Solid Organ Transplant

Mission and Goals

The Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) SIG is for members of SPP who have shared interests in pediatric end stage organ disease and solid organ transplantation. These interests include clinical work, research, and program development, and encompass heart, liver, kidney, lung, multivisceral, and other solid organ transplants. The goals of the SOT SIG are to:

Promote evidence-based care and sharing of novel treatment approaches among pediatric psychologists working with pediatric transplant populations.
Disseminate relevant evidence-based resources, including presentations, peer-reviewed publications, reports, resources and tools.
Encourage and mentor students, trainees and early career professionals to be the next generation of leaders in the pediatric psychology field.
Educate clinical professionals about the psychosocial issues which may affect the child or family along the transplant journey.
Encourage multidisciplinary collaboration among professionals serving children, adolescents, and young adults with end stage organ disease and solid organ transplants.

Resources

Sample research articles:

Lefkowitz, D. S., Fitzgerald, C. J., Zelikovsky, N., Barlow, K., & Wray, J. (2014). Best practices in the pediatric pretransplant psychosocial evaluation. Pediatric Transplantation, 18(4), 327-335. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/petr.12260?casa_token=5sE_ZbquQsAAAAAA%3AhcANnlWJs8AcpnOfLUfP0am0CU6Z1xn5oEaGmykdacLAZzakIfqj970S_2qkfSlFxJT0Pvmh32eDGcAj
Killian, M. O., Schuman, D. L., Mayersohn, G. S., & Triplett, K. N. (2018). Psychosocial predictors of medication non-adherence in pediatric organ transplantation: a systematic review. Pediatric Transplantation, 22(4), e13188. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/petr.13188?casa_token=ItO3jOYJpe8AAAAA%3A1thvT9OQWqnlHKX9N4o4jyf-CaRNC2iIuh5XqKID6tZrLIcYwV08NpHQLXktyYNoX1DWJ5M8_cCR8yBb

Duncan-Park, S., Danziger-Isakov, L., Armstrong, B., Williams, N., Odim, J., Shemesh, E., ... & Annunziato, R. (2022). Posttraumatic stress and medication adherence in pediatric transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 22(3), 937-946. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34837457/

Triplett, K. N., Mayersohn, G. S., Masood, S. S., Pickwith, K., Mbroh, H., & Killian, M. (2021). Posttraumatic growth in youth, young adults, and caregivers who experienced solid organ transplant. Journal of Pediatric Psychology https://academic.oup.com/jpepsy/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab134/6484453

Brown, T., Chen, S., Ou, Z., McDonald, N., Bennett-Murphy, L., Schneider, L., ... & May, L. (2022). Feasibility of assessing adolescent and young adult heart transplant recipient mental health and resilience using patient-reported outcome measures. Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 63(2), 153-162. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667296021001427?casa_token=fzbnJ1b9biYAAAAA:SUsZjTP-agCTjvi4DWzSBChIpI2M8vhi3u6ycTwlewjj06lEE4RxWDXNI1MqO2QpBgojeXXzjP8

Cousino, M. K., Rea, K. E., Schumacher, K. R., Magee, J. C., & Fredericks, E. M. (2017). A systematic review of parent and family functioning in pediatric solid organ transplant populations. Pediatric Transplantation, 21(3), e12900. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/petr.12900?casa_token=d4vPenzp94oAAAAA%3Air6lTGvXZY9tcbq9QDZV4-QkvRixw4vzLn6wc9NmobwQvOxUX2QY7u7HZPfl0hz2dFk57nm6XHg4bJMF
Cousino, M. K., Schumacher, K. R., Rea, K. E., Eder, S., Zamberlan, M., Jordan, J., & Fredericks, E. M. (2018). Psychosocial functioning in pediatric heart transplant recipients and their families. Pediatric Transplantation, 22(2), e13110. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/petr.13110?casa_token=1u1PX_Cg_6oAAAAA%3A6k34dgE5WeJLVauwsLbL6c0GfaaMd3D8JqI0zEx3gRb4cxG85dA0I0d8vgqJ-GaJnmu470DQlcLsSRPG

Leadership

Lauren Schneider, PsyD (Co-chair)
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University

Elizabeth Christofferson, PhD (Co-chair)
Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Kara West, PhD (Student Chair)
Postdoctoral Fellow in Solid Organ Transplant, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Join

SPP invites members with a shared interest to consider joining one or more Special Interest Groups (SIGs) by logging into the Member Portal and going to "Join a SIG/RIG/Affinity Group" on the dropbox.