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Monday, February 18, 2019
Journal article shares preliminary findings from kidney utilization COIIN
An article published in the February 2019 issue of Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation presents recent findings from the three-year OPTN COIIN project.
Monday, February 18, 2019
COIIN participants share process improvements at Learning Congress
More than 100 kidney transplant professionals attended the forum, representing 51 of the 58 participating centers.
Monday, February 18, 2019
OPTN Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Update
Keeping the transplant community informed of relevant safety issues
Thursday, February 7, 2019
National Liver Review Board implementation postponed
Public comment is open on interim exception score calculation.
Friday, January 25, 2019
March System Performance Committee meeting open for public participation
The OPTN/UNOS Ad Hoc System Performance Committee will meet in Chicago March 11-12, 2019 to review and formalize their recommendations to drive transplant system performance and effectiveness. The meeting is open to the public.

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