Events this week provided an impetus for some
introspection on my part. I am not exactly sure what will come of it, but I
hope it is beneficial. This post will be a bit shorter than usual. Anyway, onto
the immersion experience!
I discussed in my first blog post about how patient
compliance was of vital importance to successful outcomes post transplantation.
This issue presented itself once again this week in one of the meetings with
the entire transplant team. It was noted that cases of patient noncompliance to
medication regimens appear to happen more frequently in younger patients, and
at this point there are no real mechanisms to track these patients more closely
once they reach months after transplantation and their time between clinic
visits becomes greater and greater. Another consideration for these patients is
at what point should their noncompliance affect their eligibility to receive
another transplant? These ethical considerations are just one part of how
priority on the organ transplant list is determined, and I look forward to Dave’s
conclusions regarding the performance under the new revised system.
New York Themed Music Selection of the Week: The Rolling Stones - Shattered
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