2021 Staffing Survey results now available
Transplant hospitals that have completed the 2021 UNOS Staffing Survey may now access their program’s results, along with comparison statistics for transplant program staffing benchmarks with the 2021 data.
Capital Pride: WRTC on being meaningful community advocates all year round
D.C. OPO’s LGBTQIA+ advocacy work increases organ donation.
OPTN Board approves improvements to medical urgency scoring of liver transplant candidates
The actions will increase the equity of access to liver transplant, and were among a number of additional measures adopted by the board.
Pre-implementation notice: Requirement for race-neutral eGFR formulas
A transition plan will allow race-neutral recalculation of certain candidates’ eGFR values and modifications to their waiting times.
OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing
The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.
UNOS CEO Brian Shepard to leave organization after a decade of service
Shepard’s bold leadership set UNOS on a firm foundation to advance equity and save more lives in coming years.
A lasting legacy: Lisa Schaffner honored posthumously with newly renamed award
The late UNOS director of public communications helped establish an award recognizing advocates in 2010. Now, the same award has been renamed to honor its very first champion.
Pre-implementation notice: Updates to living donor exclusion criteria
Updates to OPTN policy language will impact four living donor exclusion criteria. These policy changes take effect July 26.
Median MELD at transplant now based around donor hospital
Educational resources will be available
One-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies
Report captures first 12 months of data after implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.