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COVID-19 updates and data

Why I volunteer: Precious McCowan

Committee member discusses the importance of patient and donor family advocacy.

Transplant equity efforts presented to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

NASEM committee heard about the ongoing work of UNOS to ensure every transplant candidate has equitable access to life-saving organs through policy making and data.

COVID-19 update: July 29, 2021

Site surveys to gradually transition to in-person visits starting in September After more than a year of successful virtual site surveys since the start of the pandemic, UNOS Member Quality is preparing for the community’s phased return to onsite review visits. The...

Analyzing the impact of transplant policy and system modifications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Data reveals the community’s continued commitment to provide the best care to their patients.

Speaker series explores equity in access to transplant

Join us Aug. 26 as our panelists discuss the social and racial factors that can cause disparity in organ transplantation

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INNOVATION

Ideas in action

Continuous distribution: How the system is being built with icons of discussion and balanced scale for equity

Building a new, more flexible system for organ allocation

IMPROVEMENT

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INSIGHTS

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UNOS researchers Darren Stewart and Alesha Henderson

UNOS researchers on monitoring equity in access to transplant

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Total Transplants January - June 2021 as of 08/02/2021

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New kidney and pancreas allocation system will increase equity

VOICES IN TRANSPLANT

Precious McCowan on why she volunteers with the OPTN

How patients can get involved with the OPTN: Precious McCowan

STORIES OF HOPE

Susan Robinson with daughters Abigail and Anna

Honoring Abigail and Anna: A donor family's journey

UNOS events

UNOS Luminaries

Aug. 26: A panel of experts to discuss racial and social disparities in access to transplant

Apply to serve as a volunteer for the OPTN

Complete the online Volunteer Interest Form no later than September 30, 2021.

Transplant Management Forum

Accepting abstract submissions through November 19, 2021.

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Policy changes

HLA equivalency table updates and addition of DPB1 epitopes now in effect

Jun 17, 2021

The changes to the equivalency tables are intended to reflect changes in HLA typing practice and improve organ allocation.

National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics is now live

Jun 15, 2021

The NHRB was created to improve quality and consistency in evaluation of exceptions for pediatric heart candidates.

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.

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IN FOCUS

Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals

Analyzing the impact of transplant policy and system modifications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Videos

UNOS Director of IT Operations Tiwan Nicholson discusses partnership with Nutanix that’s helping to accelerate the match run.

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.