Highest Priority
LDKT education of patients with advanced stages of CKD should occur repeatedly throughout disease progression and transplantation processes (e.g., at evaluation, waiting list, reevaluation) Educate general nephrologists and primary care physicians about LDKT so patients have access to transplant education earlier in the disease process Integrate essential components of LDKT content and processes across centers, to include comprehensive risk and benefit information about LKD, known fears or concerns about LKD, and opportunities for interaction between transplant candidates and LDKT recipients as well as with former living donors Create a LKD Financial Toolkit, which includes a summary of LKD financial risks, estimation of costs, available financial resources for the donor, state tax laws pertaining to donation, and how the Medicare Cost Report can best be optimized by programs
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High Priority
Develop a philosophical approach that LDKT is the best option for most transplant candidates and reflect this philosophy in educational processes Provide more culturally-tailored LDKT education to racial/ethnic minority patients, with historically lower LDKT rates, and their support systems Provide patients and their caregivers with training about how to identify and approach potential living donors Increase awareness of the National Living Donor Assistance Center among providers, patients, and potential living donors Develop a process to ensure that transplant and dialysis team members attain competency in living donation risks, methods for communicating risks and benefits, and ways to provide guidance to transplant candidates on effective and ethical approaches to engaging potential donors Improve and expand the use of technology to better educate patients Implement an independent, national clearinghouse (e.g., website) for the general public and potential donors
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