Articles tagged "Public policy"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Attitudes Toward Organ Donation in Arab-Based Population
R. A. Almubark¹, M. Alghonaim², N. F. BinDhim³, B. Attar⁴, F. Abaalkhail⁵, F. Al Ammary⁶, S. A. Alqahtani⁷
¹Scientific Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ²CEO, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ³College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Medical Department, Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Comprehensive Transplant Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Commitment to organ donation may vary among willing younger and older adults. We aimed to understand attitudes toward organ donation among Arab adults.*Methods: We…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Moving Beyond the Waitlist in Measurement of Access in Kidney Transplantation
L. C. McMichael, D. T. Chang, M. Kadatz, J. Gill
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
*Purpose: Studies limited to waitlist candidates have suggested better access to kidney transplantation and fewer disparities in acesss since the new kidney allocation system (KAS)…
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Impact of Removing DSA and OPTN Region from Pancreas Allocation
S. E. Booker¹, A. Robinson¹, K. Gauntt¹, J. White¹, S. Niederhaus², O. Olaitan³, R. Forbes⁴
¹UNOS, Richmond, VA, ²University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Donation Service Area (DSA) and OPTN Region were removed from pancreas allocation on 3/15/21 and replaced with a 250 nautical mile (NM) fixed circle…
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Social Determinants of Health Are Associated with Pre-Emptive Wait Listing and Do Not Fully Account for Racial Gap in Early Access to the Waitlist
A. M. Zehner¹, L. A. Cartwright², T. Mupfudze², T. Wilson², A. Placona², B. Carrico²
¹Research Department, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, ²Research Department, UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: We leveraged a novel data linkage of candidate-level indicators of social determinants of health (SDOH) among kidney waitlist candidates in the United States to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Survey of Current Transplant Center Practices Regarding Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates in the United States
B. E. Hippen¹, D. Axelrod², K. Maher³, R. Xi³, D. Kumar⁴, M. Schnitzler³, K. Lentine³
¹Head of Transplant Medicine, Fresenius Medical Care, Charlotte, NC, ²University of Iowa Transplant Clinic, Iowa City, IA, ³St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Ajmera Transplant Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: We surveyed current policies of transplant centers regarding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and rationales for or against a mandate policy.*Methods: An electronic survey was…
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Healthcare Worker Attitudes On Living Donations Prior To Withdrawal Of Care
C. Luo¹, S. Rath¹, L. Washburn², M. B. Price¹, P. Moolchandani¹, M. Goss³, A. Rana¹, J. Goss¹, N. Galvan¹
¹Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, ³McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
*Purpose: This study aims to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care towards Living Donation Prior to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
A Composite Endpoint to Improve Upon the Srtr 5-Tier Rating System
R. Formica¹, K. Wang², Y. Deng², D. Stewart³
¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, ³UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Kidney transplant program performance in the US is monitored with outcome metrics used by regulatory agencies to assess provider quality and by patients to…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Health System-Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Health Professionals
S. Sandal¹, I. Schiller¹, N. Dendukuri¹, J. Robert¹, K. Katergi¹, A. Alam¹, M. Cantarovich¹, J. F. Fiore Jr¹, C. Weber¹, M. Fortin²
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: There is growing recognition that efforts to increase living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) should focus on health system-level inefficiencies. While previous studies focused on…
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Adjustment for Race and Ethnicity Does Not Change Transplant Center Outcome Metrics for Liver Recipients
K. Ross-Driscoll¹, J. Gunasti¹, J. Harding¹, D. Goldberg², R. Lynch¹, R. Patzer¹
¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Concerns have been raised about whether transplant center metrics should be adjusted for race and ethnicity given long-standing disparities in outcomes. Proponents of adjustment…
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Interaction Between Financial Barriers and Other Motivators, Barriers, and Facilitators of Living Organ Donation
A. R. Smith¹, R. J. Mandell¹, M. E. Helmuth¹, N. P. Goodrich¹, J. B. Wiseman¹, K. A. Gifford², M. A. Fava¹, A. O. Ojo³, R. M. Merion¹, A. K. Mathur⁴
¹Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, ²American Society for Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA, ³University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Our objective was to assess how financial barriers to living donation interact with other motivators, barriers, and facilitators during the decision-making process.*Methods: Data were…