Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Liver distribution policy, NLRB implementation deferred until May 14
Policy and system changes are in place, effective May 14, 2019.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019

New functional inactivity guidelines for pancreas programs
OPTN has updated the definitions of functional inactivity to be more sensitive to concerns related to patient safety.
Thursday, April 4, 2019

National Liver Review Board implementation webinar April 15
A recording of the April 15 NLRB national webinar is available. Learn how exception scores will be converted upon implementation.
Saturday, March 30, 2019

OPTN registration fee adjusted
Fee reduced for remainder of fiscal year 2019.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

National Liver Review Board to be implemented April 30
Most exception scores will convert at that time.
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Preview available for OPOs: new liver distribution match lists
The test site will be available from Tuesday, April 9 through Friday, April 19.
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Unexpected HCV donor-derived transmissions on the rise
Fortunately, hepatitis B remains relatively uncommon in the U.S. and unanticipated HIV transmissions have not been documented since the new Public Health Service (PHS) Increased Risk Guidelines were put into place in 2013. However, unexpected hepatitis C (HCV) donor-derived transmissions have been on the rise. The OPTN, and specifically the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC), have reviewed these cases and made a number of observations.
Saturday, March 9, 2019

New board members named 2019
Their terms of service begin on July 1, 2019.
Friday, March 1, 2019

Journal article shares preliminary findings from kidney utilization COIIN
An article published in the February 2019 issue of Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation presents recent findings from the three-year OPTN COIIN project.
Monday, February 18, 2019

COIIN participants share process improvements at Learning Congress
More than 100 kidney transplant professionals attended the forum, representing 51 of the 58 participating centers.
Monday, February 18, 2019