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Free Home Dialysis and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant
Symposia To register for the symposium, click here. Livingston, N.J. – The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, in collaboration with New Jersey Renal Council, is holding a free Dialysis and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Symposium for people with chronic kidney disease and their families. The informal education seminar will include information on home dialysis and kidney and/or pancreas transplantation, including eligibility. Firsthand accounts from dialysis patients and transplant recipients will provide program participants with the patient’s perspective. The program is open to people who are currently on dialysis, interested in pursuing transplantation or already on a transplant waiting list. Attendees need not be current patients at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. The program will be held on October 1, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Islami Auditorium at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road in Livingston. The program will include a description of the transplant process and include success rates, financial considerations, technological advances, new medications and how the waiting list operates. Living donation, including donor/recipient matching, is also described. There is ample time for discussion. The program is free, but registration is required by calling (973) 322-2285. According to Shamkant Mulgaonkar, M.D., Chief of the Renal Division for the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, the Symposium provide an essential outreach effort, educating individuals who may not be aware that renal transplantation is an option for them or the latest advances in the field. “Understandably, some people are under the impression that transplantation is experimental or new. In fact, patients find that once they learn about the surgery, our excellent survival rates, and, in general, educate themselves about what to expect, they often wish they had investigated the transplant option sooner. Transplantation remains the best treatment option for those with chronic kidney disease,” said Dr. Mulgaonkar. The integrated Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division, located at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, is one of the world's most progressive transplant programs. Together they form one of the largest programs among 240 in the country with more than 225 transplant surgeries performed each year, and more than 4,380 since 1968. Since its inception 40 years ago, The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division has remained a leader in the field and pioneered a series of medical firsts in New Jersey, among them, the first living donor kidney transplant program, pediatric nephrology and transplantation program, paired kidney exchange, program for incompatible transplantation, and robotic-assisted kidney transplantation. In 2006, Saint Barnabas created New Jersey’s first Living Donor Institute to promote living donation as the best transplant option for patients with chronic kidney disease. Through the Institute, our experienced team is able to forge new opportunities for people who want to donate a healthy kidney to someone in need of a kidney transplant. Programs offered include living- and emotionally-related kidney transplantation, living donor kidney exchange program, altruistic living donation and program for incompatible transplantation. For further information, visit www.saintbarnabas.com. The New Jersey Renal Coalition provides a multifaceted approach to improve patient education and professional clinical practice patterns for the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and prevalent dialysis patients. The Coalition goal(s) is to enhance the quality of care provided to patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and ESRD through the provision of professional and community education programs and increased awareness. Date: August 19, 2009 Saint Barnabas Contact: Samantha Anton, 973-322-5425 [ top ] [ back to news index ] |
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