Patients’ adherence to therapy and understanding of medication improve significantly when they use the MedActionPlan for Organ Transplant (MAP-OT) patient education tool, according to two recent studies conducted at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).

The studies are summarized in the Spring 2010 newsletter of the International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS).

Read more here. 

Medication errors are a significant problem facing healthcare organizations, particularly in areas like transplantation which require complex regimens. With that in mind, transplant pharmacists at the University of California San Diego Medical Center have undertaken several initiatives to help improve compliance and reduce errors. 

View the following excerpts from the Winter issue of the UCSD Journal of Nursing to see how the UCSD team integrates MedActionPlan to help educate patients about their medication regimens.

UCSD_Nursing_Winter09.pdf (552.60 kb)

Donna Brooten of MedActionPlan.com and MyMedSchedule.com joined the Donate Life groups from around the country for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year's Day. The float, New Life Rises, honors the new life that emerges when donors make the gift of life possible through organ, eye and tissue donations. Twenty-four riders are on the float representing transplant recipients and deceased donor families. Floragraphs, made of herbs, spices, and floral materials illustrate the loved ones who gave life to those in need. Donna says, "It was an inspiring event, very humbling and hopefully this float, seen on the parade route and on national television, made more people aware of how critical the need is for organ, tissue and eye donations."

To see KTLA’s Rose Parade broadcast featuring the Donate Life float, go to this page and click on Part 1, where Donate Life appears at the 13:15 mark. 

View photos of the float and parade on MyMedSchedule's Facebook page.

“Our patients’ survival rate is 15 percent higher than the national average for patients three years post transplant, at an exceptional 96.8 percent. Our outcomes reflect care, planning and attention to detail along with a step-by step analysis of all of our processes, including education tools. MedActionPlan is part of our ‘continuum of care.’”

“We use MedActionPlan for every patient discharge, and we appreciate the program upgrades and the rapid response of your IT department.”

Pam Hester, RN
Manager, Heart Transplant
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane, WA

MedActionPlan is pleased to announce that Drew Silverman, Pharm D, is the newest member of the MedActionPlan for Organ Transplant Advisory Board. Drew is a Pharmacotherapy Specialist in Abdominal Transplantation at Tampa General Hospital, where he serves as Director of Transplant Pharmacy Specialty Residency in the Department of Pharmacy. We look forward to working with Drew on enhancing MedActionPlan tools and services.