Voluntary recall addresses Alprostadil
If your institution has stock from the affected lot, please contact your supplier.
National webinar held on Aug. 9 to review the continuous distribution of lungs proposal
The proposal is now open for public comment until September 30 on OPTN’s public comment page.
AST COVID-19 guidance documents updated
August 13: updated guidance resources on COVID-19 prevention
UNet will begin support for Microsoft Edge browser, ending support for Internet Explorer
UNet will begin supporting the new Microsoft Edge web browser on Sept. 1
COVID-19 update: Aug. 13, 2021
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine approved for immunocompromised people, communicating with your patients about COVID prevention, and lower respiratory testing of lung donors monitoring report
Analysis of allocation changes for en bloc deceased donor kidneys
Data shows that the proportion of en bloc transplants to low EPTS patients more than doubled after implementation.
Community update: Policy development based on continuous distribution
Board of Directors President Matthew Cooper, M.D., provided the following update to UNOS members on August 6, 2021.
Monitoring report available for lower respiratory testing of lung donors
Policy that requires SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory testing of lung donors went into effect May 27.
U.S. on pace to top 40,000 transplants in a single year for first time
“This significant increase in donation and transplantation as we continue to fight COVID as a nation is a bright spot that inspires hope.”
Working collaboratively to enhance system performance and improve transplant program monitoring metrics
MPSC’s proposed changes to performance monitoring to go out for public comment in August.