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Following the election that closed on 13 June 2017, we are pleased to announce the newly elected ITNS Board Members:
President Elect: Laura A. Taylor, PhD RN FAAN ANEF
Director at Large: Brittany D. Rhoades, MSN BS APRN CCNS CCTN
International Director: Sabine Gryp, MSN RN
Research Director: Anne Flodén, PhD RN CRNA ICCN CETC TPMC
All newly elected Board members will start their official term at the October 2017 Board of Directors meeting. Please join ITNS in congratulating the newly elected Board Members.
We would also like to thank Lecia Snell-Kinen, MSN APRN-CNS CCTN , Paula M. Eicker, MSN RN NEA-BC, and Gemma L. Edwards, BSc Hons in Adult nursing, for putting their names forward as candidates.
A special thank you to the Nominating Committee: Penny Keaney, Trish Rosenberry, and Shannon McCloskey.
The International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) is proud to announce the ITNS Core Curriculum for Transplant Nurses, second edition. Expanded and updated to reflect today's thinking, this brand-new edition offers crucial, real-life direction on the science and skills required for every kind of solid organ transplant — from initial evaluation to long-term follow-up. Order your copy today! ITNS members pay only $79.99 USD!
The ITNS Annual Symposium Planning Committee invites you to present at the European Transplant Nursing Symposium, “Transplant Nursing in a Globalized World” at Swissôtel Berlin AM Kurfürstendamm from 28-30 June 2018. The submission deadline is Wednesday, 23 August 2017 by midnight (CT). Click here to submit an abstract for European Symposium in Berlin.
The ITNS Annual Symposium Planning Committee invites you to present at the Transplant Nursing Symposium, “Transplant Nurses: Leaders in Excellence,” at the Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, IL from 28-30 September 2018. The submission deadline is Wednesday, 18 October 2017 by midnight (CT). Click here to submit an abstract for the Transplant Nursing Symposium in Chicago.
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ScienceAlert
Researchers have identified a previously hidden link between our immune system and the activation of cells that lead to organ rejection.
The discovery opens the way for scientists to develop new forms of treatment that could prevent immune responses from attacking life-saving tissue transplants without leaving the body so open to infection or cancer.
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American Journal of Transplantation
Technological advances in HLA laboratory testing undoubtedly improved the sensitivity and specificity of HLA antibody assessment but not without introducing a set of challenges regarding data interpretation. In particular, the introduction of solid-phase single-antigen bead (SAB) antibody assessment brought the belief that mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) was a quantifiable value. As such, MFI levels heavily influenced HLA antibody reporting, monitoring, and clinical practice.
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The Washington Post
Not long after Megan Johnson gave birth, her husband posted a picture on social media, welcoming their daughter into the world.
Years earlier, Johnson had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and given a new heart and another chance to live.
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Pediatric Transplantation
The use of DBSs for home monitoring has been limited due to unsatisfactory blood sampling and analytical difficulties. The aim of this longitudinal feasibility trial was to assess the utility of DBS to monitor TAC and Cr at home in transplant recipients. A total of 30 participants (2-21 years, mean±SD, 13.6±5.4 year) were enrolled over 12 months. Eighteen were males. Monthly DBS samples were obtained at home and mailed to the central laboratory for analysis of TAC and Cr. Nineteen patients completed the study, and 216 cards were received in the laboratory from a total of 279 cards expected, with 416/519 (80 percent) blood spots being suitable for analysis.
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Pulmonary Hypertension News
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with higher mortality rates after bilateral lung transplantation (transplantation of both lungs), but not after single lung transplantation (LTx), according to a new study of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database.
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Transplantation
We evaluated liver transplantation waitlist and post-transplantation outcomes in those aged 18 to 24 years compared with both younger (0-17 years) and older (25-34 years) registrants and recipients. Using national data from the United Network for Organ Sharing, competing risk, Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier analyses were performed on first-time liver transplant registrants (n = 13 979) and recipients (n = 8718) ages 0 to 34 years between 2002 and 2015.
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ScienceDaily
Scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver transplantation.
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World Journal of Urology
The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of severe incisional hernias and find their specific risk factors in renal transplant patients.
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