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.
Community results of winter 2022 kidney and pancreas prioritization exercises now available
Feedback will inform development of policy for continuous distribution of kidneys and pancreata.
Updated two-year monitoring report available for dual and en bloc kidney allocation
Report covers activity since implementation of the policies.
Lawsuit challenging kidney allocation policy is dismissed
A message from UNOS CEO, Brian Shepard