The National Kidney Registry is now conducting microsite coach check-in webinars, a new initiative designed to support patients who are working with a microsite coach as part of their search for a living kidney donor. Microsite check-in webinars offer patients a chance to connect with their coach, ask questions, and receive practical guidance on how …
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The National Kidney Registry Announces its 1,000th Microsite Transplant
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) achieved a significant milestone: the 1,000th microsite patient to receive a living donor transplant. It took the NKR approximately six years to facilitate 1,000 kidney paired donation (KPD) transplants from its inception in 2008. Today, the NKR is facilitating approximately 2,000 KPD transplants per year. The Microsite Program is …
National Kidney Registry Holds Successful In-Person Microsite Training Event at ECU Medical Health Center
On August 4, 2024, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) held a successful in-person microsite training event at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. The event was designed to educate individuals seeking a living kidney donor transplant and their families about the NKR’s Microsite Program and other resources available to help kidney patients in …
The National Kidney Registry Adds Three Microsite Donor Mentors for Living Kidney Donors Donating Through a Microsite
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the addition of three microsite donor mentors to its Microsite Program. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant. Donor candidates who sign up for the donation process through a patient’s microsite …
The National Kidney Registry Activates Its 4,000th Microsite: Free Service for Patients Seeking a Living Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 4,000th patient microsite. The Microsite Program provides free personalized websites, patient coaching, educational materials, and business cards to people who are seeking a living donor (kidney or liver). To date, over 580 microsite patients have achieved a living donor transplant. “For patients in need of …
The National Kidney Registry Announces Its 500th Microsite Patient Kidney Transplant
Today the National Kidney Registry (NKR) marked the 500th living donor transplant achieved through the Microsite Program. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor to increase their chances of achieving a living donor transplant. “When the Microsite Program was first launched, we hoped it would help patients …
The National Kidney Registry Activates Its 3,000th Microsite: Free Service for Patients Seeking a Living Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 3,000th patient microsite. The Microsite Program provides free custom websites, coaching, educational materials, and business cards to people who are seeking a living donor kidney or liver. To date, over 400 microsite patients have achieved a living donor transplant. “With over 500 active microsites, Penn …
The National Kidney Registry Announces its 50th Microsite Participating Center
Today the National Kidney Registry announced a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to help kidney patients find a living kidney donor. With the addition of UMass Memorial Medical Center, 50 transplant centers nationwide now participate in the NKR’s Microsite Program. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living …
The National Kidney Registry Reaches 2,000 Active Patient Microsites for Kidney Patients Seeking a Living Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 2,000th patient microsite. The Microsite Program provides free websites and coaching to transplant patients seeking a living donor. The theory behind the Microsite Program is that if a patient can direct potential donors to a website that effectively tells their story, they will connect with …
National Kidney Registry Appoints EJ Tamez as Head Donor Search Coach
The National Kidney Registry is thrilled to announce that Eusebio J. (EJ) Tamez has been appointed Head Donor Search Coach for the National Kidney Registry, with the primary focus of achieving 400 living donor microsite patient transplants in 2023. EJ is the fourth living kidney donor to join the National Kidney Registry team. He is …
National Kidney Registry Announces First Living Liver Donor Search Microsite
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its first microsite for a patient in need of a living liver donor. The Microsite Program provides free websites and hosting services for transplant patients seeking a living donor. The National Kidney Registry launched the Microsite Program for kidney patients in February 2019. The program now …
National Kidney Registry Launches FindAKidney.org Website to Help Kidney Patients Find a Living Kidney Donor
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the launch of the Find A Kidney website at www.findakidney.com. Approximately 100,000 people are waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. Of the 18,000 people who receive a kidney transplant every year, just one-third receive a kidney from a living donor, which can last up to twice as long as …
All Microsite Patients Now Have Donor Search Coaches to Increase Success Rates of Donor Search Campaigns
Today the National Kidney Registry announced that all 1,200 of its microsite patients now have donor search coaches. The NKR has partnered with the American Kidney Search Network (AKSN) to provide all current and future microsite patients with a coach. Coaches are experts in the donor search process and have successfully conducted a donor search …
The National Kidney Registry’s 1,000th Patient Microsite Activated
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 1,000th patient microsite. The Microsite Program provides free websites to transplant patients seeking a living donor so patients can spread the word of their need for a transplant. Dr. E. Steve Woodle, a liver transplant recipient and Director of Solid Organ Transplantation for University of Cincinnati …
The National Kidney Registry’s 500th Patient Microsite Activated
Today the National Kidney Registry announced the activation of its 500th patient microsite. The Microsite Program provides free websites and hosting services for transplant patients seeking a living donor. Dr. Sandip Kapur, the Surgical Director of Weil Cornell kidney transplant program conceived of the idea as a way for transplant centers to help patients who …