AST Innovation Award presented to DTAC
Committee honored for big ideas and out of the box thinking that has made a significant impact on transplantation.
Transplant program TIEDI® data submission overview visualization updated
As of March 2, 2021, the report includes all transplant recipient follow-up (TRF) and living donor follow-up (LDF) forms in all statuses.
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 Waitlist℠ March 15: Changes to local acceptance criteria for kidney, pancreas, kidney-pancreas and pancreas islet offers
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Coming to DonorNet® March 15: Changes to notification limits for intestine, pancreas/kidney-pancreas and kidney matches
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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.