IN THE NEWS
Need feedback from transplant professionals on social media and living donors
The OPTN Living Donor Committee is creating a social media guidance document for the transplant community. Responses to a survey will help the committee create this useful resource.
Extra Vessels changes are in effect
Changes related to Extra Vessels that will take affect on Aug. 15, 2019.
New TIEDI® APIs now available
TIEDI® APIs now available for Transplant Recipient Registration(TRR), Immunosuppression at Registration(IMR), and Transplant Candidate Registration(TCR) Implementation date: September 11, 2019 Audience All UNetSM Please share this notice with anyone in your...
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INNOVATION
Ideas in action
Reducing unwanted organ offers
A new UNOS pilot project tests ways to avoid unwanted offers, speed up organ allocation and transplant more organs.
IMPROVEMENT
Driving change
Inside the Organ Center: Partnering with the community
They work with OPOs and transplant centers around the clock to match organs and save lives across the country, 365 days a year. Meet the team members at the “heart” of UNOS.
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
Saving lives together
What’s happening in public comment?
See what the community is saying
IN FOCUS
Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals
LifeLink of Georgia nearly triples African-American donors
Through focused quality improvement and education practices, LifeLink of Georgia has almost tripled recovery of African-American donors.
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.
Events
Policy changes
Webinars provide information about public comment proposals
Public comment will be open August 2 through October 2.
Webinars discuss revisions to kidney and pancreas allocation policies
View webinar recordings to learn more.
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.
Video
Inside the Organ Center: Partnering with the community
Meet the OC team and learn how they work hand in hand with OPOs and transplant centers to place organs every day, around the clock. See full video channel.
STORIES OF HOPE
Jameson Finney, pediatric heart recipient
“I was scared and thrilled at the same time,” Jameson says. “This meant I wouldn’t be attached to a battery anymore. I would be able to swim again and play sports with my friends.”