• Webinar available to address kidney-after-thoracic safety net, combined kidney-thoracic allocation
  Thursday, July 13, 2023
  The webinar is now available to view.
  

• Four-year monitoring report for adult heart allocation now available
  Friday, July 7, 2023
  Latest report shows key measures of adult heart allocation following policy changes implemented in October 2018.
  

• An important message from the MPSC on reducing risk and ensuring patient safety
  Friday, July 7, 2023
  The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
  

• Two-year monitoring report continues to show improvements in equity in access to kidney transplants for several key populations
  Thursday, July 6, 2023
  Report captures 2-year data post implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.
  

• OPTN Board approves measures to improve kidney offer acceptance process
  Monday, July 3, 2023
  Greater use of Offer Filters expected to increase efficiency of organ matches.
  

• Six-month monitoring report for heart policy following a device recall now available
  Monday, July 3, 2023
  Policy allows exception status for heart candidates with a recalled assist device.
  

• National collaborative webinar for kidney transplant professionals to provide effective practices for OPTN policy action on eGFR waiting time modifications
  Friday, June 30, 2023
  Webinar recording available.
  

• Two OPTN collaborative improvement projects show strength of sharing peer-to-peer effective practices
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  The DCD Lung Transplant Collaborative and the Offer Acceptance Collaborative are both currently underway and will conclude this summer.
  

• New Spanish language OPTN patient resources available
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  Resources include information about how to find a living donor and how multiple listing works, as well as frequently asked questions about liver, kidney and heart allocation and more.
  

• Webinars address improvements to MELD, PELD, Status 1A/1B
  Monday, June 5, 2023
  Webinars will be recorded for later access.
  

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