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Coming to Waitlist℠: Changes to local acceptance criteria for all organs
Transplant programs should evaluate their current settings.
Transplant programs should evaluate their current settings.
Changes impact released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates, and distribution of organs from Alaska.
Transition period allows kidney programs to update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
The portal is updated periodically in order to make it easier for members to access data.
Effective Nov. 18, DonorNet, TIEDI, and KPD users who enter HLA will have the ability to select “Other allele” for locus DPB1.
The purpose of adding these options is to specify when COVID-19 related organ failure is the cause for lung and heart candidate listings.