Articles tagged "Patient education"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Beyond Medication Education: Opportunities for Improvement in Health Education of Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Y. J. Bababekov, Y. Hsu, C. G. Rickert, Y. Hung, J. A. Fishman, J. F. Markmann, L. Dageforde, D. C. Chang, H. Yeh
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: As immunosuppressive medications are crucial to graft and patient survival, transplant centers dedicate significant resources to medication education. However, patient outcomes also depend on…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Opening the Doors of Hope: HIV-Positive Living Kidney Donation
S. Rusch, L. Fieldman, M. Hemmersbach-Miller, C. R. Wolfe
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
*Purpose: Living donation (LD) has been allowed under the HOPE Act since 2013, yet to date there have been no HIV+ LD organ transplants performed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Developing a Patient Specific Search: Feedback from Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
W. T. McKinney¹, M. J. Bruin², C. R. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni¹
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Patients in need of kidney transplantation face numerous obstacles when identifying a transplant center for treatment. Acceptance criteria, waiting time, and post-transplant allograft survival…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Association between a Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Education Class and Receipt of a Kidney Transplantation in the Southeastern U.S. Population
J. C. Gander¹, L. Cromwell¹, A. S. Wilk², R. E. Patzer², M. Sesay¹, D. Walker-Williams¹, T. Davis¹, J. P. Austin¹, N. Mukerji¹
¹Kaiser Permanente, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Predialysis education is associated with improved patient survival and improved access to kidney transplantation (KT), however many of the findings are based on a…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Variations in Recipient and Donor Clinical Characteristics between Kidney Transplant Centers
W. T. McKinney¹, M. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt³, J. Snyder³, A. Matas⁴, B. Kasiske⁵, A. K. Israni³
¹Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, ³Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When a patient can choose at which kidney transplant program to establish care, prior knowledge of program acceptance practices (of candidates and donors) can…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs through Trackyourmed® an Innovative Qr Code-Scanner App in Renal Transplantation: Preliminary Results from i-COM Trial
E. Melilli¹, M. Meneghini¹, N. Montero¹, A. Coloma¹, I. Revuelta², F. Moreso³, V. Torregrosa², J. Grinyo¹, O. Bestard¹
¹Renal Transplant Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ²Renal Transplant Unit, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Renal Transplant Unit, Vall D'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
*Purpose: Low adherence to chronic immunosuppressive (IS) drugs has been recognized as a major cause of premature graft loss. Although erratic trough blood IS levels…
2019 American Transplant Congress
A Pilot Study of Organ Donor Registration among Persons Living with HIV (PLWH)
D. Bhamidipati¹, P. Veldkamp², L. Despines¹, C. Sullivan³, S. Stuart³, D. McMahon², G. Haidar²
¹UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Center for Organ Recovery and Education, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Under the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (HOPE Act), persons living with HIV (PLWH) may receive organ transplants from HIV-infected donors. However, awareness of…
2019 American Transplant Congress
ilearnKAS: An Animated Video to Educate African Americans about Key Concepts of Kidney Allocation
J. Narvaez, B. Dolph, T. Feeley, L. Kayler
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: ilearnKAS is a iteratively-designed patient-engaged mobile educational animated video developed with guidance from patients, providers, Self-efficacy and Multimedia Learning Theories designed for African American…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Transplant Surgery Advanced Practice Providers in the Management of Pancreas Transplant Recipients
E. A. Herriman, J. M. Sharp, K. J. Brown, J. R. Montgomery, J. C. Magee, J. D. Punch, R. S. Sung, K. J. Woodside
Section of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Transplant surgery advanced practice providers (APPs) roles and responsibilities vary widely between different transplant centers. In an effort to standardize care for the pancreas…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Centers Select Different Characteristics for Recipients and Deceased Donors: Implications for Patients When Choosing a Center
C. R. Schaffhausen¹, M. J. Bruin², S. Chu², D. Schladt¹, S. Chinnakotla³, J. R. Lake⁴, W. Kim⁵, S. W. Biggins⁶, J. J. Snyder⁷, B. L. Kasiske⁷, A. K. Israni¹
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²College of Design, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁵Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁶Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: When patients can choose the liver transplant center at which to establish care, a prior knowledge of center acceptance practices (of candidates and donors)…

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