Episode 35: The Perspectives and Experiences of Women with a Kidney Transplant on Access to Healthcare

Original Air Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Moderators Germaine Wong, Australia Bianca Davidson, South Africa

Speakers Zibya Barday, South Africa Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Australia Maleeka Ladhani, Australia

📑 Overview This webinar will provide an overview of the qualitative multinational study that was conducted by WIT Pillar Ill and will include some personal stories of women with transplants.

🎯 Learning Objectives -- To disseminate findings of the qualitative study conducted by WIT Pillar 3 looking at perspectives and experiences of women with kidney transplants (see reference in further reading). -- To gain greater understanding of the journey through transplantation, specifically from the lens of being a woman (ie pregnancy, fertility, motherhood and hormonal changes) from the patients perspectives. -- Share multinational strategies to improve access and quality of multidisciplinary care for women.

📖 Supporting Material Ladhani M, Jaure A, Davidson B, Barday Z, Lerminiaux L, Bandolo NV, Gomez MP, Matus-Gonzalez A, Narasimhan G, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Soki K. A multinational qualitative study examined the perspectives and experiences of women with a kidney transplant on access to healthcare. Kidney International. 2025 Aug 25. https://kidney-international.org/arti...

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