Ethan Troy Williams
Ethan’s memory will live on forever in our hearts, as well as in the lives of all those he touched with the gifts that helped save lives, restore health and give hope to so many.
Katherine “Katie” Barton
Her gifts restored sight to the blind, release the captive to the dialysis machine and gave hope of life, in giving up her life she gave hope and life to others.
Senior UNOS Researchers leading interactive data session at TMF
UNOS Principal Data Analyst Sarah Taranto and Manager of Research Science Amber Wilk share tips to maximize data tools
New liver allocation policy still in effect
Liver policy update May 15
Changes to liver policy and exception score process are in place
The transplant community came together to develop and approve the new policy.
Jacqueline O’Keefe of UNOS Member Quality: partnering to improve best practices
UNOS Director of Member Quality Jacqueline O’Keefe to speak at TMF on being a performance improvement partner
Liver policy goes into effect May 14
Important update: Liver policy changes and National Liver Review Board are in place, effective May 14, 2019.
Liver distribution policy, NLRB implementation deferred until May 14
At the direction of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), implementation of both the liver and intestinal organ distribution policy based on acuity circles and the National Liver Review Board (NLRB) will be deferred until May 14, 2019.
New England Donor Services Shares OPO Strategies for Success
Alexandra Glazier, President and CEO of New England Donor Services, shares strategies for success in the hard work of increasing organ donors and transplants.
OPOs set records for organ donation in 2018
71 percent of organ procurement organizations increased organ donations in 2018, thanks to the generosity of donors and donor families.