SRTR announces monitoring changes for January 2022 reporting cycle and lower respiratory COVID testing now required for all deceased potential lung donors

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New kidney and pancreas allocation system will increase equity

VOICES IN TRANSPLANT

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UNOS Ambassador Roxanne Watson on fulfilling a promise

STORIES OF HOPE

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The gift of life: Jen’s heart

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INNOVATION

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Improving DonorNet Mobile^SM together

IMPROVEMENT

Driving change

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Increasing geographic equity in access to kidney transplant

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UNOS researchers Darren Stewart and Alesha Henderson

UNOS researchers on monitoring equity in access to transplant

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Transplant Management Forum

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Policy changes

Policies implemented to align with PHS guideline: Living Donor Specimen Storage, Informed Consent

Jun 2, 2021

Resources and information about elements of the policy change implemented on June 1, 2021. New elements address living donor transplants.

Lower respiratory testing of all potential lung donors for SARS-CoV-2 now required

May 27, 2021

Policy is intended to address patient safety.

Coming June 17: HLA equivalency table update and addition of DPB1 epitopes

May 19, 2021

These changes will occur in DonorNet®, Waitlist℠, TIEDI® and KPD℠ applications.

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IN FOCUS

Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals

OPOs and transplant hospitals can now track organs in transit

The UNOS Organ Tracking Service provides peace of mind for organ donor families, OPOs and transplant hospitals.

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Videos

April was National Donate Life Month. Darmecia shares her transplant story.

It takes a community. Learn how to get involved in improving the national transplant system. See volunteer opportunities for 2022.

SimUNet^SM: a tool to improve your center’s performance. Casey Humphries, UNOS Labs program manager, shares what the simulation platform can offer.

Strengthening the world’s best organ donation and transplant system

Workgroup to examine use of race-based adjustment to kidney calculation

Monitoring equity in access to transplant

New record for weekly deceased donor total

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Organ tracking service: Scalable for your OPO’s volume and budget

U.S. leads world in rates of deceased donors, key transplant categories

New DonorNet MobileSM now available for transplant hospitals nationwide.