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UNOS seeks better air transportation for lifesaving organs
Board Presidents and Interim CEO request meeting with DOT, HRSA, FAA and TSA to find paths for improvement.
UNOS CEO calls for expanded improvements in the organ donation and transplant field
Nonprofit leader acknowledges public concerns and seeks stakeholder collaboration during pivotal moment for the U.S. donation and transplantation community.
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Kidney – Pancreas
Policy change impacting KPD eligibility coming Aug. 30
Changes to HLA and unacceptable antigen options will go into effect Aug. 30, as well as changes to the equivalences used for HLA matching and screening of unacceptable antigens between candidates and donors.
Implementation notice: Requirement for race-neutral eGFR formulas in effect
Transplant hospitals are able to take immediate action to benefit a select population of Black candidates impacted by race-inclusive eGFR calculations.
Updates to living donor exclusion criteria now in effect
Four exclusion criteria in OPTN Policy 14.4.E have been updated to align with current research and guidelines as well as ensure consistency throughout OPTN policy language.
Liver – Intestine
Updated 12-month monitoring report available for National Liver Review Board
Report analyzes trends in the number and resolution of liver exception requests.
Messaging enhancement for Expedited Liver Placement now available
New notifications will be sent to the original primary on-call contact when a liver match has been expedited
Organ offer messaging enhancement for Expedited Liver Placement now available
Voice and text now will state if a liver offer is “expedited.”
Heart – Lung
Two-year monitoring report available for the elimination of the use of DSAs in heart allocation
A new data report contains key measures of adult heart allocation based on policy changes implemented in January 2020.
UNOS using a collaborative improvement model to increase DCD lung transplantation
29 lung transplant programs are participating in the project.
Exception pathway for heart device recalls approved by OPTN Board of Directors
The OPTN Board of Directors approved the modification to OPTN Policy 6.4: Adult and Pediatric Status Exceptions to be a permanent part of OPTN policy at their Dec. 5 board meeting.
VCA
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Improving the system together
Lifeline of Ohio LGBTQ+ outreach: Increasing donor registrations
LifeLine of Ohio, proud ally of Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community, marches in Pride events and educates the community about organ donation
Next steps for the first national donor image sharing hub
Phase 1 of the UNOS imaging study pilot concluded successfully in April. Key findings will form the blueprint for future planning.
How the UNOS OPO Benchmark Report helps maximize liver offers
Listening to the community, UNOS Research delivers innovative data tools to help OPOs increase organ transplants.
UNet
VCA coming to UNet Sept 14, 2023
Allocation of all Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) organs that were originally scheduled to move into UNet in Spring 2023, will now implement on Sept. 14.
OPTN data collection changes coming Sept. 14
On Sept. 14, multiple updates will be made to UNet to implement approved OPTN Policy changes that affect OPTN data collection.
Patient Status Confirmation link available in UNet℠ beginning April 3, closes April 24
Transplant programs are asked to confirm or update patient status for selected patients.
“… policy is the living, breathing expression of group values.”
Martha Pavlakis, M.D. on new policies that put patients first
Policy changes
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.
New and changed data collection on TIEDI coming Aug. 30
Several policy changes impacting TIEDI forms were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in March 2022.
Updates to data submission policy coming Aug. 30
Effective Aug. 30, new requirements under revisions to OPTN Policy 18: Data Submission Requirements include a data lock provision to make changes to any of the eight TIEDI forms.
Policy monitoring
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IN FOCUS
9th year of record-setting liver transplants
45 organ procurement organizations set all-time transplant records.
Collaboration
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Education
New expedited liver placement policy prevents discards
UNOS launches new policy establishing a clear process for the expedited placement of deceased donor whole livers due to late turndowns.
TMF 2021 keynote speaker Amy Hunter on healthcare disparities in African-American communities, effect on organ donation and transplantation
How healthcare activists and advocates can work to undo, dismantle and interrupt patterns that lead to disparities.
Effective practices
Learn about collaborative improvement projects
Learn about issues impacting patients, donors, donor families, and the national system. Issues and advocacy
Perspectives
Pushing boundaries to improve organ utilization efficiency
Innovative natural language processing model could improve upon existing predictive organ utilization models.
Organ donation again sets record in 2019
Substantial and broad-based increase in organ transplants during 2019
Efficient organ allocation
UNOS partners with the organ allocation and transplant community to develop the technological platforms that match organs and save lives every day.
Leadership news
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“The dozens of topics presented at TMF shared one thing—our community’s dedication to doing everything we can to constantly improve the system and better serve the patients who rely on us.”
Patient safety
Trends and patterns in patient safety situations reported to the OPTN
Data through June 2013 reveal that nearly one-fourth of the reported issues involved a breakdown in communication.
OPTN Patient Safety Alert 1: Preventing the use of extra vessels in non-transplant procedures
Please help us eliminate this practice and the patient safety risks that go along with it
Recall Notice: Sarns High-Flow Aortic Arch Cannula, Sarns Flexible Arterial Cannula, Sarns Antegrade Cardioplegia Cannula
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation (Terumo CVS) has issued a recall notice for units of the <a href="http://www.
Transplant hospital
Two new enhancements coming to DonorNet
Two new enhancements are coming to DonorNet on Sept. 21. These enhancements will display as tooltips, visible when the user hovers over a button or question mark icon.
Patient Status Confirmation link available in UNet℠ beginning Oct. 3, closes Oct. 24
Transplant programs are asked to confirm or update patient status for selected patients.
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.
OPO
UNOS researchers present studies at 2022 American Transplant Congress
Meeting held in Boston June 4-8.
A message from Matt Cooper, M.D.: 2022 UNOS Member Survey
Member survey closes June 17
Now open: 2022 UNOS member survey
UNOS is offering members an opportunity to give valuable feedback to help shape the future of organ donation and transplant.
Histocompatibility
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