• 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.
  

• 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.
  

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