IN THE NEWS
SRTR modeling results available for kidney and pancreas distribution
The committees will discuss the modeling results and webinar input.
Lifeline of Ohio LGBTQ+ outreach: Increasing donor registrations
LifeLine of Ohio, proud ally of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community, marches in Pride events and educates the community about organ donation
UNet feature added – password change notification
The notice will appear when you log in to UNet within 14 days of your upcoming password expiration date.
INNOVATION
Ideas in action
Next steps for the first national donor image sharing hub
Phase 1 of the UNOS imaging study pilot concluded successfully in April. Key findings will form the blueprint for future planning.
IMPROVEMENT
Sharing effective practices
Lifeline of Ohio LGBTQ+ outreach: Increasing donor registrations
LifeLine of Ohio, proud ally of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community, marches in Pride events and educates the community about organ donation
INSIGHTS
Data & tools
Will organ perfusion transform transplantation?
UNOS looks at the rapidly evolving state of organ perfusion technology and its potential to transform transplantation
We unite people to save lives
IN FOCUS
Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals
New CARE tool visualizes organ acceptance and refusal
Center Acceptance and Refusal Evaluation (CARE) Report allows transplant centers to see all of the offers they accept as well as all those they refuse.
OPOs set records for organ donation in 2018
71 percent of organ procurement organizations increased organ donations in 2018, thanks to the generosity of donors and donor families.
Lung and liver perfusion on the rise
Lung perfusion has more than tripled since 2015, growing from 1.7 percent to 6.3 percent and potentially expanding the pool of organs available for transplant.
Events
Policy changes
Webinars to discuss revisions to kidney and pancreas allocation policies
On June 27-28, you’re invited to learn more and weigh in on the discussion to remove donation service areas and regions from kidney and pancreas distribution. The OPTN Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Committees are working on fall public comment proposals to...
NLRB update: MMaT calculation now based on DSA of transplant hospital
Find updated policy language on the OPTN website. Read the system notice and view the latest updates here.
Liver allocation policy reverted to DSA and regions
Find updated policy language on the OPTN website. Read the system notice and view the latest updates here.
Video
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Brigitte Sullivan, Executive Director at NYU Langhorne Medical Center, accepts the Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration Award at the 2019 UNOS TMF.
STORIES OF HOPE
Bethany & Hannah, kidney donors
On March 14 and 15, Hannah and I each donated one of our healthy kidneys to a complete stranger at Northwestern. It was a wonderful experience and I wish I could do it again.