Educate at CKD stage 3, refer at CKD stage 4, and transplant at CKD stage 51,a
The following guidelines assist health care professionals in the field of kidney transplantation to evaluate and manage their patients.
To learn more, click on the individual guidelines.
Partnering Together
to Promote Transplant Success
Learn more about Sanofi’s efforts to advance the field of kidney transplantation and shed light on disparities encountered by patients and providers alike. Click on the resource image to download today.
Partnering Together
to Help Improve Care
Sanofi is proud to support initiatives that amplify the value of transplant programs for hospitals and health care systems, and help improve efficiencies in living donor programs.
Partnering Together
to Support Transplant Education
We’re proud to partner with a diverse group of leading experts in transplantation to develop meaningful and current educational programs that can be tailored to the unique needs of your center.
- Grow its kidney transplant program
- Enhance its living donor program
- Help improve kidney transplant metrics
- Increase use of underutilized donors
Shifting Paradigms of Kidney Transplantation: The Role of Preemptive Kidney Transplantation in Kidney Disease and Care
Sanofi has developed an educational slide presentation for your referring nephrologists on the shifting paradigms of kidney transplantation that will be delivered by experts in the field.
- Review the increased disease and economic burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
- Evaluate hypothetical case studies demonstrating the impact of dialysis, kidney transplant, and preemptive kidney transplant
- Describe the survival rate and the economic impact associated with dialysis vs kidney transplant
- Discuss the benefits and improved patient outcomes associated with early referral and preemptive kidney transplant
- Review the current legislation regarding kidney transplant for patients with ESRD and assess how it has changed the landscape of kidney disease care and treatment
- Explore real-world implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based care models
Enhancing Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors: Road to Improving Donor Education and Risk Assessment
Sanofi has developed an educational slide presentation on living donors evaluation, education, and risk assessment that will be delivered by experts in the field.
- How do racial disparities affect the living kidney donor evaluation process, and what could contribute to this?
- What new tools are available to evaluate the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) for living kidney donors, and how can these tools facilitate the donor evaluation process?
- How do differences in transplant center practices impact their number of living kidney donor transplants?
- What is the role of genetic testing in the living kidney donor evaluation process?
- What steps can be taken within the transplant community to better support living kidney donors and emphasize the need for living kidney donor follow-up?
Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation
Sanofi has developed an educational slide presentation on the importance of increasing access to kidney transplantation that will be delivered by experts in the field.
- Review the benefits of kidney transplantation and the need to increase transplantation rates
- Compare transplantation outcomes of high-Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) kidneys to remaining on dialysis and waiting for low-KDPI kidneys
- Discuss transplantation with underutilized sources of deceased donor kidneys
- Examine the benefits of living donor kidney transplant and available strategies to increase the living donor kidney pool
- Discuss programs and other resources designed to increase transplant knowledge and access through patient and caregiver education
There’s Strength in Connecting
Kidney Transplant Connectors are donors and recipients who come together to educate and motivate people in need of a kidney transplant and their loved ones by sharing their own journeys through transplantation.
The Kidney Transplant Connectors program is available in English and Spanish, both in-person and as a live webinar.
Each program is presented by 1 donor and 1 recipient, who share their personal journeys. Other highlights include
- The importance of self-advocacy and considering all available options to help reduce time spent on the transplant waitlist
- Tips to prepare for the transplant procedure and the period afterward
- Educational information and resources about transplant options
Partnering Together to Raise Awareness About Minority Donors
We are humbled to share the experiences of kidney donors to highlight disparities that exist with the transplant community and raise awareness about organ donation in minority communities.
Hear from donors and recipients as they share their experiences with kidney donation and transplantation
Reference: 1. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/professionals/by-topic/guidance/educational-guidance-on-patient-referral-to-kidney-transplantation/. Accessed March 20, 2023.