organ transplantation

Eliminating Waiting Time Inequities for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in the USA

Dr. Joris van de Klundert, Professor of Operations Management, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business & Entrepreneurship

Nov 18, 12:00 - 13:00

B9 L2 H1 R2322

organ transplantation wait time modeling Equity Maximization network flows queuing theory Rawls theory

This research formally models, analyzes and maximizes equity of transplant waiting times and probabilities using queuing theory and network flows, based on Rawls' theory of justice. The presented formal models address inequities resulting from blood type incompatibilities, which are interrelated to ethnic differences in patient and donor rates.

First joint publication between KAUST and MBSC seeks to improve treatment options for chronic kidney disease in Saudi Arabia

1 min read · Tue, Mar 9 2021

healthcare genomic data Biomedical Signal Processing organ transplantation kidney exchange program

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is among the most common causes of death in Saudi Arabia. According to the 2018 edition of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s annual Financing Global Health report, the prevalence of CKD among the Kingdom’s general population stands at 5.44% and accounts for a 4.04% mortality rate.