Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Board addresses international definitions of transplant tourism
The definitions stem from a 2008 international conference to seek consensus among transplant professionals.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

National kidney allocation concepts discussed in public forum
More than 200 people participated in the event.
Monday, January 26, 2009

Board addresses living donor safety, transplant program inactivity
Living donor organ recovery and transplantation must take place in OPTN member transplant centers.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

St. Vincent Medical Center fully reinstated
The action removes the status of probation.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

National waiting list passes 100 thousand
The kidney is the organ most commonly needed and most commonly transplanted.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

New organ package labels available
The new labels are intended to reduce potential packaging/labeling errors.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Board approves measures to broaden access for living donation
The board also addressed pediatric transplantation and highly-sensitized kidney transplant candidates.
Friday, June 20, 2008

Programming conflicts delay implementation of CPRA phase II
Transplant professionals should continue to familiarize themselves with the CPRA policy.
Thursday, May 1, 2008

Report identifies 2007 transplant trends
More than 50 experts from many areas of the transplant community contributed to the annual report.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Data show marked decrease in heart transplant waiting list mortality after OPTN policy change
Waiting list deaths among heart transplant candidates have dramatically decreased since a 2006 policy change in heart allocation.
Friday, February 22, 2008