The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, at its meeting June 5 and 6, approved a national system to assign liver allocation priority for candidates with exceptional medical conditions.
New fields were added in Waitlist that reflect an upcoming policy change for liver and kidney candidates.
Some additional information to help you decide whether to accept organ offers from donors with a positive or pending Toxo screening result. Also information on how best to treat Toxo-negative recipients of organs from Toxo-positive donors.
The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors restored full member privileges for the Histocompatibility and Immunology Laboratory at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
Froedtert Hospital is a transplant hospital located in Milwaukee, Wis.
This is the first time in the award’s history that it was bestowed upon the family member of an organ recipient.
This information does not represent any change in OPTN policy.
Access these helpful courses on UNOS Connect, which include topics ranging from roles and responsibilities of a transplant coordinator to managing the Waitlist, to coordinating organ offers.
Beginning May 30, you will be able to request data reports in the same way you make a UNet system request.
The transplant community consistently rates UNOS’ Transplant Management Forum as one of the best conferences in the industry. Evaluation results from this year’s forum in Orlando on April 25-27 show it is still a worthwhile investment in your professional development.