1, J. Bian1, J. Rodrigue2, P. Baliga1, D. Taber3

    1Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC, 2Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconiess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina`, Charleston, SC

    *Purpose: Only 34% of incident ESRD patients are referred for transplant (Tx) evaluation within 12 months of initiating dialysis. There is great need for effective…
  • 2020 American Transplant Congress

    Patient-Informed Design of an Educational Website on Living Kidney Donation

    M. Keller1, R. Seibert1, T. Feeley2, L. Kayler1

    1Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, 2University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY

    *Purpose: Web-based education may be a powerful tool to support kidney patients’ learning about living kidney donation (LKD); however, websites that are not user-friendly can…
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