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The American Journal of Transplantation announced a new Editorial Fellowship, a yearlong editorial experience in the publication and peer review process open to fellows and junior faculty in transplant-related fields. Fellows will work with an Associate Editor throughout the year, developing manuscript evaluation skills. Fellowship recipients will be invited to the AJT Editorial Board Meeting at ATC. Read More
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The AST Board of Directors election is now open. If you are an eligible member of the AST, check your email for information on how to vote. More information about the nominees can be found here.
Please Note: Simply Voting is also handling the COP elections. If you are an eligible voter in one or more COP(s), you received a similar email for voting in the COP elections. You must access each of the two elections separately in order to vote. If you have any questions, please contact us.
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The election for COP Executive Committee members (Co-Chairs, Members-Large, and Early Career Members-at-Large) will be open from Monday, April 8, through Monday, April 22, 2019. All COPs except for the Advanced Practice Providers have openings on their Executive Committees. On April 8, voters received an email from Simply Voting providing them with their unique voting credentials along with instructions on how to vote online.
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Like most non-profit organizations, the AST has many valuable relationships that contribute to its continued growth and sustainability. To give our partners the opportunity to showcase their current initiatives and news, the AST posted its March 2019 Partner's Blog.
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Join thousands of transplant professionals at this year's American Transplant Congress (ATC), June 1-5, 2019, in Boston, MA. From cutting-edge science that’s transforming the field, to in-depth workshops and hot topic sessions, the ATC is quickly becoming the most recognized transplant Congress in the world.
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As an AST member, access to free or discounted educational resources are included in your membership. These diverse educational resources offer materials relevant to the transplant professional in every stage of their career – from basic trainee lessons to webinars on specialized topics. Learn More
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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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Comprehensive Trainee Curriculum (CTC) is a great way to expand your transplant knowledge. This feature is an online educational platform that features dozens of webinars on various concentrations of transplantation.
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Multimodal safety assessment of measles-mumps-rubella vaccination after pediatric liver transplantation
April 30, 2019 | 2 pm ET | Online Activity
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Short Term Support for Failing Patients: Role of VV and VA ECMO
May 1, 2019 | 2 pm ET | Online Activity
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University of Pittsburgh
The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute is accepting nominations for the 2020 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, awarded annually to a national or international leader in the field of organ transplantation and immunology. The prize consists of a crystal award, an honorarium of $10,000, and travel expenses to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the spring of 2020 to formally receive the award and to present the Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology lecture. The winner will also participate in related activities and meet informally with faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students.
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National Institute of Health
Frailty has emerged as a powerful predictor of outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and has inevitably made its way into decision-making within liver transplantation. In an effort to harmonize integration of the concept of frailty among transplant centers, the AST and ASTS supported the efforts of our working group to develop this statement from experts in the field.
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National Institute of Health
Hospital readmissions after liver transplantation (LT) are common and associated with increased morbidity and cost. High readmission rates at our center motivated a change in practice with adoption of a nurse practitioner-based post-transplant care program. We sought to determine if this program was effective in reducing 30- and 90-day readmissions after LT, and to identify variables associated with readmission.
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American Journal of Transplantation
The use of procurement biopsies in deceased donor kidney acceptance is controversial. We analyzed Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data (n = 59 328 allografts, 2014‐2018) to describe biopsy practices across US organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and examine relationships with discards, using hierarchical modeling to account for OPO and donor factors.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is a disregarded topic. In this cross‐sectional study, all consecutive patients who underwent an LDN at the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc; 2003‐2016) were approached for participation.
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Gastroenterology Journal
Early liver transplantation (without requiring a minimum period of sobriety) for severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) is controversial—many centers delay eligibility until a specific period of sobriety (such as 6 months) has been achieved. To inform ongoing debate and policy, we modeled long-term outcomes of early vs delayed liver transplantation for patients with AH.
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