COVID-19 update: Feb. 17, 2022
Resources for members to share with patients. Site surveys to gradually transition to in-person visits starting in March. AST updates vaccine FAQ sheet. FDA postpones meeting on Pfizer vaccine for young children.
National webinar addresses proposed modifications to graft failure definition for VCA
VCA committee’s proposal open for public comment through March 23.
Community feedback needed on development of policy for continuous distribution of kidneys and pancreata
Input received from patients and transplant professionals during the winter 2022 public comment period will inform future policy development.
Time zone label updates coming to DonorNet
PTR Offer Response page updates to include new labels and flexible time zone entry
How Offer Filters will help more kidney patients, faster
Offer Filters analyzes two years of a program’s accepted organ offers to help get high KDPI kidneys to patients who need them.
Implementation notice: Clarification of multi-organ allocation policy, changes in DonorNet
These changes provide OPOs clearer direction when offering multi-organ combinations.
For patients: Feb. 18 webinar on continuous distribution of kidneys and pancreata
Community feedback is an important part of the policy development process.
Two new data elements added to transplant program Center STAR files, available March 7
Transplant hospitals should adjust any automated process used to import these files.
COVID-19 update: Feb. 3, 2022
Resources for members to share with patients, vaccine updates from FDA and NIH treatment guidelines
Now available: Mandatory TransNet Updates for iOS and Android applications
Previous versions of the applications will no longer allow successful login. Please update your TransNet mobile application immediately from the Apple App Store. Cases will automatically migrate from previous versions to the new version.