Implementation of a One-Day Living Kidney Donor Assessment Clinic to Improve the Efficiency of the Living Kidney Donor Evaluation: Program Report.
Seychelle YohannaKyla L NaylorJessica M SontropChristine M RibicCatherine M ClaseMatthew C MillerSunchit MadanRichard HaeJasper HoJian RoushaniSarah ParfeniukMelodie JansenSharon ShavelMichelle RichterKimberly YoungBrooke CowellShahid LambePeter MargettsKevin PierceyVikas TandonColm BoylanCarol WangSusan McKenzieBarb LongoAmit X GargPublished in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2024)
This patient-centered quality improvement intervention is designed to improve the efficiency and experience of the living kidney donor evaluation, result in better outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, and potentially increase living donation. Our next step is to conduct a formal evaluation of the clinic, measuring qualitative feedback from health care professionals working in the clinic and donor candidates attending the clinic, and measuring key process and outcome measures in donor candidates who completed the one-day assessment compared with those who underwent the usual care assessment. This program evaluation will provide reliable, regionally relevant evidence that will inform transplant centers across the country as they consider incorporating a similar one-day assessment model.