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Research presented at 2023 American Public Health Association annual meeting

Published on: Monday, December 4, 2023

Several studies related to OPTN topics, including a special session focused on health equity and social disparities in organ transplantation and donation, was presented at the 2023 American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting. The meeting was held Nov. 12-15 in Atlanta.

NOTE: These studies were supported wholly or in part by Health Resources and Services Administration contract HHSH250-2019-00001C. However, the content of each study is the responsibility of the authors alone and does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

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Special Session: Health Equity and Social Disparities in Organ Transplantation and Donation in the U.S.: How Place, Race, and Socioeconomic Status Impact End-Stage Kidney Disease
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  • Evaluating social determinants of health in organ allocation policy development and evaluation: Are commercial data sources the answer?
    T. Mupfudze, A. Zehner, A. Fritz, L. Cartwright
  • Access to living donor kidney transplant for candidates in rural communities in the U.S.
    D. Handarova, J. Wainright
  • How do race/ethnicity and social determinants of health influence adult kidney transplant candidates on the U.S. waitlist?
    T. Wilson, A. Woodards, L. Cartwright, A. Zehner

    Impact of drug-related deaths on solid organ deceased donor procurement: Results from a novel death certificate linkage project -- North Carolina, 2006-2020
    S. Dyer, J. Maghirang, A. Zehner
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    Novel data linkage analysis of mortality drivers of deceased organ donation in North Carolina, 2006-2020
    A. Zehner, S. Dyer, J. Maghirang
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    Social determinants of health and county-level associations between chronic kidney disease prevalence, kidney waitlisting and kidney transplant rates in the U.S.
    A. Zehner, T. Wilson, T. Mupfudze, L. Cartwright
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