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Voices in Transplant
Perspectives from the organ donation and transplant community driving innovation, improvement and insights to save lives together
“Honor organ donors by saving procurement organizations”
Donor mom advocates for thoughtful reform to improve entire transplant system.
“Organ donation is under threat”
An OPO leader worries that new rules will result in fewer lifesaving transplants.
“Rule change could endanger our organ transplant system”
Transplant surgeon calls for systemic reforms to build on success of transplant system.
Researchers say OPTN modified heart policy achieving stated goals
Research shows a 2018 modified heart policy is achieving most of its intended goals of stratifying candidates and providing broader access to the most medically urgent patients.
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.
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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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Innovating to strengthen the organ transplant system
UNOS Labs tries out new ideas in behavioral research, data science and technology. Our researchers develop innovative solutions to improve the national organ network and increase organ utilization.
Kidney committee leadership discusses increasing geographic equity in access to kidney transplant
A result of two years of public comment and policy development, the new distance-based approach prioritizes patients.
UNOS research goes virtual: Insights from the 2020 American Transplant Congress
Equity in access to organ transplants and behavioral science among topics presented to the international community of transplant professionals.
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HOPE Act impact continues at five-year milestone
More than 220 transplants have been performed to date through the HOPE Act.