IN THE NEWS
OPTN members network and learn from UNOS employees at Primer event
Transplant and donation professionals gather with UNOS employees for interactive learning and networking opportunities at Primer.
Improving our technology infrastructure: A message from the CEO
Shepard welcomes national attention toward improving the nation’s organ matching system
Center code required for OPTN label orders
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, an OPTN center code will be required before an organ transport label order can be placed or fulfilled. UNOS-branded organ labels will no longer be valid after Dec. 31, 2019.
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INNOVATION
Ideas in action
IMPROVEMENT
Driving change
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
Voices in Transplant
Hear perspectives from the organ donation and transplant community in our newly launched blog.
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 is 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
Walter, kidney recipient
“Because of my donors, I have been blessed to enjoy 66 years of life.”
Read Walter’s story.