Policy resources guide

Expedited placement

• OPTN expedited liver toolkit

High CPRA

• OPTN: About CPRA
• UNOS article: Increasing the use of high KDPI kidneys

FDA resource: FDA-approved screening and diagnostic tests

Kidney paired donation

• OPTN KPD toolkit
• UNOS KPD toolkit

• UNOS article: Transplant surgeon/physician certification
• OPTN: FAQs for professionals about implementation of the requirement for race-neutral eGFR calculations

Access UNOS Connect videos in the course catalog under the Quality/Effective practices category. You’ll find:

• Bayesian methods
• Demystifying the MPSC performance review process
• Performance management series town hall
• Benefits of participating – testimonial

These three organizations work closely together, but each has their own distinct role in supporting, monitoring and improving the national transplant system.

• The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, or OPTN, is a public-private partnership that links all professionals involved in the U.S. donation and transplantation system. It is a member organization that acts through its Board of Directors and volunteer committees. The OPTN board establishes and maintains transplant policies and bylaws. Learn more about the OPTN.
• UNOS is the non-profit that serves as the OPTN under contract with the federal government, and convenes the community to develop policies together. UNOS manages the national transplant waiting list and maintains the database that contains all organ transplant data for every transplant event in the U.S. Learn more about UNOS and its role as the OPTN.
• The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR, operates under contract with the federal government. The SRTR works with UNOS as the OPTN contractor and provides analytic support in policy development and performance monitoring. The SRTR evaluates the performance of the system through regular publication of reports. Learn more about SRTR.