• Journal article chronicles efforts to revise adult heart allocation policy
  Thursday, June 22, 2017
  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation article describes collaborative efforts.
  

• Hospitals chosen for second phase of COIIN pilot
  Sunday, June 11, 2017
  Hospitals will create and test improvement projects and will share results.
  

• OPTN/UNOS Board approves national board to review exception priority for liver transplant candidates, guidance document for transplant candidate education
  Thursday, June 8, 2017
  The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, at its meeting June 5 and 6, approved a national system to assign liver allocation priority for candidates with exceptional medical conditions.
  

• Call for board of directors nominations
  Wednesday, June 7, 2017
  The OPTN/UNOS Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2018-2019 Board of Directors.
  

• Board releases Methodist Hospital lab from probation
  Monday, June 5, 2017
  Full member privileges were restored for the Histocompatibility and Immunology Laboratory at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
  

• Board places Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital on probation
  Sunday, June 4, 2017
  Froedtert Hospital is a transplant hospital located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  

• Policy clarification on pre transplant crossmatch requirements
  Wednesday, May 31, 2017
  This information does not represent any change in OPTN policy.
  

• Report measures equity in access to deceased donor kidney transplants
  Saturday, May 27, 2017
  The report addresses how the OPTN kidney allocation system meets transplant candidates' needs.
  

• Template tools available to document ABO verification in the OR
  Thursday, May 25, 2017
  Hospitals can use or customize the tools to document ABO verification of transplant recipients and living donors in the OR.
  

• Application period is open for second cohort of COIIN pilot
  Monday, May 1, 2017
  Kidney programs can apply through May 31.
  

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