James Pittman on the art of transplant administration
James Pittman, TAC chair, previews his talk at TMF and shares thoughts about the art of transplant administration.
New functional inactivity guidelines for pancreas programs
OPTN has updated the definitions of functional inactivity to be more sensitive to concerns related to patient safety.
How will the new liver system help pediatric patients?
More pediatric patients will receive transplants as a result of new OPTN liver distribution policy
National Liver Review Board, liver distribution to be implemented April 30, 2019
On April 30, 2019, both the National Liver Review Board (NLRB) and the liver distribution system based on Acuity Circles will begin operation.
National Liver Review Board implementation webinar April 15
The OPTN is offering a national webinar to provide members an opportunity to learn about the NLRB and how exception scores will be converted upon implementation.
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.
Preview available for OPOs: new liver distribution match lists
The test site will be available from Tuesday, April 9 through Friday, April 19.
The Mayo Clinic on best practices and achieving common goals through collaborative improvement
Mayo Clinic’s Quentin Booker on how transplant centers shared best practices through the UNOS collaborative improvement project.
New for travelers on behalf of UNOS: online travel reimbursement
Coming April 1 for all employees and members who travel on behalf of UNOS: a new, automated way to request travel reimbursement.