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142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 12:46 PM - 12:54 PM

Jeffrey Veale, MD , Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Scott Weintrob , Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Jenny Song , UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Adam Trunell , Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Nic Mihm , Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Connor, MPH, CHES , Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
This film chronicles a life-saving kidney transplant chain initiated by Karen Willis, who made the decision to donate after giving careful thought to the idea of helping a complete stranger.  A kidney exchange is an innovative twist on efforts aimed at increasing the donor pool by giving people who are unable to receive a kidney from a loved one or friend the opportunity to still receive a kidney through an exchange between incompatible donor-recipient pairs.  The chains create potentially endless opportunities to match kidney disease patients with life-saving transplants. They also address the critical shortage of kidneys by expanding the pool of donors. The film is an honest portrayal of altruistic donation, perfectly capturing the humanity of the process.  It raises awareness of the state of kidney transplant in the United States and the need to educate individuals about altruistic donation.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Chronic disease management and prevention
Clinical medicine applied in public health
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Explain the impact and need of organ donation in the United States. Describe the process of altruistic kidney donation. Discuss the need for the development of education and awareness campaign to further organ donation.

Keyword(s): Clinical medicine applied in public health, Advocacy for health and health education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine in the UCLA Department of Urology. I specialize in Renal Transplantation and am the Director of the UCLA Kidney Exchange Program. This innovative program helped pioneer the first transcontinental "chain" transplantation. I worked closely with the Director and Producers to make "The Chain."
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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