Events
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Find information on OPTN Board of Directors and committee meetings
Public comment
A special public comment period for expedited placement variance was open Dec. 21, 2023 – Feb. 4, 2024. View comments
Winter 2024 public comment was open Jan. 23 to March 19. View comments
Transplant Management Forum
May 7–9, 2024: Increase collaboration between transplant hospitals and OPOs. Expand your knowledge of operations, finances, and strategies.
Get involved
Dec. 16, 2024: Join UNOS and Donate Life America for the National Tree of Life event
This yearly virtual celebration pays tribute to donors and their families.
TMF 2024 Heckenkemper Award Winner: Nancy Metzler honored
"We have the unique privilege as transplant administrators to support our team as they turn a tragedy into a miracle." Nancy Metzler The Annual Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration / Quality Award (also known as the Heckenkemper Award) is given each year...
Public Comment open from Jan. 23 through March 19, 2024
The OPTN is offering 11 items for review, including one proposal, one guidance document, two request for feedback, three data collections, and four policy proposals.
Professional training
At UNOS Transplant Management Forum, professionals return year after year to:
- Increase collaboration between transplant hospitals and OPOs
- Grow knowledge of operations, finances, strategies, and more.
Get involved
- Learn about and make a nomination for the Annual Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration / Quality Award
- Resources to submit your abstract and past award-winners
At UNOS Primer, organ donation and transplant professions network and engage with UNOS staff to learn:
- How is policy developed and implemented?
- How do site surveyors monitor compliance?
- What resources and effective practices are available for transplant professionals?
- How do I navigate certain reports in UNetSM?
Biannual community forums: winter and summer
Regional meetings and public comment
Public comment, a critical forum for national discussion on organ transplant policy, occurs twice each year. Learn more at the overview page on UNOS or OPTN where you can add your voice during open sessions.
Regional meetings, held twice each year during the winter and summer public comment periods, are an opportunity to influence policy proposals, prepare for upcoming changes, and hear perspectives from the transplant community about improvements to organ allocation. Learn more and find dates.
Celebration, awareness, and educational events
Patient webinars
Watch on-demand webinars about issues that matter to patients and their loved ones.
Transplantation Journey webinar series was made possible by a generous gift from CareDx.
April is National Donate Life Month
We celebrate organ donation and educate people on UNOS’ work to increase transplants.
Giving Tuesday
The first Tuesday following Thanksgiving has become a national day of giving. We celebrate #LifeGivingTuesday by encouraging awareness of UNOS’ work to increase transplants.
National Tree of Life
An annual celebration of the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation. A time to pay tribute to donors and their families. And a time to celebrate the lives of recipients across the country. Learn more.