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Voices in Transplant
Perspectives from the organ donation and transplant community driving innovation, improvement and insights to save lives together
“Can do, passion and caring”: OPO CEO Jeff Orlowski on embracing change during COVID-19
“Protecting both staff and our mission have driven us from the very beginning.”
Bridging the gap
With support from a $100,000 grant from the Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation, researchers are partnering to address the gap in scientific knowledge about the association between kidney biopsy results and transplant survival outcomes.
Why I volunteer: Pete Lalli, Ph.D., Carolinas Medical Center
Community members unite and strengthen the donation and transplantation community to help get the right organs to the right patients at the right time.
Why I volunteer: Colleen Reed, Ph.D., liver recipient
Community members unite and strengthen the donation and transplantation community to help get the right organs to the right patients at the right time.
Better screening accelerates organ offers
Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., envisioned a system in which health care providers could better determine which types of organs their hospital would accept.
Why I volunteer: Oliver Hale, UNOS ambassador
Community members unite and strengthen the donation and transplantation community to help get the right organs to the right patients at the right time.
Achieving racial equity in transplantation
OPTN Minority Affairs Committee leaders Irene Kim, M.D. and Paulo Martins, M.D., Ph.D., offer insight into how the donation and transplant community collaborates.
Collaboration in the transplant community during the COVID-19 pandemic
“This sense of the need to educate our communities—both individually and potentially as a group—came up, and we started sending around emails amongst ourselves,” said transplant infectious disease specialist Emily Blumberg, M.D.
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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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High-flying hopes: Are drones the future of organ transportation?
The University of Maryland’s Joseph Scalea, M.D., delivered a kidney via drone in April 2019. Now, he’s founded a nationwide organ transplant logistics company.
Stronger together: A collaborative study between U.S. and U.K. researchers
A collaborative study between U.S. and U.K. researchers reveals shared learning opportunities that could spur increased kidney utilization rates.
Hypothermic machine perfusion: An alternative for organ preservation
Could hypothermic machine perfusion offer a safer way to transport organs?
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OPO testing of deceased donors for COVID-19 ensures patient safety
Recent report shows 100 percent COVID-19 donor testing by OPOs.