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 Judy Gierlach, RN CCTN, Clinical Transplant Coordinator at the University of Rochester Medical Center and winner of the ITNS Transplant Nurses Day Award, was recently featured in a Media Planet publication on transplantation: “Transplant Nurse Inspires Patient to Live to the Fullest”. The article describes the holistic nursing care Judy provides to her patients and chronicles the story of one liver transplant recipient in particular whom she inspired to celebrate life. Click here to read the article.
Through USA TODAY, targeted distribution and vast online/social media outlets, this publication, both in print and online, will reach an estimated one million readers. ITNS will have print copies of the publication to pass out at the Symposium next year in Chicago. In the meantime, please share the article on your social media accounts for even greater exposure.
Orlando, Florida was the outstanding venue for bringing more than 250 nurses together for the Transplant Nursing Symposium presented by ITNS! One of the many interactive sessions included the Ethics Panel led by Dr. Cynthia Russell and Ms. Wendy Escobedo. The discussion surrounded patient adherence and exploring the patient’s experience of adherence.
Conference attendees used Polleverywhere.com technology to “text” their experiences and guide the panel discussion. One interactive response question included the potential barriers to adherence.
Another question asked by our panelists to the group: What are some behaviors your facility considers non-adherence?
Don’t miss the 2018 symposiums and you can be part of this incredibly rich and timely dialogue!
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.
The Huffington Post
AI has been doing an increasingly impressive array of things in healthcare in recent years, but one of the more interesting applications has been around transplants. For instance, one study from earlier this year used AI to help match up organ donors to ensure transplants were successfully accepted. Likewise, a project from this year used AI to do a similar job for bone marrow transplants.
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Fortune
One of the biggest problems in the U.S. medical system boils down to a simple issue of supply and demand. In many parts of the country, there just aren't enough health professionals to deal with a glut of patients who need care. But, in an increasingly digital world, one solution to this shortage could involve opening up the healthcare job market with a gig economy-style staffing system — including to nurses.
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Science Magazine
A few months before completing medical school in 2003, Lukas Wartman was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a blood cancer that's particularly lethal when it strikes adults. So began a battle to stay alive that has involved more than 70 drugs, two rounds of cell transplants, and a staggering series of twists and turns.
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By Joan Spitrey
 Healthcare is one of the most dynamic industries. Not only are new discoveries, modalities, equipment or medications being introduced at a rapid pace, but the unpredictability of taking care of humans also creates an extra challenge. However, one thing that remains constant is the desire of healthcare workers to provide excellent care. So the challenge is figuring out how front-line healthcare providers can implement evidence-based practice into their daily patient care.
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Healio
Risk factors associated with hospitalization within 6 months following liver transplantation included age, hepatitis C, diabetes, high BMI and poor renal function, while race and liver donation after cardiac death affected mortality risk, according to recently published data. Each hospitalization within the first 6 months after liver transplantation increased mortality risk by 22 percent.
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DailyNurse
According to a recent report on job growth in June 2017, the US economy added 222,000 new jobs over the last month, maintaining an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Healthcare was the biggest contributor to the job market, introducing 37,000 new positions, a great outlook for the future of nursing.
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News-Medical
The first app and score to determine the one-year risk of a liver transplant patient dying or being hospitalized for a heart attack or other cardiovascular complication has been developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists.
"Knowing the patient's risk is critical to help prevent the frequent cardiac complications that accompany liver transplant surgery and to determine which patients are likely to survive the transplant," said Dr. Lisa VanWagner, an assistant professor of medicine and preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician.
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News-Medical
Eight year old Zion Harvey underwent 10 hours 40 minutes of surgery performed by four teams of doctors to receive two new hands. The report of this first successful transplant leading to a fully functioning set of hands for the boy was published yesterday in the journal Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. It has been nearly two years since the successful operation. Zion in 10 years old now and is well.
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