Better screening accelerates organ offers
The University of Florida’s kidney-pancreas surgical director, Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., on his participation in UNOS’ organ offer filters project.
Why I volunteer: Oliver Hale, UNOS ambassador
Community members unite and strengthen the donation and transplantation community to help get the right organs to the right patients at the right time.
UNOS ambassador and kidney transplant recipient Oliver Hale
Hear from UNOS ambassador and kidney transplant recipient Oliver Hale about why he chooses to volunteer his time with UNOS.
COVID-19 pandemic ignites collaboration in the transplant community
Organ donation and transplantation organizations acted swiftly to produce town hall-style webinars that have been viewed more than 25,000 times.
Achieving racial equity in transplantation
A statement from the Minority Affairs Committee leadership.
UNOS announces 2020 national donor memorial award winner
Tireless advocates for organ donation, the Robinsons most defining initiative, the Love Rocks movement, honors their daughters’ lives.
Taylor Storch
She was such a giving child and incredibly others-centered. Her legacy will shine bright in “Taylor’s Place,” a special space to care for donor families.
Additional provisions adopted to upcoming kidney, pancreas distribution system
Refinements to kidney and pancreas policy to be adopted with new policy approved in December 2019.
Changes to the kidney paired donation data dashboard now available
The dashboard gives an overview of the status of the OPTN kidney paired donation data dashboard.
Collaboration in the transplant community during the COVID-19 pandemic
“This sense of the need to educate our communities—both individually and potentially as a group—came up, and we started sending around emails amongst ourselves,” said transplant infectious disease specialist Emily Blumberg, M.D.