Orlando, Fla. -- At its meeting November 16-17, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved 236 living donor kidney transplant programs that met criteria for key personnel and enhancing living donor safety. Each of these programs had been approved previously under more general standards for kidney transplant programs.

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 2008 Annual Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation (OPTN) and U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Transplant Management Forum is calling for sponsors and exhibitors to participate. These opportunities increase your organization's presence at the conference and can be tailored to meet your needs.

Selected feature articles from the September/October issue of the UNOS Update are now available in PDF format in the Resources section of the UNOS Web site.

One policy proposal is now being offered for public comment. This proposal was developed by the Living Donor Committee.