This message was sent to ##Email##
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
| |
If you are interested in applying for a leadership position with ITNS and becoming a key component in transforming the future of transplant nursing, please review the following documents about becoming a candidate. The deadline to submit a completed candidate application is Monday, April 15, 2019 at 5 PM Eastern Standard Time (USA).
Candidate Handbook - contains an overview of the elections process, board position descriptions, and a candidate application
Candidate Application - all the necessary materials to successfully submit your name for consideration to be added to the 2017 ballot
Reference Form
All interested candidates must submit a fully completed application to jlindahl@itns.org by Monday, April 15, 2019 at 5 PM Eastern Standard Time (USA). It is the responsibility of the candidate to fully complete the application and ensure accuracy. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
ITNS, in conjunction with Jim Coleman, Ltd., is offering Transplant Nurses Day products including mugs, pens, totes, and more. These items make great gifts for your friends and colleagues. View the products and place your order today!
National Blue & Green Day 2019 is Friday, April 12!
National Blue and Green Day is meant to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to celebrate those that have saved lives through the gift of donation.
Healthline
Less than a decade ago, using an organ from a person with HIV in an organ donation was a federal crime due to a law passed at the height of the AIDS crisis.
But last week, a medical team from Johns Hopkins Medicine made a major medical breakthrough when they performed the first successful kidney transplant from a living organ donor who has HIV to a recipient who also has HIV.
The procedure was the first of its kind in the United States and potentially paves the way for better access to organs for people living with HIV.
READ MORE
Tech Times
Donated organs of people who have hepatitis C can be transplanted to patients in need without fear of infection, a new study found.
Researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital reported that they were able to prevent transmission of hepatitis C among transplant patients by treating them with antiviral drugs. These new findings will help cut the long wait for an organ transplant and save thousands of lives.
READ MORE
By Lynn Hetzler
 In the spring of 2020, all adults in England will become organ donors, according to a new law. On March 15, Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill 2017-19 was granted Royal Assent and became law. Also known as the "opt-out bill" and Max and Keira’s Law, the legislation means that all adults living in England are organ donors unless they record a decision to opt-out. The bill, introduced in the House of Commons by Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson, deems that consent has been given by a potential organ donor before death unless the individual expressly states that they do not wish to be an organ donor.
READ MORE
Healio
Despite implementation of the kidney allocation system, racial disparities continue in access to transplant, with white patients being more likely than black or Hispanic patients to resolve issues of inactivity on the waitlist, according to a recently published study.
READ MORE
The Daily Free Press
A Braintree-based biomedical technology company is changing how procured organs are transported from the donor to the recipient. Paragonix Technologies developed a new transport device that minimizes the susceptibility of donor hearts to damage caused by uneven temperatures in traditional coolers and extends the standard four-hour time constraint for organ transportation.
Paragonix is working with Boston area hospitals such as Massachusetts General Hospital on the device to improve the success of organ transplants.
READ MORE
American Journal of Transplantation via Wiley Online Library
The National Surgical Quality Program Transplant program was designed by transplant surgeons from the ground up to track post‐transplant outcomes beyond basic recipient and graft survival. After an initial pilot phase, the program has expanded to 29 participating sites and enrolled more than 4,300 recipient‐donor pairs into the database, including 1,444 completed liver transplant cases.
READ MORE
American Journal of Transplantation via Wiley Online Library
Microvascular injury is associated with accelerated kidney transplant dysfunction and allograft failure. Molecular pathology can identify new mechanisms of microvascular injury while improving upon the diagnostic and prognostic capabilities of traditional histology.
READ MORE
American Journal of Transplantation via Wiley Online Library
Post‐transplant‐lymphoproliferative‐disorder is a devastating complication of organ transplantation. In a hospital‐based registry, we identified biopsy‐proven cases of PTLD among children over a 15‐year period and reviewed trends in PTLD rates, the sites of involvement and the associated survival rates. Cases that were included had at least one year of follow‐up after the diagnosis of PTLD.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
