OPTN policy, and related programming, will soon align with 2020 U.S. Public Health Service Guideline for assessing solid organ donors and monitoring transplant recipients for HIV, HBV, and HCV.
The merger will create a single OPO that will serve nearly 200 hospitals and approximately 14 million New England residents.
OPOs should review their settings to determine if updates are needed.
Professional education for removal of DSA and region, released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates will be available in November.
The test site will be available from Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 13.
Professional resource pages now accessible on OPTN website.