Changes to adult heart and heart-lung justification forms effective March 4
Changes to adult heart and heart-lung justification forms implemented
Upcoming DonorNet® enhancement—Monitor packaged organs
A new tab—labeled organ packages—will be available to OPOs and transplant hospitals, and will display packaged organ information associated with a donor.
Organ type added to transplant program STAR files, available April 5
Transplant hospitals should adjust any automated process used to import these files.
Coming to DonorNet® March 15: Changes to notification limits for intestine, pancreas/kidney-pancreas and kidney matches
Evaluate your current settings now.
COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1
Action follows Executive Committee review of transplant hospital progress.
TMF 2021 presenter Ian Jamieson speaks on the importance of transplant center strategic planning
Duke University transplant hospital administrator Ian Jamieson will speak on how important it is for a multidisciplinary team to use strategic planning
March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation
New distance-based approach includes changes to released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates and allocation of organs recovered in Alaska.
Policies implemented to align with PHS guideline
Resource toolkit, webinar recording, and instructions for cases in progress at implementation
Preview available for OPOs: Expedited Liver Placement tools
The test site will be available from Tuesday, March 9 through Friday, March 12
Expedited Liver Placement policy implementation begins March 25, 2021
Guidance for organ procurement organizations and transplant centers surrounding expedited placement of deceased donor livers