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.
Toolkits
Learn more
- State of KPD Report (PDF - 5/2016)
Join us
- How to join the KPDPP
(53 K PDF; 12/2018)
- List of participating transplant hospitals (310 K PDF; 9/2019)
Policy
- OPTN policy 13 - KPD (2.5 M PDF)
Histocompatibility testing
- KPD histocompatibility testing requirements checklist (PDF; 4/2019)
Financial resources
- Financial recommendations and checklist (12/2016)
KPD e-manual
- I just joined KPD. Now what?
(PDF; 12/2018)
- Consenting & enrolling pairs & non-directed donors
(67 K PDF; 1/2017)
- Donor pre-screen Q&A (8/2019)
- Donor & candidate informed consent reference
(46 K PDF; 10/2019)
- Donor medical record upload checklist (PDF; 7/2019)
- Match offer process: I have an offer. Now what?
(268 K PDF; 7/2017)
- How matching works
(394 K PDF ; 1/2018)
- Permissions & communication methods
(85 K PDF; 1/2018)
- Strategies to improve KPD match opportunities (8/2019)
- Match run for KPD donors to Waitlist
(25 K PDF; 10/2013)
- Kidney transportation options
(120 K PDF; 12/2018)
- KPD patient information for candidates and donors
(5.1MB PDF; 05/2017)
- KPD success story videos
- Patient brochure
(587KB PDF; 10/2018)
- Patient brochure, Spanish
(417KB PDF; 05/2012)
- Order brochures from the UNOS store
- Living donation information on UNOS website