Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Liver distribution policy implementation

Changes scheduled for April 30, 2019.

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Guidance shares effective practices on transfer to adult program.

Kidney and pancreas analysis report is available.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Preview available for OPOs: new liver distribution match lists
The test site will be available from Tuesday, April 9 through Friday, April 19.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Unexpected HCV donor-derived transmissions on the rise
Fortunately, hepatitis B remains relatively uncommon in the U.S. and unanticipated HIV transmissions have not been documented since the new Public Health Service (PHS) Increased Risk Guidelines were put into place in 2013. However, unexpected hepatitis C (HCV) donor-derived transmissions have been on the rise. The OPTN, and specifically the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC), have reviewed these cases and made a number of observations.
Friday, March 1, 2019
New board members named 2019
Their terms of service begin on July 1, 2019.
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.

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