title: The report of a national conference on the wait list for kidney transplantation.
abstract: In March, 2002, over 100 members of the transplant community assembled in Philadelphia for a meeting designed to address problems associated with the growing number of patients seeking kidney transplantation and added to the waiting list each year. The meeting included representatives of nine US organizations with interests in these issues. Participants divided into work groups addressing access to the waiting list, assigning priority on the list, list management, and identifying appropriate candidates for expanded criteria donor kidneys. Each work group outlined problems and potential remedies within each area. This report summarized the issues and recommendations regarding the waiting list for kidney transplantation addressed in the Philadelphia meeting.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gaston
authors.forename: Gabriel M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Danovitch
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Merion
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Deierhoi
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cecka
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Leichtman
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spital
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: Charles A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Dolly B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Tyan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rohrer
authors.forename: Friedrich K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Port
authors.forename: Francis L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Delmonico
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D015143:Philadelphia; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement