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Oct. 13 webinar to address lung continuous distribution policy implementation
The webinar will be recorded for future access.
The webinar will be recorded for future access.
In order to address patient safety concerns, the OPTN Executive Committee approved a modification of OPTN Policy 6.4: Adult and Pediatric Status Exceptions on July 11 that is now in effect.
This new policy will allow transplant programs to submit an exception request on behalf of adult heart transplant candidates for a Status 1, 2 or 3 exception without requiring hospitalization if the FDA has recalled their implanted mechanical circulatory support device.
The actions will increase the equity of access to liver transplant, and were among a number of additional measures adopted by the board.
“Heart simulation modeling represents a forward-thinking, data-informed project that will ultimately help the whole system do better,” says president of GAAMF
31,238 lifesaving heart transplants have been performed at hospitals across the country over the past decade.