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05/01/2008 Programming Conflicts Delay Implementation of CPRA Phase II
 
At their meeting in December 2006, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved the replacement of PRA with CPRA in determining kidney and pancreas allocation (policies 3.5.11.3, and 3.8.1).
04/28/2008 Register Today for Upcoming Professional Workshops
 
Two upcoming workshops are aimed at individuals who want to learn more about speed-reading personality types and applying them to a donation conversation, recognizing family dynamics and meeting the special needs of parents and families that are present in donation situations, learning effective communication skills and crisis intervention techniques and more.
04/23/2008 Report Identifies Recent Transplant Trends
 
As part of an ongoing effort to identify emerging trends in the field of organ donation and transplantation, more than 50 experts from many areas of the transplant community have prepared the comprehensive 2007 Annual Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation (OPTN) and U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).
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