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Mental Health In Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
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Mental Health In Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)
Background
- The psychological impact of ADPKD can negatively impact the patient outcomes. Currently there is a paucity of research in this area and as a result, mental health is underrecognized and underdiagnosed in this patient population. Early detection and treatment of mental health can improve quality of life and is as important as medical management. Bringing awareness to this issue is critical to improving the management and overall well-being of these patients.
- Even early on in ADPKD, ADPKD patients report a lower satisfaction with life compared to healthy persons.1
- The goal of this webinar is to increase awareness surrounding the emotional and physical burden that ADPKD patients face. The webinar will also discuss the impact on patient’s caregivers as well as the urgent call to action for collaborative engagement between nephrology and mental health experts to address mental health in ADPKD patients.
- Discuss the psychological impact of ADPKD (i.e., the biological mechanisms behind anxiety and depression in ADPKD) as well as the emotional burden these patients face
- Discuss the quality of life in ADPKD patients and the impact on family and caregivers
- Evaluate the morbidity and mortality outcomes in ADPKD patients
- Assess what HCPs can do better in terms of empowering their ADPKD patients and properly addressing their mental health needs
- Yarlioglu, A.M., et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-022-03375-2
Featuring

Rebecca S. Ahdoot, MD, FASN
Director — PKD Partner Clinic at the UCI School of Medicine*
Dr Rebecca S. Ahdoot is a board-certified UCI Health nephrologist and director of the PKD Partner Clinic at UCI. She specializes in the management of acute and chronic kidney disease, hypertension/high blood pressure, kidney stones, electrolyte abnormalities and dialysis. She earned her medical degree at the UCI School of Medicine and completed an internal medicine residency at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. She completed a joint neurology fellowship with Kaiser Permanente and Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. She also completed the UCLA Kennamer/Kaiser Permanente Community Medicine Fellowship program, which focuses on healthcare policy, patient advocacy and primary care. Dr Ahdoot is passionate about community service and outreach. She founded a bi-annual health fair to address the lack of affordable, timely vision and hearing services for low-income patients. She also has participated in volunteer medical missions to Guatemala through HELPS International.
Moderating

Marla Dallal, PharmD, RPH
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.*
Marla Dallal, PharmD, RPH is a Medical Science Liaison at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization covering Southern California. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy in Los Angeles. While in pharmacy school, Dr Dallal pursued various clinical internships within the acute care and ambulatory care settings at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining Otsuka, Dr Dallal held various positions within Medical Affairs at Amgen Inc covering the cardiometabolic and nephrology therapeutic areas. She also served as a preceptor at Amgen Inc, where she instructed pharmacy students on Advanced Pharmacy Practice rotations. She is currently licensed as a pharmacist in the state of California with the National Association Board of Pharmacy.

Jaimini Patel, PharmD, BCCCP
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.*
Jaimini Patel, PharmD, BCCCP, is a Nephrology Medical Science Liaison at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC). Dr Patel earned her Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and completed two years of post-doctoral residency at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Loyola University Medical Center, respectively, specializing in critical care pharmacy practice. Prior to joining Otsuka, Dr Patel practiced as a critical care pharmacist at the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center for 3.5 years and has cared for patients in the medical, surgical/trauma, cardiothoracic and neuroscience ICUs, and was significantly involved in the care of patients with COVID-19. Dr Patel holds board certification in critical care pharmacotherapy and is a licensed pharmacist in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. She is also an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine through which she is engaged in research and leadership.
*Dr Rebecca Ahdoot and Hannah Graves are paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC). Drs Marla Dallal and Jaimini Patel are employees of OPDC.