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UNOS names 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

UNOS names 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

Dec 11, 2025 | Get involved, News, Patient

UNOS honors Mary Baliker with the 2025 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award for her 45 years of advocacy for the organ donation and transplant community.

UNOS names 2024 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

UNOS names 2024 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

Dec 17, 2024 | Get involved, News, Patient

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has awarded the 2024 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award to Leslie and Bill Carruth in recognition of their tireless advocacy in memory of their daughter, Alexander “Allie.” The Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award,...
TMF 2024 Heckenkemper Award Winner: Nancy Metzler honored

TMF 2024 Heckenkemper Award Winner: Nancy Metzler honored

Jun 6, 2024 | Education, Get involved, News

“We have the unique privilege as transplant administrators to support our team as they turn a tragedy into a miracle.” Nancy Metzler The Annual Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration / Quality Award (also known as the Heckenkemper Award) is given...
National webinar on Nov.15 for lung transplant professionals on upcoming data collection changes and other insights in lung allocation

National webinar on Nov.15 for lung transplant professionals on upcoming data collection changes and other insights in lung allocation

Oct 24, 2023 | Education, Get involved, Heart/lung, News, Policy changes

A recording will be made available afterward.

Webinar to address kidney-after-thoracic safety net, combined kidney-thoracic allocation

Webinar to address kidney-after-thoracic safety net, combined kidney-thoracic allocation

Jul 13, 2023 | Education, Get involved, Heart/lung, Kidney/pancreas, News

The webinar will be recorded and made available for later viewing.

UNOS names 2023 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

UNOS names 2023 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient

Jun 27, 2023 | Get involved, News, Patient

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has awarded the 2023 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award to Brittany Clayborne, in recognition of her tireless advocacy on behalf of organ donation and her work to address the mental health needs of transplant recipients.

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UNOS leads stakeholder coalition urging FAA to consider organ transportation in final drone rule

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