OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing
The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.
Pre-implementation notice: Updates to living donor exclusion criteria
Updates to OPTN policy language will impact four living donor exclusion criteria. These policy changes take effect July 26.
One-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies
Report captures first 12 months of data after implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.
OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients
Changes will reduce disparities and increase equity in access to transplant.
Interactive visualizations now available as part of policy development for kidney and pancreas allocation
Sensitivity tools help analyze effects of specific potential changes.
Annual kidney allocation calculator updates to KDPI and EPTS reference populations
Reference populations have been updated for the KDPI and EPTS calculators.