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.

Toolkits

toolkit 1: join US

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 (109 K PDF; 6/2019)

toolkit 2: KPD policy & resources

Policy

• OPTN policy 13 - KPD (2.5 M PDF)

Histocompatibility testing

• KPD Histocompatibility Testing Requirements Checklist (updated 4/2019)
• UNOS Connecttraining course SYS 102: Histocompatibility testing requirements (“Histo” section of the course catalog)

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 & candidate informed consent reference document (46 K PDF; 12/2015)
• 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 match offer opportunities (56 K PDF; 11/2014)
• Match run for KPD donors to Waitlist (25 K PDF; 10/2013)
• Kidney transportation options (120 K PDF; 12/2018)