Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Kidney paired donation is an option for kidney transplant candidates who have a willing but incompatible donor. Here you can find resources for transplant professionals and patients.

Instruction

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The following KPD educational recordings are available.

• Histocompatibility testing:
  • HST 100
  • SYS 102

Toolkits

toolkit 1: joining the kpdpp

Learn more

• KPD features and benefits (Video - 8:45; 12/2016)

Join us

• How to join the OPTN KPDPP (PDF - 53 K; 6/2018)[Exit disclaimer]

• List of participating transplant hospitals (PDF - 106 K; 7/2018)[Exit disclaimer]

toolkit 2: policies, guidelines & resources

Policies & guidelines

• OPTN policy 13 - KPD (PDF - 2.5 M)

• Operational guidelines, (PDF - 109 K; 1/2016)

• Informed consent reference, (PDF - 46 KB; 12/2015)

• KPD tip of the month [Exit disclaimer]

Financial resources

• Financial recommendations and checklist (12/2016)

Match offer resources

• KPD e-manual: Consent and enrolling pairs (PDF - 67 K; 1/2017) [Exit disclaimer]

• KPD e-manual: Match offer process (PDF - 268 K; 7/2017) [Exit disclaimer]

• KPD e-manual: How matching works (PDF - 394 K; 1/2018) [Exit disclaimer]

• KPD e-manual: Permissions & communication methods (PDF - 85 K; 1/2018) [Exit disclaimer]

• Match run strategies (PDF - 56 K; 11/2014)[Exit disclaimer]

• Match run options (PDF - 25 K; 10/2013)[Exit disclaimer]

• KPD transportation options (PDF - 120 K)[Exit disclaimer]