• 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.
  

• Voluntary recall of Becton, Dickinson CD5 Series of Genesis sterilization containers
  Monday, March 20, 2023
  Read the complete recall notice for details.
  

• White paper addresses ethical issues in information to support transplant program selection
  Tuesday, March 7, 2023
  Paper addresses likely patient questions and approaches for plain language communication.
  

• National webinar for kidney transplant professionals provides education on OPTN policy action on eGFR waiting time modifications
  Friday, March 3, 2023
  All programs must comply with the policy action by Jan. 3, 2024. Webinar recording now available.
  

• One-year monitoring report for the Pediatric National Heart Review Board now available
  Wednesday, February 15, 2023
  Report contains summary level information on the exception request decisions made by the Pediatric National Heart Review Board.
  

• Community feedback needed on development of policy for continuous distribution of liver and intestinal organs
  Tuesday, February 14, 2023
  Input received from patients and transplant professionals during the winter 2023 public comment period will inform future policy development.
  

• Lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator available
  Monday, February 6, 2023
  The lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator is now available on the OPTN website.
  

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