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Policies to align with PHS guideline: Webinar and additional resources

Policies to align with PHS guideline: Webinar and additional resources

Feb 18, 2021 | Education, News, Policy changes

Effective March 1, OPTN policies will be implemented to align with the 2020 U.S. Public Health Service Guideline for assessing solid organ donors and monitoring for HIV, HBV, and HCV.

Feb. 24 webinar addresses new policies aligning with PHS guideline

Feb. 24 webinar addresses new policies aligning with PHS guideline

Feb 17, 2021 | Education, News, Policy changes

Program will address member questions relating to the policies.

Modifications to adult heart and heart-lung justification forms will be implemented March 4

Modifications to adult heart and heart-lung justification forms will be implemented March 4

Feb 16, 2021 | Heart/lung, News, UNet℠ system changes

Changes to adult heart and heart-lung justification forms coming soon

Data submission policy tools and educational offering updated to include TRF and LDF forms as of Feb. 15

Data submission policy tools and educational offering updated to include TRF and LDF forms as of Feb. 15

Feb 15, 2021 | News, Technology, UNet℠ system changes

Policy tools and educational offering are updated on UNetSM Data Services Portal and UNOS Connect

Implementation of kidney and pancreas policies

Implementation of kidney and pancreas policies

Feb 12, 2021 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

Expected date of implementation is March 14, 2021.

Policies to align with PHS guideline: Webinar and additional resources

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.

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Coming soon: Simultaneous heart-kidney and lung-kidney allocation changes

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UNOS is in contact with all member transplant facilities nationwide. In case of significant and potential long-term disruption of service at one or more centers, we will provide any needed updates through this website.

VCA into UNet: education available

At-a-glance Professional education is now available for members who will list and manage the records of VCA transplant candidates and donors when allocation moves into UNetSM on Sept. 14. To access professional education, log into UNOS Connect and search for: VCA 102:...

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