• Study suggests little increase in number of potential organ donors
  Wednesday, March 11, 2015
  Transplant opportunities may exist in expanding donor acceptance criteria.
  

• Officers and board members elected - 2015
  Thursday, March 5, 2015
  First living kidney donor, non-clinician to become president.
  

• Applying for OPTN vascularized composite allograft transplant program approval
  Tuesday, March 3, 2015
  Here’s a list of membership requirements for VCA programs.
  

• Labs are reminded to provide a copy of their written agreement with transplant hospitals
  Monday, March 2, 2015
  New bylaws tell you specifically what to include.
  

• Some abdominal wall reconstruction procedures are considered vascularized composite allograft transplants
  Thursday, February 26, 2015
  Memo clarifies requirements for hospitals and OPOs.
  

• Webinar addresses OPTN Policies and the 2013 PHS Guideline for HIV, HBV and HCV
  Friday, February 20, 2015
  A recording of the instructional event and supporting materials are available.
  

• Changes to the lung allocation system
  Tuesday, February 17, 2015
  Learn more and access resources.
  

• Baxter Healthcare voluntary recall of irrigation sets
  Tuesday, February 10, 2015
  Seventeen specific lots of irrigation sets manufactured by Baxter Healthcare are subject to a voluntarily recall issued January 14, 2015.
  

• Journal article describes importance of communications in addressing potential donor-transmitted infections
  Monday, February 9, 2015
  Timely and effective communication of potential transmission events can help avert or minimize infection in recipients.
  

• Liver and intestinal organ transplantation committee update regarding liver distribution discussion
  Monday, February 2, 2015
  Three ad hoc subcommittees are meeting to refine metrics of access and disparity and are exploring ways to optimize distribution, among other issues.
  

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