2022-2023 Call for Nominations for OPTN Board of Directors and Committees
Apply by September 30 to be considered for 2022 vacancies.
Lower respiratory testing of all potential lung donors for SARS-CoV-2 now required
Policy is intended to address patient safety.
SRTR announces monitoring changes for January 2022 reporting cycle in response to COVID-19
Upcoming adjustments to transplant program and OPO evaluation metrics will carve out the first three months of the pandemic.
Weekly deceased donor total exceeds 300 for first time
The new record surpasses other recent record-setting weeks.
National MPSC webinar to address proposed changes to transplant program metrics
Community asked to provide preliminary feedback on concepts.
Implementation date for modified data submission requirements, including data lock, postponed until 2022
New requirements under revisions to policy include both a modification to the due dates and a data lock provision to make changes to any of the eight TIEDI® forms.
COVID-19 update: May 20, 2021
Joint society statement on vaccination for transplant recipients, lower respiratory COVID testing to be required for all deceased potential lung donors, and new Spanish-language resources
Coming June 17: HLA equivalency table update and addition of DPB1 epitopes
These changes will occur in DonorNet®, Waitlist℠, TIEDI® and KPD℠ applications.
Annual kidney allocation calculator updates
Reference populations have been updated for the KDPI and EPTS calculators.
UNOS launches national organ tracking service for OPOs and transplant centers
Influenced and tested by OPOs and developed by UNOS, new service integrates seamlessly with FlightAware, TransNet and DonorNet Mobile