Basic/Clinical Science Session
Breaking Down Barriers to Transplantation: Management of Older Adults and Individuals with Obesity
October 25, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ballroom 20B/C, Convention Center
Session Description
People with obesity have reduced access to transplantation. Older and frail transplant recipients have poor outcomes after transplantation. This session covers surgical management and approaches and reviews post-transplant kidney outcomes in patients with obesity. The effects of frailty and therapeutic interventions to address frailty in older kidney transplant candidates are discussed.
Learning Objective(s)
- Discuss obesity and the associated limited access to kidney transplantation
- Summarize surgical approaches to kidney transplant candidates with obesity
- Describe the effects of frailty after transplant and potential therapeutic interventions
Learning Pathway(s)
- Kidney Transplantation
Moderators
Presentations
- Surgical Approaches to Kidney Transplant Candidates with Obesity
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
- Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Obesity
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Redefining Risk in Older Adults and Beyond: Importance of Frailty in Kidney Transplantation
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Evaluation, Monitoring, and Interventions for Older and Frail Kidney Transplant Candidates
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM