Ryutaro Hirose, M.D., to join SRTR as surgical director
November 25, 2019
In his new role, Dr. Hirose will support the OPTN board and serve the SRTR as primary surgical liaison to professional societies.
Modifications made to kidney and pancreas allocation proposals
November 18, 2019
OPTN Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Committees make key modifications to proposals to remove DSA and region as distributions units.
Uniting policy and information technology
November 15, 2019
Video: How UNOS collects data to improve the transplant system.
OPTN members network and learn from UNOS employees at Primer event
November 12, 2019
Transplant and donation professionals gather with UNOS employees for interactive learning and networking opportunities at Primer.
Center code required for OPTN label orders
November 11, 2019
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, an OPTN center code will be required before an organ transport label order can be placed or fulfilled. UNOS-branded organ labels will no longer be valid after Dec. 31, 2019.
RUM report tool expanded to include pancreas data
November 11, 2019
The addition of pancreas data was based on community feedback. UNOS researchers continue to develop new tools to assist members in their work to increase transplants.
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