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AST
Check out AST's archived webinars and journal clubs, and watch educational content when it's convenient for you. AST also offers a variety of resources for different transplant specialties, all available on our easy-to-search website.
AST
Sept. 20, 2016 2 p.m. Online Activity
For more information: myast.org/education/webinars/t3
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AST
Sept. 28, 2016 1 p.m. Online Activity
For more information: https://www.myast.org/education/webinars/optimizing-your-living-kidney-donor-program-1
ABIM, ACCME
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) introduced a new web-based CME Finder and, by spring 2017, plan to recognize more accredited CME activities for MOC points. Learn more at: http://www.abim.org/news/abim-accme-expand-collaboration-to-increase-continuing-education-opportunities-for-physicians.aspx.
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BeST16 Basic Science in Transplantation
The basic science community within our field is a tight-knit, dynamic group that benefits greatly from dedicated meeting opportunities to share knowledge and establish collaborations. As such, we hope you will join us at BeST16: Basic Science in Transplantation, a meeting jointly sponsored by the AST and ESOT.
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American Journal of Transplantation
For donation after circulatory death (DCD), many centers allow 1 h after treatment withdrawal to donor death for kidneys. Our center has consistently allowed 2 h. We hypothesized that waiting longer would be associated with worse outcome. A single-center, retrospective analysis of DCD kidneys transplanted between 2008 and 2013 as well as a nationwide survey of organ procurement organization DCD practices were conducted.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer. However, controversies exist around cancer screening in this population owing to reduced life expectancy and competing causes of death. This systematic review assesses the availability, quality and consistency of cancer screening recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).
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American Journal of Transplantation
Despite generally positive outcomes and high rates of satisfaction, living kidney donors are at risk for both medical and psychosocial problems. This review summarizes non-ESRD risks for donors, and describes limitations to the data. We review evidence of medical risks (e.g., increased cardiovascular disease and mortality, preeclampsia) and psychosocial risks (e.g., mood disturbance, financial burden). We discuss evidence of differential risks among subsets, and the impact of postdonation events (e.g., development of diabetes).
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Pediatric Transplantation
The use of status exceptions (SE) was recently publicized as a strategy to reduce waitlist times for children awaiting heart transplant (HTx). The aim of this study was to assess SE use across UNOS regions and compare survival in patients listed using a SE to those listed by standard criteria. The OPTN database was queried for all pediatric patients listed for HTx (2000–2014). SE use was compared across UNOS regions.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Living donor solicitation can pose ethical concern, no matter the medium used: newspaper, television, pulpit, billboard, or Internet. Moving the search for a living donor into the social media realm introduces the risk of unguided and coercive patient narratives, as well as a decoupling or even total absence of information that could aid the consent process.
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