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Women in Transplantation @ German Transplant Society - DTG 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting

Women in Transplantation (WIT), a Special Initiative of The Transplantation Society, is delighted to announce a Thematic Session on Gender Disparities at the 33rd German Society of Transplantation (DTG) Annual Scientific Meeting. This meeting will take place in Freiburg, Germany at the Konzerthaus Freiburg, from November 7-9, 2024.
On Friday November 8th at 16:45 local time, all attending DTG are invited to a Thematic Session on Gender Disparities across different aspects in transplantation. The speakers will be Marina C. Berenguer Haym (Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Valencia, Spain) and Martina de Zwaan (Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany). The session ends with a panel discussion on the topic “Working time models in transplant medicine: what works, what doesn’t?”. There is no separate registration fee for this event for all who are registered for the DTG meeting, and all are welcome.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MEETING WEBSITE (IN GERMAN)

Announcement of 2024-2026 WIT Fellowship and LMIC Research Grant Winners

Sanofi Fellowship Award Winner

  • Dr. Sumoyee Basu
    King’s College London, UK
    Project Title:
    Exploring how T and B cell populations regulate the development of HLA Antibodies, comparing pregnancy and transplantation to inform novel strategies to help sensitised renal patients awaiting (re)transplantation

Paladin Fellowship Award Winner

  • Dr. Slaghaniya Neupane
    University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    Project Title:
    Investigating Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 Alpha as a Central Regulator of Kidney Graft Repair in a Sex-Specific Fashion

LMIC Research Grant Winner

  • Dr. Sukanya Govindan
    Mehta Hospital, Chennai, India
    Project Title:
    Gender disparities in clinical and social outcomes in young people receiving renal replacement therapy in South Asia
Click here to visit the 2024-2026 WIT Fellowship and LMIC Research Grant page for complete details

Announcement of 2024 WIT Award Winners

Women in Transplantation (WIT), a Special Initiative of The Transplantation Society, is delighted to announce our WIT Award winners for 2024!
After much consideration from a pool of outstanding nominations, WIT is honoured to recognize Dr. Curie Ahn as our Woman Leader in Transplantation, 2024.
Curie Ahn, Korea
MD, PhD, Nephrology
National Medical Center
This year we are thrilled to be able to award two separate awards to two outstanding women – Dr. Wenshi Jiang and Dr. Katayoun Najafizadeh – who are our Unsung Hero(ine)s for 2024.
Wenshi Jiang, People's Republic of China
Senior Consultant
Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangxi Medical University
Katayoun Najafizadeh, Iran
Iranian Society of Organ Donation
Join us at TTS’s 30th Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, where the WIT Awardees will be announced and presented during the President’s Plenary on Wednesday, September 25th at 10:40am local time.
Click here to visit the 2024 WIT Awards page for complete details

Women in Transplantation - Showcase of WIT Members

WIT is proud to feature individuals who contribute to WIT’s mission of: (1) Advancing and inspiring women transplant professionals (Pillar 1), (2) Championing issues of sex and gender in transplantation (Pillar 2), and (3) Advocacy to address sex and gender-related disparities in transplantation (Pillar 3). Learn more about clinicians, researchers, and patients who shed light on disparities and try to overcome them to improve patient outcomes.

Our first member to be featured is Dr. Brenda Rosales, University of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Rosales is one of the Women in Transplantation Fellowship Award winners.
Dr. Brenda Maria Rosales
University of Sydney, Australia
Bio
Read showcased article by Dr. Rosales
The Impact of Sex & Gender on Equity and Access to Cancer Care for Kidney Transplant Recipients

Cancer mortality in kidney transplant recipients differs by age and sex. This indicates possible systemic biases in the delivery of cancer care. There is a need to evaluate current clinical practice to identify points of sex and gender inequity in and healthcare delivery for cancer management in kidney transplant recipients.

Cancer disproportionally impacts kidney transplant recipients, but it affects men and women differently. Male kidney transplant recipients have higher absolute cancer incidence and mortality compared to females; however, female kidney transplant recipients experience greater excess cancer death(1,2). Sex and gender differences have also been described in access to healthcare and consequently there has been an increase of gender-based health plans, particularly in cardiovascular disease(3,4).

Investigation of how sex impact access to cancer care may identify systemic biases in cancer care delivery to kidney transplant recipients.

Using existing health data and survey of kidney transplant recipients, our work asks, how do sex and gender impact access and equity in cancer care for kidney transplant recipients?

What does the data say?
We will use evidence integration and population data to investigate the impact of sex on access to cancer screening, efficacy of cancer treatment and, relative survival in kidney transplant recipients with cancer.

What do our patients say?
We will explore gender-based experiences of cancer care in kidney transplant recipients using focus-group interviews and online preferences surveys to identify barriers in access and elicit patient preferences for treatment.

What does it mean for our patients?
Our work will provide a better understanding of the varied needs of males, females and people of nonbinary gender and, how current cancer prevention and treatment strategies differ by sex & gender. Our findings will inform strategies to deliver more equitable cancer care for kidney transplant recipients to balance its benefits and harms.

Literature

  1. Rosales et al. 2020, IntJCancer (doi:10.1002/ijc.32585)
  2. Rosales et al. 2022, AJKD (doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.03.010)
  3. De La Mata et al. 2021, BMJ (doi:10.1136/BMJ-2021-068247)
  4. Wyld et al. 2020, Transplantation (DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003224)

Pillar 3 Patient Brochure

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Women's Barrier to Transplant

In partnership with the Women in Transplantation Advocacy Pillar, we invite you to share your perspectives and experiences as a female kidney recipient. We hope this project will help improve the lives and experiences of women with kidney transplants. Your insights will help us create health literacy tailored to female recipients, as well as expand future studies to all organ recipients.
Details

Who can take part?
• Women over 18 years of age

What will be involved in participating?
• Global interviews are taking place
• Held at a time that suits you
• Face-to-face via telephone or video conference

What will be asked?
How accessible your treatment has been and some of the hurdles you may have faced living with your transplanted kidney.

If you are interested in participating, please contact:
Nicole Scholes-Robertson
Research Fellow and Transplant recipient
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