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IN THE NEWS
2019: Record-setting year for living donation
Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.
An Expedia for organ transplantation: Predicting travel time
A privately funded research project aims to help OPO professionals make more informed decisions about optimal travel routes for procured organs.
Webinar to address NLRB effective practices
The webinar will address common issues and questions both for transplant program staff submitting extension requests and for NLRB members.
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INNOVATION
Ideas in action
IMPROVEMENT
Driving change
INSIGHTS
Data & tools
Saving lives together
Winter public comment open Jan. 22–Mar. 24. See what the community is saying.
IN FOCUS
Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals
2019: Record-setting year for living donation
Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.
Is natural language processing useful in predicting organ acceptance?
UNOS data scientists explore donor admission text to help understand and predict how kidney acceptance decisions are made
A year in review: 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.
Events
Policy changes
New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect Feb. 4, 2020
New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system based on acuity circles implemented Feb. 4, 2020
Public comment open from Jan. 22 through March 24 2020
Public comment is a critical forum for national discussion on organ transplant policy. Add your voice and help us spread the word.
Pre-implementation notice: Liver and intestinal organ distribution based on acuity circles to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
This will also include a conversion of each transplant hospital’s MMaT score to reflect transplants performed at hospitals within a radius of 250 miles.
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Transplant Management Forum
Sessions help to increase collaboration between transplant centers and OPOs, and to expand transplant professionals’ knowledge of operations, finances, strategies, and more. Sign up for TMF 2020.
STORIES OF HOPE
The gift of life
Omar was gifted “a second shot at life” when his brother became his living liver donor.
Learn how programs across the country are contributing to the recent rise in living donation.