March System Performance Committee meeting
February 26, 2019
The OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc System Performance Committee will meet in Chicago March 11-12, 2019 to review and formalize their recommendations to drive transplant system performance and effectiveness. The meeting is open to the public.
Geographic distribution efforts ongoing
February 11, 2019
Public comment sought on thoracic and VCA proposals; kidney-pancreas is subject of concept paper
Achieving a shorter, more active kidney waitlist
February 7, 2019
Reviewing and reclassifying the kidney waitlist at University of Chicago Medical Center results in a 17 percent increase in transplants.
Study finds effective outcomes for A2 to B transplants
February 7, 2019
Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports effective outcomes for A2 to B transplants in UNOS kidney allocation system
National Liver Review Board implementation postponed
February 7, 2019
Public comment sought on interim exception score calculation
Organ transplants in United States set sixth consecutive record in 2018
January 8, 2019
Total transplants since 1988 exceed 750,000; living donor transplants highest in 13 years.
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