• Guidance for organ donation and transplantation professionals regarding the Zika virus
  Wednesday, February 3, 2016
  The Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee, the American Society of Transplantation (AST), and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) offer information in light of recent spread of Zika virus.
  

• Guidance on zika virus
  Thursday, January 28, 2016
  The Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) offers information to transplant centers and OPOs in light of recent spread of Zika virus.
  

• Advisory council formed for project to increase kidney utilization
  Thursday, January 28, 2016
  A national advisory committee will guide the planning and implementation of an OPTN pilot project.
  

• Heart allocation system webinar recording
  Wednesday, January 27, 2016
  Listen to a recording and view accompanying slides of the February 2 webinar that explained an OPTN proposal to modify the adult heart allocation system.
  

• Increasing the number of organs available for transplants
  Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  Region 4 OPO leadership shares effective practices in video recording; more information coming soon.
  

• More than 30,000 transplants performed annually for first time in United States
  Saturday, January 9, 2016
  Rate of organ transplants, deceased donation increased substantially.
  

• Checklist available to help you prepare for upcoming KPD histocompatibility testing requirements
  Monday, December 21, 2015
  Board-approved policy will establish new histocompatibility testing requirements for transplant programs participating in the OPTN KPD Program.
  

• Journal article describes trends in patient safety situation reporting
  Friday, December 18, 2015
  A review of patient safety situations reported to the OPTN is summarized in the December 2015 edition of the American Journal of Transplantation,
  

• Nominees chosen for 2016 board of directors election
  Tuesday, December 15, 2015
  Member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in early 2016.
  

• Study notes success in increasing minority transplants
  Thursday, December 10, 2015
  The study documents the benefits of a systematic approach to match kidneys from deceased donors with subtypes of blood group A to blood type B recipients.
  

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