News
Read the latest news releases and articles from the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network below:
OPTN Modernization
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
HRSA launched the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative to better serve the needs of patients and families.
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COIIN Learning Congress to share key lessons
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Hospital participants will gather at a Learning Congress in Dallas August 7-8.
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Recall notice affects IV solutions
Monday, July 23, 2018
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.
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Call for nominations: 2019-2020 OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
You may nominate yourself or a colleague for a board position by submitting a biography form.
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OPTN/UNOS Board adopts principles of geographic organ distribution
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Lung distribution, member review process, informed consent requirements also addressed
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OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors releases Indiana Donor Network and Gulf Coast Medical Center from probation
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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.
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New booklet advises parents of pediatric transplant patients
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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.
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OPTN/UNOS Board members named
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
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.
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Notice addresses organ preservation solution
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Bridge to Life Ltd. and Waters Medical Systems have issued a field correction for specified lots of Belzer UW Cold Storage Solution and IGL Cold Storage Solution in 2-liter bags.
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OPTN/UNOS summit to address OPO, transplant center, system metrics
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors is launching a new effort to study and develop metrics that organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers can use for improvement.
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Histocompatibility General Supervisor Key Personnel Requirement
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
The requirements for notification of changes to key personnel and submission of a key personnel change application in OPTN Bylaws, Appendix C.5 Changes in Key Laboratory Personnel will apply to General Supervisors.
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