• Additional transplant patient webinar addresses upcoming changes to lung distribution
  Monday, February 6, 2023
  The OPTN will host an additional webinar for transplant patients to learn about upcoming changes to lung distribution.
  

• New board members elected for 2023
  Friday, February 3, 2023
  Terms begin in July.
  

• Public Comment open from Jan. 19 through March 15, 2023
  Thursday, January 26, 2023
  The OPTN is offering 12 items for review, including one white paper, one committee update, one concept paper, one request for feedback and 8 policy proposals.
  

• OPTN predictive analytics launched to all kidney transplant programs
  Thursday, January 26, 2023
  Innovative tool shows transplant programs the predicted impact an acceptance or decline could have on their patients.
  

• An important message from the MPSC on donation after circulatory death (DCD) protocols and managing multiple organs
  Wednesday, January 25, 2023
  The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
  

• Voting opens Jan. 18 for Board election
  Wednesday, January 18, 2023
  New Board members begin their terms in July.
  

• National collaborative focusing on organ offer acceptance to enhance system efficiency will kick off in person in January 2023
  Monday, January 16, 2023
  More than 80 transplant programs are participating in the project.
  

• 2022 organ transplants again set annual records; organ donation from deceased donors continues 12-year record-setting trend
  Tuesday, January 10, 2023
  Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever; annual records also set for liver, heart and lung transplants.
  

• OPTN Board approves waiting time adjustment for kidney transplant candidates affected by race-based calculation
  Thursday, January 5, 2023
  Race-inclusive eGFR calculations have been shown to disadvantage Black people with kidney disease.
  

• OPTN Board approved measures to support new lung allocation policy
  Thursday, January 5, 2023
  Other board actions include approving waiting time modifications for Black kidney candidates disadvantaged by race-inclusive calculations, and updates to NLRB guidance.
  

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