Changes to the Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) are now in effect
September 30, 2021
Candidates’ Lung Allocation Scores (LAS) have changed according to a revised calculation approved by the OPTN Board of Directors in December 2020.
DonorNet Donor Disposition Reason Codes updated
September 29, 2021
Changes to the donor organ disposition reason codes on the DonorNet® and TIEDI® have been made to ensure these codes are aligned with distance-based allocation.
Congressional briefing highlights transplant success, improvement
September 28, 2021
UNOS leadership provided legislators an overview of recent policy action and their outcomes.
COVID-19 update: Sept. 24, 2021
September 24, 2021
OPTN Summary of Evidence on COVID-19 updated and all committee meetings through the end of October and all summer 2021 regional meetings to be virtual
The ethical implications of continuing living donor transplants during COVID-19
September 24, 2021
Paper offers rationale and recommendations for continuing living donor transplantation when resources are stretched
“Our cosmic goal”: Enhancing transplant metrics and increasing transplant
September 21, 2021
MPSC chair Ian Jamieson on transforming and improving transplant performance metrics.
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