Program Outcomes

Our Clinical Research Director:
Deborah Franzon, M.D.

We are continually assessing the impact of our services on each participant by studying quality outcomes related to program effectiveness.

In partnership with California Pacific Medical Center, we have an ongoing institutional review board approved study—Implementation of a Health Navigator Program.

The quality outcomes of The Health Navigator Foundation have been represented in the following forums:

NATCO: The Organization for Donation and Transplant Professionals

46th Annual Meeting, August 4-5, 2021

The Health Navigator Foundation wins third place for our poster on “Improving Well-Being for Heart Transplant Recipients: Implementation of a Patient Navigator Program.”

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Virtual Connect, June 4-9, 2021

The Health Navigator Foundation was selected to present our abstract “Improving Well-Being for Heart Transplant Recipients: Implementation of a Patient Navigator Program.”

International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)

Annual Meeting Planning Committee, October 22-25, 2020

The Health Navigator Foundation was selected to present our abstract “Improving Well-Being for Heart Transplant Recipients: Implementation of a Patient Navigator Program.”

UNOS Transplant Management Forum

April 19-22, 2020

The Health Navigator Foundation was selected to present our abstract “Improving Well-Being for Heart Transplant Recipients: Implementation of a Patient Navigator Program.”