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Voices in Transplant
Perspectives from the organ donation and transplant community driving innovation, improvement and insights to save lives together
UNOS research analyst Julia Foutz on reducing the organ shortage and saving more lives
Research shows collaborative improvement has potential to increase kidney utilization.
Setting travel safety standards for organ recovery teams
Transplant and OPO team members continue to be injured in ground transportation accidents, resulting in the loss of productive clinical years. Many of these incidents are avoidable. New methods of organ transport are needed.
Nicole Medwick from CORE discusses first national donor image sharing hub
UNOS begins phased release of UNet Image Sharing to organ procurement organizations across the country.
Scientists find evidence of recipient factor in predicting donor ESRD
UNOS researchers studied post-donation end-stage renal disease in white first-degree related living kidney donors in the U.S. between 1994 and 2018. The study is the first of its kind to adjust for recipient factors.
“The waitlist can’t wait”: Jennifer Prinz on taking a people-first approach during COVID-19
“The donation and transplantation community has had to adapt, all with a clear focus to continue to save lives during the pandemic.”
The road to racial equity in kidney transplantation
Jerry McCauley, M.D. discusses improvement in access to transplantation for minority waitlist candidates and talks about what still needs to be done.
In spite of the pandemic, we’re performing more organ transplants than in years past
UNOS Board of Directors vice president/president-elect Matthew Cooper, M.D., says policies to improve the transplant system must look at the whole picture, not just one part of it.
36 years later: An organ donor’s parents’ story
Thirty-six years after they lost their son, Matthew, Milt and Janet Bemis reflect on the decision to give the gift of life to a family they had never met.
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Idea incubator
UNOS Labs is a collaborative space where UNOS’ behavioral scientists, biostatisticians, data scientists, and developers partner with donation and transplantation experts to work toward solutions that will make the transplant system more efficient and increase transplants.
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Sharing images to save more lives
UNOS begins phased release of UNet Image Sharing to organ procurement organizations across the country.
Bridging the gap
Researchers seek to quantify the association between kidney-specific prognostic markers and post-transplant outcomes.
Hypothermic machine perfusion: An alternative for organ preservation
Could hypothermic machine perfusion offer a safer way to transport organs?
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Using registries to improve outcomes and transplant management
UNOS builds and hosts registries enabling OPOs and transplant centers to address issues such as treatment, payment, quality improvement, benchmarking and clinical research.