Special public comment proposal for HCC auto approval criteria
Proposal would restore automatic approval for certain extensions
New Intestine Program Applications and Bylaws
The implementation of these bylaws was delayed to allow for the development of new application forms and the approval of those forms by Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB has recently approved the new intestine transplant program applications.
Clarification: recent update to HCC auto-approval policy
The changes included modifications to the required eligibility criteria for candidates to receive an automatic extension of their currently approved HCC exception. They currently require review by their respective regional review board.
Nominees Chosen for Board of Directors Election
At its December 2017 meeting, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved the following slate of nominees for Board appointments beginning in July 2018.
HCC automatic approval criteria updated
Audience Liver Transplant Programs: Directors, Surgeons, Physicians, Administrators, Data Coordinators and Clinical Coordinators Please share this notice with anyone in your organization who would benefit from this information. Implementation December 12, 2017... Adding HLA equivalency table screening to OPTN kidney paired donation system
We updated the UNet KPD system to use the HLA equivalency tables in OPTN Policy 4: Histocompatibility.
Important Disease Transmission Reporting Clarification
Transplant professionals need to review the recently updated Notes section of the Pathogens of Special Interest document. If one of your recipients tests positive for HCV after their transplant, and they received an organ from an HCV Ab positive/NAT negative donor,...
Improvements to Report of Organ Offers (ROO)
UNOS partnered with transplant professionals at AOPO’s Quality, Education and IT Councils Meeting to see how the Report of Organ Offers (ROO) could be improved.
Board addresses organ placement efficiency, en bloc kidney allocation
The adopted policy changes are intended to enhance the efficiency of the processes of offering and accepting donated organs for transplant candidates. In addition, the Board announced plans to convene an ad hoc Committee on Geography to advise the Board on common principles for more systematic evaluation of geographic aspects of organ distribution.