Julie Hendrix Anderson, MSN, MPH, RN, CCTC is the System Director of Transplant Quality for the Transplant Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). Mrs. Anderson received her dual Masters in Nursing and Public Health at the University of South Carolina after completing a Bachelors in Nursing at Clemson University. After caring for kidney transplant patients as a clinical coordinator, Mrs. Anderson joined the newly established Transplant Quality team in 2015 which supports all solid organ transplant programs. She has served on the American Society of Transplantation (AST) Administration and Quality Management Executive Committee, and currently serves as volunteer faculty for the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance Transplant Webinar Series. Mrs. Anderson leads a team of quality coordinators and analysts whose mission is to support data-driven decision making, to hardwire regulatory compliance, and to enhance patient safety across the transplant continuum.
Breaking Down Barriers: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Transplantation
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 3:00pm
Social determinants of health and social adversity can create significant barriers to navigating transplantation. This session will examine how factors such as financial hardship, resource deprivation, food and nutrition insecurity, transportation, social support, and health literacy can affect patients before and after transplantation. Our panel will discuss the role of the multidisciplinary transplant team in identifying and addressing these barriers, along with practical strategies to improve access to resources, strengthen patient support, address social adversity, and improve overall health outcomes.
