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ITNS
 My Transplant Nurse: Champion of Care
The Transplant Nurses Day Essay Contest invites patients to nominate an ITNS transplant nurse who has made a difference in their lives. The winning essay will be featured in a future issue of the ITNS Insider newsletter. In addition, the winning nurse will receive a recognition award, a letter will be sent to his or her supervisor, and he or she will be acknowledged on the ITNS website and in an ITNS membership e-mail.
Who can enter?
Any transplant patient currently or formerly under the care of a transplant nurse who is a member of ITNS can participate. Patients should ask their nurse or transplant coordinator if he or she is a member of ITNS.
View the contest details and entry form and submit an entry before the 28 February 2017 deadline.
Help ITNS spread the word! Feel free to print the contest brochure and display it at your hospital or workplace. Encourage your patients to nominate an ITNS member for this prestigious award!
ITNS
Hosted by the ITNS Gateway Chapter
Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 7:30a.m. – 4 p.m. at Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis, MO.
Member Registration Fee: By March 10th — $35
Non-Member Registration Fee — $75
Nursing Student Registration Fee — $10
Website: https://cmeonline.wustl.edu/itns/
Learn More and Register
ITNS
  All nominations must be received by 5 April 2017. Please note: Both the nominator and the nominee must be current ITNS members. The full award requirements and the nomination form can be found on the ITNS website.
Transplant Nursing Excellence Award: To recognize an exemplary nurse (RN or equivalent) for their care of transplant patients and their embodiment of the ITNS mission and values.
Friend of Transplant Nursing Award: To recognize an individual outside the nursing profession who has supported the efforts of ITNS and made an impact in the field of transplant nursing.
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The Epoch Times
We all want to live a long time. And in vigorous good health while doing so.
Modern society and modern medical technology has transformed the prospect of a Biblical "three score and ten" lifetime, which used to be unlikely, if not unusual, into a strong, normal possibility.
But getting there is not always "half the fun." And sustaining life after 70 requires more and more (often high tech) maintenance.
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JEMS
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Daily Sabah
The number of patients visiting Turkey for organ transplant has doubled with the International Transplant Network project, initiated two years ago by the Turkish Transplant Foundation and the Health Ministry.
There has been a significant rise in the number of patients seeking kidney and liver transplant in Turkey from other countries, recent data shows.
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By Lynn Hetzler
 Kidney transplant recipients re-entering hemodialysis (HD) with a failing allograft are frequently more anemic than are patients just starting HD. Chronic rejection can lead to a more anemic, catabolic and inflammatory state in patients re-entering hemodialysis. In a new study, Japanese researchers hoped to clarify how focusing on the control of anemia with the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents can help transplant recipients re-enter dialysis safely.
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