• Kidney Accelerated Placement project for national offers begins July 18
  Tuesday, July 16, 2019
  OPTN launches Kidney Accelerated Placement Project July 18, 2019
  

• Donor-derived Cryptococcosis: A Rare Event
  Thursday, July 11, 2019
  Learn more about these cases reported to the OPTN between 2008 - 2017 in this quarterly news feature provided by the OPTN Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
  

• Kidney and pancreas committees refine distribution policy options
  Thursday, July 4, 2019
  Each committee and a joint workgroup will continue to refine and discuss options based on circles of either a 250 or 500 nautical mile radius.
  

• Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital released from probation
  Tuesday, June 25, 2019
  The OPTN Executive Committee took action at a meeting on June 26, 2019.
  

• OPTN Board approves updated heart, VCA allocation
  Monday, June 10, 2019
  Distribution changes will enhance transplant equity through more consistent access
  

• Webinars discuss revisions to kidney and pancreas allocation policies
  Sunday, June 9, 2019
  View recordings of the June webinars to learn more.
  

• SRTR modeling results available for kidney and pancreas distribution
  Saturday, June 8, 2019
  SRTR modeling of alternatives to inform these policy proposals were updated June 21.
  

• Go to OPTN online store to order organ and vessel labels
  Saturday, June 1, 2019
  Under the new OPTN contract, we are updating OPTN organ transport labels and the ordering process.
  

• NLRB update - MMaT calculation now based on DSA of transplant hospital
  Thursday, May 23, 2019
  the median MELD at transplant (MMaT) scores for liver candidates with exception scores are now based on recent liver transplants performed at liver transplant hospitals within the donation service area (DSA) where the candidates are listed.
  

• System notice: OPTN liver allocation policy reverted to DSA and regions
  Wednesday, May 22, 2019
  On May 23, 2019, OPTN Policy 9 (Allocation of Livers and Liver-Intestines) reverted to use of the donation service area (DSA) and regional distribution boundaries in effect prior to May 14, 2019. This action complies with a federal court order dated May 17, 2019.
  

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