Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Constituent council initiative tests options to improve committee structure
Two committees, Patient Affairs and Transplant Coordinators, are participating in the proof of concept.
Friday, August 10, 2018

Ad Hoc Committee formed to address OPO, transplant center, system metrics
A new ad hoc committee will focus on studying the systems and relationships among OPOs and transplant centers. It will identify tools and principles that can be used to drive collaborative transplant systems performance improvement.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Public comment sought
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) offers policy proposals for public comment from August 3 through October 3, 2018.
Friday, August 3, 2018

COIIN Learning Congress to share key lessons
Hospital participants will gather at a Learning Congress in Dallas August 7-8.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Recall notice affects IV solutions
ICU Medical Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for four specified lots of intravenous sodium chloride solutions and one specified lot of intravenous dextrose solution due to the potential for flexible container leaks.
Monday, July 23, 2018

Call for nominations: 2019-2020 OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors
You may nominate yourself or a colleague for a board position by submitting a biography form.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

OPTN/UNOS Board adopts principles of geographic organ distribution
Lung distribution, member review process, informed consent requirements also addressed
Sunday, June 10, 2018

OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors releases Indiana Donor Network and Gulf Coast Medical Center from probation
At a teleconference May 2, 2018, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors restored full member privileges for Indiana Donor Network and Gulf Coast Medical Center.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

New booklet advises parents of pediatric transplant patients
A new resource booklet, “What Every Parent Needs to Know,” is available for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents who need or receive an organ transplant.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

OPTN/UNOS Board members named
Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 25 members to the OPTN/UNOS board of directors, including a new president, vice-president/president-elect, vice president for patient and donor affairs and secretary.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018