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On March 23, several transplant organizations from around the world partnered to develop this educational webinar for the organ donation and transplantation communities. Our goal is to share experiences to date and respond to your questions about the impact of COVID-19 on organ donation and transplantation. The recording is now available on YouTube.
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With the growing concern about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the AST has published FAQ pages and other resources for both professionals and patients.
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The AST realizes that membership renewals are not your priority right now. In order to better support you, we have extended your membership until May 31. You will still have access to all AST benefits through this time to help you continue to serve the transplant community during the crisis.
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Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Now you can see the different ways that different formulations are released and absorbed in the gastrointestinal system. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore comparative pharmacokinetic results in rapid metabolizers, efficacy data over 2 years, and safety information.
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AST
The election for COP Executive Committee members (Co-Chairs, Members-at-Large, and Early Career Members-at-Large) will be open from Wednesday, April 1, through Tuesday, April 14. An email will be sent to members with more information.
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Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
 Explore this phase 3 randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, multicenter, multinational, non-inferiority trial published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The study examined treatment failures defined as BPAR, graft failure, death, and delayed graft
function at 3 months and 12 months.
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The Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020, also known as the Immuno Bill, was just introduced in the Senate. This legislation would extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients, which is currently limited to just 36 months. Please take a moment to contact your Senators about this important legislation (and if you haven’t already, please also reach out to your House representative to do the same!)
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The Transplant Nephrology Core Curriculum (TNCC) is an online program jointly provided by the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Transplantation. The TNCC focuses on key information needed to prepare for the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification examinations.
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Transplant professionals have increasing demands on their time. Finding time in one’s day to attend conferences or to read journals is challenging. Transplant in 10 is intended to provide transplant professionals with short, easily accessible videos on key and updated topics in 10 minutes.
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April 15, 2020 | 2 pm ET | Online Activity
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TruGraf® - The 1st and only non-invasive test to rule out “silent" subclinical rejection in stable kidney transplant recipients
The only test to be reimbursed as an alternative to surveillance biopsies
Developed by Clinicians for Clinicians
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Nature
As of February 2020, there were 79,394 confirmed cases and 2,838 deaths from COVID-19 in mainland China. Of these, 48,557 cases and 2,169 deaths occurred in the epicenter, Wuhan. A key public health priority during the emergence of a novel pathogen is estimating clinical severity, which requires properly adjusting for the case ascertainment rate and the delay between symptoms onset and death.
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The Lancet
Coronavirus disease 2019 causes severe community and nosocomial outbreaks.
Comprehensive data for serial respiratory viral load and serum antibody responses from patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are not yet available. Nasopharyngeal and throat swabs are usually obtained for serial viral load monitoring of respiratory infections but gathering these specimens can cause discomfort for patients and put health-care workers at risk.
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American Journal of Transplantation via Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has rapidly evolved and changed our way of life in an unprecedented manner. The emergence of COVID‐19 has impacted transplantation worldwide. The impact has not been just restricted to issues pertaining to donors or recipients, but also healthcare resource utilization as the intensity of cases in certain jurisdictions exceeds available capacity. Here we provide a personal viewpoint representing different jurisdictions from around the world in order to outline the impact of the current COVID‐19 pandemic on organ transplantation.
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American Journal of Transplantation via Wiley Online Library
The recent identification of an outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus is currently evolving, and the impact on transplantation is unknown. However, it is imperative that we anticipate the potential impact on the transplant community in order to avert severe consequences of this infection on both the transplant community and contacts of transplant patients.
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Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of heart transplant recipients during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic remains unclear. We studied the characteristics of HTx recipients during Dec 20, 2019 and Feb 25, 2020 in an effort to understand their risk and outcomes.
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