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ITNS has one remaining $2,500 grant available. The purpose of this grant is to encourage qualified ITNS members to advance the body of transplant knowledge. This grant may be used to support research projects, a systematic review of the literature, a meta-analysis, a quality improvement initiative or a program evaluation project. Additional information and the grant application form are available on the ITNS website: http://www.itns.org/researchgrants.html
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 This pocket guide, developed by ITNS, provides an overview of the interventions used to overcome the different medication-adherence barriers experienced by transplant recipients. Get your pocket guides in the ITNS Online Store The guides are sold in pack of 100 and are perfect to pass out at your facility. This pocket guide provides further assistance to the long-term care of transplant recipients by suggesting interventions to common barriers to medication taking.
The Scotsman
In Scotland last year, 550 people were waiting for an organ with 350 transplants carried out. Dr Iain MacLeod, head of intensive care and clinical lead for organ donation transplant at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, said: “New science and technology allows us to look at how we can make every organ count and maximize the number of organs we can use.
We are now able to use organs that would never previously have been considered, such as people who are older or who have had other illnesses."
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The Hamilton Spectator
They fell in love five years ago during a spring break trip to work on a Habitat for Humanity project in Texas.
Even as their relationship blossomed, even after they became engaged and planned their wedding, they were shadowed by his declining health. His kidneys were failing. Three days a week after work, he needed dialysis.
They searched far and wide for a donor kidney, asking relatives and friends. But there was no perfect match.
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By Joan Spitrey
If you have encountered a nurse in your life, you have likely have already met a medical-surgical nurse. This diverse specialty encompasses the largest group of nurses who currently practice.
It is estimated that about 400,000 of the 2.9 million registered nurses in the U.S. are medical-surgical nurses. Each year, the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses devotes Nov. 1-7 to showcase and celebrate this dynamic group of nurses.
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KRGV-TV
The Rio Grande Valley’s only kidney transplant center will no longer perform operations. CHANNNEL 5 NEWS reported that the center, run by McAllen Medical, voluntarily placed its program on inactive status until further notice. More than 200 candidates are on McAllen Medical Center’s kidney transplant waiting list. They are being notified about the program’s closure. The hospital is also breaking the news to transplant recipients who are receiving follow-up care.
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Medscape
Patients waiting for a lung transplant can suffer from depression, anxiety, and stress — which can potentially affect transplant outcome — but a previous diagnosis of a mood disorder is not predictive of who is at risk, new research suggests.
There is a "need for new measures to screen patients while they're waiting for lung transplant," said study investigator Abhay Vakil, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Northumberland View
According to The Kidney Foundation of Canada, as many as 50 per cent of people with diabetes may show signs of kidney damage, prompting the need for effective dialogue between patients and their physicians about declining kidney function and the need to treat at an early stage. Your Kidney Health Matters is an education campaign launched to increase understanding of the implications of kidney disease in type 2 diabetes management.
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News-Medical
Broader geographic sharing of pediatric donor lungs could result in twice as many lung transplants for young patients in the U.S., according to a study published in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Maryam Valapour, M.D., senior lung investigator for the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and director of Lung Transplant Outcomes at Cleveland Clinic, is the senior author. The SRTR is the organization responsible for analyzing U.S. transplant data.
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Washington Business Journal
When people think of George Washington University Hospitals, officials want them to think kidneys. More specifically, they want patients to think of the hospital as the place to go to fix the most complex of medical conditions.
As part of that strategy, the hospital is establishing its new Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Transplant Center with the help of a $2.5 million donation from EagleBank's CEO and his wife. They will formally dedicate the center soon.
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