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Data
Waiting list candidates 104,906 as of today 4:21am
Transplants January - July 2009 16,680 as of 10/30/2009
Donors January - July 2009 8,542 as of 10/30/2009
OPTN News
- November 04, 2009
Report Identifies Recent Transplant Trends
As part of an ongoing effort to identify emerging trends in the field of organ donation and transplantation, more than 50 experts from many areas of the transplant community have prepared the...
- October 15, 2009
Policy Proposal Issued for Public Comment
One policy proposal is now being offered for public comment. This proposal was developed by the Policy Oversight Committee (POC).
- October 02, 2009
OPTN/UNOS Guidance Regarding H1N1 and Implications for Transplantation
The following information regarding H1N1 influenza preparedness has been updated. It includes more specific recommendations for donor evaluation and acceptance of donors with known or suspected H1N1...
Calendar
- U.S. Daylight Savings Time Ends
- 21st. Annual Advances in Transplantation Conference
- National Marrow Awareness Month
- Election Day
- Gift of Life Inspiring Change Through Strategic Hospital Development Workshop
- OPTN/UNOS Thoracic Committee Meeting
- OPTN/UNOS Organ Procurement Organization Committee Meeting
- Fall 2009 Region 3 Collaborative
- OPTN/UNOS Region 7 Meeting
- NATCO's Introductory Education Course for the New Transplant & Procurement Professional