Increase organ transplants

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29,053

transplants performed this year

Total Transplants January - September 2020 as of 10/20/2020

5 ways to increase organ donation and transplant

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UNOS launches new online membership application tool to transplant programs

Access the Member Community experience now.

Nomination deadline approaching for Heckenkemper Award for Excellence

“It’s like a lifetime achievement award,” says Brigitte Sullivan, 2019 recipient of the award honoring excellence in transplant administration.

Annual updates to the Recovery and Usage Maps on Data Portal now available

Data Products implemented annual updates to the Recovery and Usage Maps (RUM) tool on Oct. 15.

Annual updates to the Transplant Center Benchmark Reports on Data Portal now available

Several small changes and additions were made to the Standard Transplant Center Benchmark Reports for all organ specific programs.

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Strengthening the world's best organ donation and transplant system

VOICES IN TRANSPLANT

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“Rule change could endanger our organ transplant system”

STORIES OF HOPE

Living with a transplanted lung

What happened in public comment? See what the community had to say.

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INNOVATION

Ideas in action

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Sharing images to save more lives

IMPROVEMENT

Driving change

“The waitlist can’t wait”: Jennifer Prinz on taking a people-first approach during COVID-19

INSIGHTS

Data & tools

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AJT article reports on 10 years of potential donor-derived transmission events

Saving lives together

We bring innovation, improvement, and insights to strengthen a community passionately committed to being good stewards of the gifts entrusted to us. Get involved.

UNOS events

Transplant Management Forum

April 19-21, 2021 in Denver

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Policy changes

Preview available for OPOs: New kidney and pancreas distribution match lists

Oct 14, 2020

The test site will be available from Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 13.

Changes to kidney and pancreas allocation to be implemented later this year

Sep 11, 2020

Professional resource pages now accessible on OPTN website.

Updated Median MELD at Transplant scores take effect Sept. 23

Sep 9, 2020

Calculations are updated twice each year.

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IN FOCUS

Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals

Preserving candidate wait time during temporary inactivation due to COVID-19

Altering organ acceptance criteria protects candidates at risk of COVID-19 from losing accrued wait time.

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Videos

It takes a community. Learn how to get involved in improving the national transplant system. Read more about volunteering for the board or a committee.

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

UNOS convenes and welcomes public debate. Public comment is a critical forum for national discussion on organ transplant policy.