Articles tagged "Patient education"

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…
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…
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…

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