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  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Challenges and Stressors of COVID-19 Kidney and Transplant Patients: A Mixed Methods Study

    Y. A. Iraheta1, A. L. Murillo2, E. H. Wood1, S. M. Advani3, R. Pines4, A. D. Waterman1

    1UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 3National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 4Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA

    *Purpose: To assess the unique needs of at-risk kidney and transplant patients and their caregivers during COVID-19, we established a telephone Listening Center enabling them…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Racial/ethnic Disparities Among Renal Transplant Recipients with Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Dyslipidemia Due to Medicare Part D Star Ratings Criteria

    M. Chisholm-Burns1, C. Spivey1, C. Tsang1, L. E. Hines2, J. Wang1

    1University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN, 2Pharmacy Quality Alliance, Alexandria, VA

    *Purpose: Medication adherence is critical to positive outcomes in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), and policies have been designed encouraging adherence. For example, Medicare Part D…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Disparities in Living Donor Follow-up During the COVID-19 Emergency Suspension of OPTN Follow-up Reporting Requirements

    S. E. Booker, A. Henderson, L. A. Cartwright, S. Taranto, D. Klassen, J. L. Wainright

    UNOS, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: The OPTN temporarily suspended follow-up reporting requirements on 4/3/20 (retroactive to 3/13/20) in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We assessed the policy’s impact on…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Black Disparity in Access to Kidney Transplant Waitlist Worsens in Illinois After New Kidney Allocation System (kas)

    S. Park1, D. Simpson1, N. Katariya2, J. Friedewald3, B. Ho3, D. P. Ladner1

    1Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Division of Transplant Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Transplant Nephrology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: We hypothesized racial/ethnic disparities to access the kidney transplant (KT) waitlist (WL) remain after the implementation of the new kidney allocation system (KAS) at…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Managing the Costs of Routine Follow-up Care After Living Kidney Donation: A Survey of Contemporary Experience, Practice & Challenges

    K. Lentine1, G. McNatt2, R. Howey3, C. Thomas2, R. Hays4, U. Lebron-Banks5, S. Ainapurapu1, A. Tietjen6

    1Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, 2Univ. Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 3Toyon Associates, Concord, CA, 4Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 5New York-Presbyterian Hosp., New York, NY, 6St. Barnabas, Livingston, NJ

    *Purpose: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Policy mandates that living kidney donor (LKD) programs collect and report clinical and laboratory follow-up information for living…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Trends of Kidney Transplant Volume During Covid-19 Era

    G. Rajashekar1, S. Chang1, K. Lentine2, J. Wellen1, T. Alhamad1, M. Merzkani1, H. Murad1

    1Nephrology, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint louis, MO, 2Nephrology, SSM Saint Louis University, Saint louis, MO

    *Purpose: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the clinical syndrome of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted routine healthcare and life-saving procedures, including solid organ transplantation. This resulted…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Intersection of Cost, Quality, and Volume in Liver Transplant

    D. Axelrod1, R. Balakrishnan1, A. Harris2, S. Hohmann2, J. Snyder3, B. Kasiske3, M. Schnitzler4, K. Lentine4

    1Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2Vizient Inc., Irving, TX, 3SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 4Saint Louis Univ, Saint Louis, MO

    *Purpose: As a consequence of changing allocation practices and the ongoing shortage of high-quality organs, the cost of liver transplant (LT) continues to increase throughout…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Investigating Physician Outlook Regarding Living Donation Prior to Planned Withdrawal of Care

    S. Rath1, L. Washburn2, S. Creden1, M. Goss3, A. Rana1, J. Goss1, N. T. Galvan1

    1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX

    *Purpose: The aim of this study is to assess the attitudes of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in transplant and critical care regarding Living…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Trainee Education and Recruitment Experiences

    D. E. Cassidy1, A. E. Gomez-Rexode1, J. R. Santos-Parker1, M. S. Anderson2, L. M. McElroy3, M. E. Byrnes2, S. A. Waits2, V. S. Valbuena2

    1University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 2Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

    *Purpose: The demand for training in abdominal transplantation has continued to decrease. General surgery residents have less exposure to transplant surgery, creating a need for…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Traveling for Transplant on Access to and Outcomes from Kidney and Liver Transplantation

    K. Ross-Driscoll1, R. Lynch1, D. Axelrod2, R. Patzer1

    1Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2University of Iowa, Ames, IA

    *Purpose: Newly developed transplant referral regions (TRRs) can be used to understand how and why patients travel outside of their home transplant center to receive…
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