WCN25-3199 INSPIRING AFRICAN CARIBBEAN PATIENTS TO INITIATE LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CONVERSATION- DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A CULTURALLY TAILORED TRAINING FOR RENAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the preferred renal replacement therapy advocated for patients diagnosed with End-stage kidney disease due to its benefits of improved graft and patient survival (1), patient reported quality of life and morbidity profile following transplantation. However, a recent UK study showed that the rate of LDKT was 43.2% in White patients compared with 17.8% in Black patients (p <0.001)1. The lack of knowledge, risk perception, fear of financial burden on donors, guilt, religious and cultural influences and mistrust of the medical establishment are the commonly reported barriers.