AASLD Deepens Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Malespin, Miguel; May, Elizabeth; Nephew, Lauren; Paul, Sonali; McCary, Alexis; Kilaru, Saikiran M.; Mukhtar, Nizar A.; Hassan, Mohamed A.; Brady, Carla W.

doi:10.1002/hep.31918

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“…However, the legacy of women in hepatology and liver transplantation is inspiring, and we are encouraged by the progress we continue to witness and the legacy to which we will contribute. Strategies to achieve equity in the liver transplantation workforce requires collective intentional action at the individual, institutional, and organizational levels 14. For example, in the past 3 years, both the AASLD and AST have strengthened their commitment to diversity and inclusion through the creation of task forces to establish organizational goals, audit progress, and track change.…”

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“…Strategies to achieve equity in the liver transplantation workforce requires collective intentional action at the individual, institutional, and organizational levels. [14] For example, in the past 3 years, both the AASLD and AST have strengthened their commitment to diversity and inclusion through the creation of task forces to establish organizational goals, audit progress, and track change.…”

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confidence: 99%

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More than a few good women: honoring the ladies of the liver

VanWagner

McElroy

Serper

et al. 2023

Liver Transplantation

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More than a few good women: honoring the ladies of the liver Since the first liver transplantation in 1963 by Thomas Starzl, women have contributed substantially to all aspects of the field of liver transplantation (Figure 1). While there is much to be done to achieve gender equity in compensation, career advancement, and leadership, women have and will continue to shape the field of liver transplantation. [1] For Women's History Month we honor the contributions of more than a "few good women" to liver transplantation.Successful liver transplantation requires a multidisciplinary, teamwork approach, which may explain why so many women are drawn to this field. Reflected by strong female engagement in the American Society of Transplantation (AST), of which 42% of members are women, there is a commitment to increasing gender diversity and representation among transplant hepatologists, surgeons, advanced practice providers, and scientists, as well as individuals working in the fields of organ donation and transplantation optimization, transplant infectious disease, live donor advocacy, organ recovery and preservation, transplant psychology and ethics, transplant administration and quality management, transplant diagnostics, transplant pharmacy, transplant immunology, and transplant regenerative medicine.

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Section: Strategies To Achieve Workforce Gender Equitymentioning

confidence: 99%

More than a few good women: honoring the ladies of the liver

VanWagner

McElroy

Serper

et al. 2023

Liver Transplantation

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] Factors like race/racism, neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation, and primary care shortage areas increase the long-term risk for poor medication adherence, graft failure, and death for children after LT. 1,3,4,6 Professional societies have called for strategies to narrow these inequities in care outcomes. 7,8 In other healthcare settings, clinicians are integrating social risk (eg, food insecurity, housing instability) screening into clinical practice. [9][10][11] Structured screening has shown positive outcomes, including increased access to community resources and improved health outcomes, and may alleviate bias inherent in nonstructured screening.…”

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Caregiver Perceptions of Social Risk Screening in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From the Multicenter SOCIAL-Tx Study

Wadhwani,

Kruse,

Squires

et al. 2023

Transplantation

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Background. The social determinants of health contribute to adverse post–liver transplant outcomes. Identifying unmet social risks may enable transplant teams to improve long-term outcomes for at-risk children. However, providers may feel uncomfortable asking about household-level social risks in the posttransplant period because they might make their patients/families uncomfortable. Methods. We conducted a mixed-methods analysis of caregiver participants (ie, parents/guardians of pediatric liver transplant recipients) in the Social and Contextual Impact on Children Undergoing Liver Transplantation study to assess their perceptions of provider-based social risk screening. Participants (N = 109) completed a 20-min social determinants of health questionnaire that included questions on the acceptability of being asked intimate social risk questions. A subset of participants (N = 37) engaged in an in-depth qualitative interview to share their perceptions of social risk screening. Results. Of 109 participants across 9 US transplant centers, 60% reported financial strain and 30% reported at least 1 material economic hardship (eg, food insecurity, housing instability). Overall, 65% of respondents reported it very or somewhat appropriate and 25% reported being neutral to being screened for social risks in a liver transplant setting. In qualitative analyses, participants reported trust in the providers and a clear understanding of the intention of the screening as prerequisites for liver transplant teams to perform social risk screening. Conclusions. Only a small minority of caregivers found social risk screening unacceptable. Pediatric liver transplant programs should implement routine social risk screening and prioritize the patient and family voices when establishing a screening program to ensure successful implementation.

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“…The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the American Society of Transplantation have called attention to this important issue with regard to the need to support research in this field, improve the diversity of liver transplant providers to better match the patient racial and ethnic mix, and to provide protections for adequate insurance coverage for transplant as an Essential Health Benefit. [11] It is imperative that more resources are dedicated to the early identification of patients with cirrhosis, paired with linkage to specialty care, particularly within communities historically underserved by specialty care. This early linkage to hepatology may allow for the education of patients and their families about what the transplant process entails and to try to mobilize a network of support to get the patient through transplant.…”

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“…Numerous studies have now been published describing known inequities that result in Black patients being referred for transplant at lower rates than other racial and ethnic groups, which is likely a result of the long-standing effects of systemic racism on these patient populations. The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and the American Society of Transplantation have called attention to this important issue with regard to the need to support research in this field, improve the diversity of liver transplant providers to better match the patient racial and ethnic mix, and to provide protections for adequate insurance coverage for transplant as an Essential Health Benefit 11. It is imperative that more resources are dedicated to the early identification of patients with cirrhosis, paired with linkage to specialty care, particularly within communities historically underserved by specialty care.…”

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