Richmond, Va. -- Members of the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have elected 23 members to its Board of Directors, including a new president, vice president/president elect, vice president of patient and donor affairs and secretary.

Four organizations representing more than 80 kidney transplant programs nationwide have been selected to enroll patients and potential living donors in a national pilot project to facilitate kidney paired donation (KPD) transplants.

The Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee is sponsoring a forum to discuss potential options for improving policies for allocation and distribution of deceased donor livers. The forum will be held on April 12 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, GA and if you aren't able to attend in person, it will be broadcast through Live Meeting and teleconference.

One policy proposal is now being offered for public comment. This proposal was developed by the Policy Oversight Committee.