Living donation toolkits
More than 110,000 people are waiting for transplants, but the demand for organs far exceeds the supply. Living donation offers another choice for transplant candidates, and it extends the supply of organs.
Find educational resources, tools and news about living donation below:
Resources
Living donation
Kidney paired donation toolkits
Toolkit 1: Join us
Learn more about joining the KPDPP by contacting [email protected]
Toolkit 2: KPD policy and resources
- KPD Quarterly Newsletter – March 2021
- KPD Quarterly Newsletter – Oct. 2020
- KPD Quarterly Newsletter – April 2020
- KPD Quarterly Newsletter – Jan. 2020
- KPD Quarterly Newsletter – Oct. 2019
- OPTN policy 13 (KPD)
Histocompatibility testing
Financial resources
KPD e-manual
Toolkit 3: Patient resources
IN THE NEWS
Lung CAS summary
Audience Beginning Wednesday, September 28, 2022, lung transplant programs will be able to access a program-specific resource report in the Data Services Portal within the OPTN Computer System. This report provides candidate-level information indicating the portion...
Patient information on disaster relief and assistance
UNOS is in contact with all member transplant facilities nationwide. In case of significant and potential long-term disruption of service at one or more centers, we will provide any needed updates through this website.
Now in effect: Waitlist enhancements and new kidney features
This first release in a series of enhancements introduces a new workflow and ‘Save as you go’ process for registering kidney candidates, as well as other improvements to the screens and navigation tools in Waitlist for all organs.