Register Now for TFCA Annual Workshop
The 2017 Transplant Financial Coordinators Association’s Annual Workshop scheduled for September 26 – 28, 2017 in Seattle.
UNOS Organ Center at 35: A vital link with the transplant community
Since July 1982, the UNOS Organ Center has been working every hour of the day and night to help make transplants happen.
Odds for receiving a kidney transplant now equal for black, white and Hispanic candidates
Recent improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American, Hispanic and Caucasian transplant candidates receive kidneys from deceased donors, according to UNOS data.
Two-year analysis shows effects of kidney allocation system
Results show success in a number of key system goals.
A message to the transplant community
From Yolanda Becker, M.D., President of the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors
Resources and training to prepare you for SLK changes
We have a number of resources and training materials available to help you prepare for this policy change.
Voluntary recall of Cardinal Health brand sterile conventional syringes and needles
International Medsurg Connection (IMC), a wholesale medical supply distributor, has voluntarily recalled its sterile conventional syringes and needles in Cardinal Health private label packaging. Your organization might have received notice from Cardinal Health about this recall. Learn more.
Data in focus – kidney transplants for highly sensitized recipients
UNOS researchers developed a methodology for quantifying how OPTN allocation policy is meeting the needs of transplant candidates. The first Equity in Access report (available on the OPTN website) studies the effects of the kidney allocation system (KAS) on recipients of deceased donor kidneys.
Heart of the matter ethics webinar series by UNOS
The upcoming (no cost) session in the UNOS webinar series focuses on increased risk donation.
Liver and Intestinal Transplantation Committee Updates June 2017
The committee continues work on various initiatives intended to promote equitable organ allocation and distribution.