A Team Approach: Navigating the Journey to Kidney Transplant
May 17, 2018
A Team Approach: Navigating the Journey to Kidney Transplant May - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A Team Approach: Navigating the Journey to Kidney Transplant May 17, 2018 MEET OUR PANELISTS BARBARA BRECKENRIDGE Patient Advocate/SME, PAC Chair, Buffalo Director of Patient Services and Community Outreach, Kidney Foundation of Western NY
May 17, 2018
patient risks or apprehensions
successfully addressing barriers
fears in the community, misconceptions
waitlists or living donation
process complexities
process coordination, participation in pair exchange programs
help patients overcome financial burdens, social support issues, lifestyle barriers
streamlining the transplant process
between dialysis facilities and transplant centers
challenges to transplant waitlist
adjusting to post-transplant care
post-transplant health issues such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases
Facility “Education Stations”
counseling area
patient stories
different stages in process
“station”
Bronx Dialysis Center and Eastchester Road Dialysis (Bronx, NY)
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