Order organ and vessel labels in new OPTN online store
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Members will need to create a need account to order labels the first time they log on.

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.

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.

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-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.

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.

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.

Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
The OPTN is offering 14 items for review, including one white paper, two guidance documents, three concept papers, two request for feedback, and six policy proposals.

New pre-transplant performance metric now in effect, offer acceptance rate ratio
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Phase 2 of new system implements to more holistically evaluate transplant program performance.

Learning Congress planned for OPTN DCD Lung Transplant Collaborative
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The September Learning Congress, open to all adult lung programs, will mark the conclusion of eight-month collaborative focused on increasing DCD lung transplantation.