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New OPTN policies to align with updated U.S. Public Health Service Guideline

New OPTN policies to align with updated U.S. Public Health Service Guideline

Jan 20, 2021 | News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

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.

New OPTN policies to align with updated U.S. Public Health Service Guideline

Implementation notice: Pediatric transplant hospital bylaws now in effect

Dec 16, 2020 | News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

New pediatric membership requirements promote transplant recipient safety.

Implementation notice: Waitlist℠ programming updates to local acceptance criteria for heart, lung, heart-lung, liver and intestine

Implementation notice: Waitlist℠ programming updates to local acceptance criteria for heart, lung, heart-lung, liver and intestine

Dec 3, 2020 | News, Transplant hospital, UNet℠ system changes

Evaluate your program’s current settings now.

New OPTN policies to align with updated U.S. Public Health Service Guideline

Pediatric transplant hospital bylaws to be in effect Dec. 8

Nov 24, 2020 | News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

This action will follow the OPTN Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 6-7.

Dec. 15 implementation date set for changes to kidney, pancreas allocation

Dec. 15 implementation date set for changes to kidney, pancreas allocation

Oct 20, 2020 | Kidney/pancreas, News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

Professional education for removal of DSA and region, released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates will be available in November.

Implementation notice: Waitlist℠ programming updates to local acceptance criteria for heart, lung, heart-lung, liver and intestine

UNOS launches new online membership application tool to transplant programs

Oct 20, 2020 | News, Transplant hospital, UNet℠ system changes

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