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New UNOS board officers begin service July 1
UNOS welcomes 19 new members to its 42-member Board of Directors, who will begin their term on July 1, 2023.
Augmented reality app aims to produce better images of donor organs
Proof-of-concept phase is exploring how this new tool could address a community need and increase organ utilization
Maureen McBride named CEO of UNOS
Interim CEO chosen to lead transplant organization through time of change, opportunity
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Kidney – Pancreas
Pre-implementation notice: CPRA calculation change
This policy change is intended to more accurately reflect patient sensitization.
Offer Filters Explorer tool updated
With the newly updated data, transplant programs can better understand how their Offer Filters would have affected the number of offers received recently.
Nashville’s Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West’s focus on quality improvement
Heather Marshall of Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital on the education and peer support initiative her program helped pilot.
Liver – Intestine
Updates to National Liver Review Board guidance and policy in effect
Updates stem from a systematic review of NLRB policy and guidance.
Six-month monitoring report now available for expedited liver policy
Report covers policy outcomes through Sept. 25, 2021.
Updated monitoring report of liver data shows increase in transplants, new policies having anticipated impact
Report addresses first 18 months of data following implementation of acuity circles.
Heart – Lung
Additional transplant patient webinar addresses upcoming changes to lung distribution
Additional webinar for lung patients and caregivers to help them understand the policy changes coming in March 2023.
Coming soon: Implementation of continuous distribution of lungs
Expected to be effective March 9, lungs will be allocated under the approved continuous distribution allocation policy.
Pre-implementation notice: Changes coming to donor acceptance criteria
Expected to be effective March 9, thoracic donor acceptance criteria for candidates will no longer require separate data to be specified for both local and import donors.
VCA
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Improving the system together
Hypothermic machine perfusion: An alternative for organ preservation
Could hypothermic machine perfusion offer a safer way to transport organs?
A friend’s gift: Becoming a living liver donor
Seven years ago Patrick Kacani donated a portion of his liver to his friend. Now a donation advocate, he discusses what he learned.
Why reporters should visit their local organ procurement organization
Why reporters should visit organ procurement organizations. A call to action from Alexandra K. Glazier, President and CEO of New England Donor Services
UNet
TransNet no longer supported on Android devices
Effective today, June 30, TransNetSM is no longer supported on Android devices. All TransNet users should use Apple iOS devices to package and label organs.
UNet user audit now open
Site security administrators have four weeks to conduct a required audit of their UNet users.
UNet user audit begins June 12
Starting June 12, site security administrators will have four weeks to conduct a required audit of their UNet users. It must be completed by July 10.
“… policy is the living, breathing expression of group values.”
Martha Pavlakis, M.D.
Policy changes
Pre-implementation notice: KPD policy updates
The changes are intended to improve the efficiency of the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program (KPDPP), improve clarity around the living donation process and update informed consent for participants in all KPD programs.
Implementation notice: Waiting time modifications for candidates affected by race-inclusive eGFR calculations
Programs must complete the process and provide the necessary documentation to the OPTN by Jan. 3, 2024.
VCA coming to UNet Spring 2023
Audience VCA programs All UNetSM users (for awareness) Implementation date Spring 2023 At-a-glance Allocation of all Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) organs will be moving into UNet starting in the Spring of 2023. Additional details There is no action needed...
Policy monitoring
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Learn: Collaborative improvement and educational resources
IN FOCUS
Collaborative improvement project helped OPOs increase DCD transplant in 2021
Project participants experienced more DCD recoveries and transplants than the rest of the nation.
Collaboration
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Education
Playlists added to UNOS Connect
This new enhancement makes keeping up to date on essential education easier than ever.
June 14 webinar addresses median MELD at transplant based on donor hospital
Upcoming policy change will align median MELD at transplant (MMaT) scores around the donor hospital and update sorting within liver allocation.
Effective practices
Learn about collaborative improvement projects
Learn about issues impacting patients, donors, donor families, and the national system. Issues and advocacy
Patient safety
Most recent update (Jan. 29) on the bacterial contamination of SPS-1
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an additional Epi-X update regarding reports of potentially contaminated organ preservation solution. This is an update to information posted on January 12.
Need help updating the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records?
We sent the following system notice to UNet users today (Wed. Aug. 12). Please read it carefully if your center needs UNOS to help you update the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records to reflect that you are NOT willing to accept an organ from a donor who is HBV NAT positive and/or HCV NAT positive.
UNOS is your Partner in Patient Safety; Keep Us in the Loop!
Assisting members in their efforts to assure the safety of transplant patients and living donors is a top OPTN priority.
Transplant hospital
An important message from the MPSC on donation after circulatory death (DCD) protocols and managing multiple organs
The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with the donation and transplant community.
Available now: Predictive analytics for adult kidney offers
The predictive analytics tool seeks to show the likely impacts for a candidate if their current offer is refused, based on relevant historical data for similar candidates.
Lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator coming February 2023
The lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator will be available on the OPTN website beginning Feb. 2, 2023.
OPO
Pre-implementation notice: Minimum kidney donor criteria established for biopsies
Effective Sept. 6, OPOs will be required to perform renal procurement biopsies for deceased kidney donors meeting certain criteria.
Changes to HLA and unacceptable antigen options coming Aug. 30
Updates to HLA typing and unacceptable antigen reporting options and equivalencies will go into effect Aug. 30.
Four decades of lifesaving work: the Organ Center turns 40
The F.M. Kirby Foundation Organ Center is celebrating its 40th year of continuous operation without any service interruptions
Histocompatibility
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