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IN THE NEWS
In Memoriam: Margo L. Akerman
UNOS commemorates Margo Akerman for her tireless commitment to advocate for transplant candidates and recipients and to educate the public about the need for and benefits of transplantation. Following years of work as a writer and editor (including service in the U.S....
New UNOS Connect resources for donation and transplant professionals
A new online learning series focuses on three of the most highly-utilized tools in the data services portal in UNet℠.
Annual kidney allocation calculator updates
KDPI and EPTS calculator changes effective May 27, 2020.
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INNOVATION
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IMPROVEMENT
Driving change
INSIGHTS
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Saving lives together
Summer 2020 public comment coming Aug. 4 - Oct. 1, 2020.
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
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.
Policy changes
Implementation notice: Extension of HOPE Act participation to all organ types
Solid organ transplants of any organ type may now be performed under the terms of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act.
System notice: Reactivation of liver candidates to MELD or PELD score without entering new lab values
Effective May 6, 2020, a transplant program reactivating a liver transplant candidate to a MELD or PELD status in Waitlist is no longer required to input updated lab values to support the listing.
Pre-implementation notice: Extension of HOPE Act participation to all organ types
Participation has previously been limited to kidney and liver transplantation.
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Why I volunteer
Transplant recipients and transplant professionals volunteer to give back, to learn, to develop policy—all contributing to our national transplant system's strength and growth. Learn how you can get involved.
STORIES OF HOPE
Celebrating a second chance at life
To celebrate his one year transplant anniversary and honor his donor, double lung recipient Brendan Morrison went on a hike followed by a four hour mountain bike ride. Read his story.