Organ transplants performed in the United States in 2016 reached a new record high for the fourth consecutive year, according to preliminary data from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). For the year, 33,606 transplants were reported, representing an 8.5 percent increase over the 2015 total and an increase of 19.8 percent since 2012.
Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA), an organization providing organ donation services for families in Central and South Texas, has announced that Joseph Nespral, MD, CPTC, has been named the agency’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Phase I of the pilot stage of COIIN (Collaborative Innovation and Improvement Network) will begin in January 2017.
Access news and details about upcoming policy changes from the December 2016 Board meeting.
New labels that accomodate TransNet labels will be available in the UNOS store beginning in March.
Read the online version that appeared in journal Transplantation.
Five UNOS researchers recently analyzed factors underlying the steady increase in discards of deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplantation.
Changes align with CMS regulatory changes, effective January 1, 2017.
Effective Jan. 1, 2017; training available on UNOS Connect
The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, at its meeting Dec. 5 and 6, approved a major update of the system used to allocate hearts for adult transplant candidates nationwide.