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UNOS responds to Congressional hearing
UNOS statement following July 22 congressional hearing.
UNOS CEO Maureen McBride responds to July 20 New York Times article
UNOS CEO Maureen McBride responds to new article by New York Times.
UNOS adds two members to its board of directors
Melina Davis and Mark Johnson join UNOS’ current seven-member board
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Liver – Intestine
Learn more about National Liver Review Board
Webinar registration opens Nov. 6.
Special public comment period addresses liver distribution
From October 8 through November 1, the OPTN/UNOS Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee seeks public comment on a proposal to replace Donation Service Areas (DSAs) and regions in distribution policies for livers and intestinal organs.
SRTR modeling results are available for liver distribution proposal
A special public comment period begins October 8.
Heart – Lung
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New Implementation date for HLA Equivalency Table Update and addition of DQA1 equivalences
Implementation date: Sept. 12, 2017 Audience Transplant hospital staff OPOs Histocompatibility lab staff OPTN KPD program participants Please share this notice with anyone in your organization who would benefit from this information. Important update: We posted a...
Kidney allocation system updates in DonorNet
Audience Transplant Centers: Directors, Administrators, Data Coordinators, Physicians, Surgeons, Clinical Coordinators, Compliance Officers, and Quality Review Officers at kidney, pancreas and KI/PA programs Labs: Directors, Supervisors, Data Coordinators At-a-glance...
New kidney waitlist management tool now available in UNet
James Pittman, AVP of Transplant Services at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and a former transplant administrator/coordinator, knows firsthand how challenging it can be to keep a hospital’s kidney waiting list up-to-date, while juggling multiple priorities....
“… policy is the living, breathing expression of group values.”
Martha Pavlakis, M.D.
Policy changes
Liver distribution policy targeted for April 30 implementation
Education and resources are available to help you prepare.
National Liver Review Board to be implemented April 30
Most exception scores will convert at that time.
Revised liver policy regarding HCC exception scores
Changes were made on October 8.
Policy monitoring
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IN FOCUS
Kidney transplants set new record in 2021 following policy change
The new policy helped increase the number of kidney’s transplanted, but the system is still changing to help more people.
Education
Webinar to address kidney-after-thoracic safety net, combined kidney-thoracic allocation
The webinar will be recorded and made available for later viewing.
TMF 2023 Heckenkemper Award winner: Marian O’Rourke, RN, CCTC honored
The donation and transplant community recognizes Marian O’Rourke for her decades of contributions to patients and professionals.
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