Toolkit available to assist programs in sharing donor and recipient information
April 16, 2012
OPO and transplant center staff who would like to encourage information sharing between transplant recipients and donor families/living donors now have a toolkit of resources to help them in these efforts.
UNOS is your Partner in Patient Safety; Keep Us in the Loop!
December 14, 2011
Assisting members in their efforts to assure the safety of transplant patients and living donors is a top OPTN priority.
Read the New DTAC News to Learn about Efforts to Coordinate Case Reviews
October 20, 2011
The DTAC News from the ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee includes an article about efforts to reduce the burden on OPTN members in case reviews for potential donor-derived disease transmission events, and provides additional stories and resources. See a memo from UNOS Assistant Executive Director Brian Shephard about the PDDTE issue.
Vermont Man Honored with National Award of Excellence for Organ Donation Advocacy
June 28, 2011
James Carter of Underhill, Vt., was honored with the 2011 National Donor Memorial Award of Excellence for his extraordinary volunteer efforts in promoting organ donation for more than two decades. The award was presented during the June board meeting of the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network and United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) in Richmond, where […]
UNOS Rededicates National Donor Memorial, Presents First Award of Excellence
June 23, 2010
In a poignant ceremony held the evening of June 21, UNOS rededicated the National Donor Memorial on the grounds of its headquarters. Participants from the national OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors meeting and UNOS staff welcomed a number of guests, including several participants from the national advisory committee that guided the design of the memorial in […]
UNOS Foundation Establishes Planned Giving Society
September 15, 2009
The board of directors of the UNOS Foundation has approved the formation of the Deborah C. Surlas Legacy for Life Society to recognize supporters who include UNOS in their estate plans. The society is named to honor kidney-pancreas recipient, patient advocate and former registered nurse Debi Surlas, who recently informed UNOS that she has included […]
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