New site guide & FAQ
UNOS made exciting changes to our websites, combining transplantpro.org and unos.org to create a simpler navigation and user experience for our members.
Reducing the interval between evaluation and listing
St. Barnabas decreases median time by average of 33 days during COIIN
New Board members named
Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 17 members to the UNOS Board of Directors, including a new president, vice-president/president-elect and treasurer.
TMF Session Highlights
Learn about the speakers and topics at the upcoming event; registration is open.
March System Performance Committee meeting
The OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc System Performance Committee will meet in Chicago March 11-12, 2019 to review and formalize their recommendations to drive transplant system performance and effectiveness. The meeting is open to the public.
Geographic distribution efforts ongoing
Public comment sought on thoracic and VCA proposals; kidney-pancreas is subject of concept paper
Achieving a shorter, more active kidney waitlist
Reviewing and reclassifying the kidney waitlist at University of Chicago Medical Center results in a 17 percent increase in transplants.
Study finds effective outcomes for A2 to B transplants
Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports effective outcomes for A2 to B transplants in UNOS kidney allocation system
National Liver Review Board implementation postponed
Public comment sought on interim exception score calculation
Organ transplants in United States set sixth consecutive record in 2018
Total transplants since 1988 exceed 750,000; living donor transplants highest in 13 years.