VCA coming to UNet Sept 14, 2023
Allocation of all Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) organs that were originally scheduled to move into UNet in Spring 2023, will now implement on Sept. 14.
Dissecting the grief cycle: TMF 2023 presenter Nona Dawson-Land on coping with trauma in the workplace
TMF session to focus on understanding loss and grieving cycles in the transplant space.
OPTN data collection changes coming Sept. 14
On Sept. 14, multiple updates will be made to UNet to implement approved OPTN Policy changes that affect OPTN data collection.
Nominations open for the Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award
The award recognizes volunteers, such as living donors, donor family members or transplant recipients, who are promoting organ donation and transplantation with little public recognition.
New milestone reached in kidney donation and transplant
For the first time, more than 25,000 kidney transplants were performed in a single year
UNOS welcomes competitive bidding process for next OPTN contract
We are committed to working with government partners and all who care about serving donors, patients and their families.
Pediatric Status 1A and 1B heart and heart-lung candidates may have expanded access to intended incompatible blood type offers
On March 16, 2023, the OPTN Executive Committee approved immediate implementation of a key portion of. the recently proposed policy to expand eligibility criteria.
UNOS statement on kidney continuous distribution policy in development
The OPTN Kidney Transplantation Committee intends for both prior and future living donors to receive the same level of priority for a deceased donor organ in the new framework as they receive in the current allocation system.
New policy to allocate donor lungs takes effect
Approach uses the new continuous distribution framework to save more lives.
Patient Status Confirmation link available in UNet℠ beginning April 3, closes April 24
Transplant programs are asked to confirm or update patient status for selected patients.