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I am remixing my EAC “Socioeconomic Status and Transplants In America.” My EAC focuses on socioeconomic status and how it affects transplant patients and creates health care disparities in America. Data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shows that as of April 23rd 2024 there are 89,269 people on kidney transplant waiting lists. There are not nearly enough kidneys being donated to keep up with the demand. For some people it may take years to even have a chance at getting a kidney. So what about the people who are not on a list? According to the paper “The Association Between County-Level Socioeconomic Factors and Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Disparities in the United States” it was found that areas with lower socioeconomic status had much lower rates of patients in end stage renal failure on kidney transplant wait lists.
The target audience for this remediation is dialysis patients who live in areas of lower socioeconomic status. This is an important audience because data shows that they are the least likely to join a waiting list. While there could be a multitude of factors contributing to this, presenting this population with the information and resources could be extremely beneficial.
I chose to use a lesson plan in the form of a powerpoint presentation. I chose this genre because it will be the most effective at delivering the information in a way that is not too overwhelming but is still very informative. I feel this is more effective than other genres because it also requires a presentation which gives the patients an opportunity to ask questions. The key features are the introduction, the key concepts that are stated, and the information is broken down into categories.
The biggest constraints I considered for this genre is actually being able to reach the patients. It may be hard to present to patients without the total cooperation of dialysis clinics. It will be important to build connections with different clinics or even go through government programs to reach these patients. Resources such as social workers, therapists and places where patients can receive more information is necessary. Informing patients is the first step but for them to be able to follow through continuous support will be necessary. Finding funding and people who are willing to be available will be an important step in becoming successful after the initial lesson. Another really tough constraint that needs to be taken into account is how much information there is and how overwhelming it can be. Many of these patients will likely be new to dialysis and already very overwhelmed. It is important that the lesson is positive and engaging so patients remain hopeful.
I used the general knowledge of transplant disparities and the populations with greater disparities from my EAC for this remediation. The EAC gave me a really good background on the population and ideas for effective ways to solve this issue. Many of the papers mentioned in the EAC discussed methods for eliminating disparities, many of them being similar to that of this remediation. Lots of outside research was used as well to actually build a lesson plan that was factual and helpful. Looking at different lesson plan templates and ideas was very useful to build my presentation.
To find the actual facts presented in the presentation outside research was necessary. For this particular subject I used both papers discussed in the EAC but also outside sources such as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. This gave me really great data and information on how to join transplant lists.
I see simplicity as one of the strongest aspects of my project. It is purposely more simple to better fit the target population. The information needs to be easy to understand for all types of people as well as simple so that it does not seem too overwhelming. I do think in the future, a more detailed presentation or even just a hand out to go along with the presentation could help improve the project.
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