• Two OPTN collaborative improvement projects show strength of sharing peer-to-peer effective practices
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  The DCD Lung Transplant Collaborative and the Offer Acceptance Collaborative are both currently underway and will conclude this summer.
  

• New Spanish language OPTN patient resources available
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  Resources include information about how to find a living donor and how multiple listing works, as well as frequently asked questions about liver, kidney and heart allocation and more.
  

• Webinars to address improvements to MELD, PELD, Status 1A/1B
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  Webinars will be recorded for later access.
  

• 2024-2025 Call for Nominations for OPTN Board of Directors and Committees
  Thursday, June 1, 2023
  Apply by Sept. 15 to be considered for 2024 vacancies.
  

• OPTN Computer System dashboard displays real-time status of software services
  Tuesday, May 9, 2023
  Public-facing page also provides information about scheduled enhancements.
  

• Order organ and vessel labels in new OPTN online store
  Thursday, April 27, 2023
  Members will need to create a need account to order labels the first time they log on.
  

• Additional data on long-term outcomes incorporated into OPTN living donor data
  Monday, April 3, 2023
  Living Donor Committee updated on enhanced data; no impacts on policy monitoring or research related to transplant candidate or recipient outcomes
  

• Updated median MELD at transplant scores in effect March 30; MPaT score lowered to 33
  Monday, April 3, 2023
  Report describes MMaT value for each donor hospital.
  

• New video explains lung Composite Allocation Score
  Monday, March 20, 2023
  Resource meant to inform transplant patients and their caregivers about upcoming changes to lung allocation.
  

• New lung allocation policy in effect
  Monday, March 20, 2023
  First organ type to use continuous distribution framework.
  

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