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13 May

We wanted to share a fantastic resource from the Transplant Research and Education Center regarding COVID-19 for transplant patients. Here is the link to the guide: https://exploretransplant.org/covid-19/

This guide was put together with the help of kidney and transplant educators and clinicians at UCLA, the Terasaki Institute of Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), and Health Literacy Media. Patients also submitted their questions, shared their experiences seeking care at this time, and provided input throughout the design process for this resource. Thank you to all who contributed!

The guide includes relevant information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as from kidney and transplant organizations including the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Major topics covered include how to:

Prevent getting and spreading COVID-19.
Maintain your health and follow your kidney, dialysis, and transplant regimen.
Monitor yourself for COVID-19 symptoms and get prepared if you need to act.
Seek medical care if your health worsens.
Stay calm and supported.

The guide and our website are updated weekly as new information becomes available. During a challenging and unprecedented time, we hope this patient-centered guide will help dialysis and transplant patients across the country.

We have also launched an educational campaign across our social media channels to help spread the word about our guide, and to provide digestible chunks of health information and tips based on the education. We would be delighted if you would join us in sharing about this resource on social media by re-sharing our announcement and any educational content that appeals to you or your audience. Stay tuned for engaging content over the coming weeks!

Social Media Accounts for Explore Transplant:

Instagram: @exploretransplant
Facebook: Explore Transplant
Twitter: @exploretxplant
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/19130338

19 Feb

By
Lacey Wood

in
News

Black History Month – Organ Donation Facts

Let’s celebrate and honor Black History Month

When we think of Black History Month, organ donation is not the first thing that comes to mind, but it is important to bring to light facts affecting this community. According to the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, among all ethnic groups, African Americans are least likely to receive a living kidney donation. This statistic hits hard when over 33% of the individuals on the United States transplant waiting list are African American. This gives an opportunity to bring together the African American community through an organization called AMAT (Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation).

AMAT is the industry leader in educating communities of color on organ donation as well as bringing together the Donate Life community to inspire change. AMAT and Donate Life California hope to lessen the impact of these facts by sharing stories of African Americans who have chosen to be living kidney donors to help their own family or community. Here is a link to some of these incredible stories from AMAT: http://amat1.org/stories-of-hope/

#BeLikeTrish

05 Feb

By
Lacey Wood

in
News Uncategorized

Shop at Amazon While Supporting Donate Life California

If you could save lives just by shopping online, would you? If your answer is yes, then we have just the thing for you, AmazonSmile! When you shop at AmazonSmile, and select Donate Life California as your charity, AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase price to Donate Life California!

Here’s how it works:

1. Go to www.smile.amazon.com

2. Log in using your Amazon account information (email address and Amazon password). If you’re not a current Amazon customer, create an account.

3. Under the “Your Account” dropdown menu, select “Change Your Charity”. Type “Donate Life California” into the box under “Or pick your own charitable organization” and hit the search button.

4. A list of organizations will come up, Donate Life California should be at the top. Once you find us us (West Sacramento, CA and Incorporation in 2005), hit “Select”.

5. That’s it! You should see the “amazonsmile” logo in the upper left hand corner of the home page, and just to the right of that, you’ll see “Supporting: Donate Life California”.

Please bookmark www.smile.amazon.com and log in to AmazonSmile every time you shop on Amazon to ensure that 0.5% of your purchase goes to Donate Life California. If you don’t see the “amazonsmile” logo in the upper left-hand corner when you’re shopping Amazon, Amazon won’t know to donate 0.5% of your purchase price to Donate Life California.

Your AmazonSmile contributions will help support our organ, eye and tissue donation outreach and education efforts statewide!