• At two years, HOPE Act still offering hope
  Thursday, November 30, 2017
  Two years since its implementation, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (also known as the HOPE Act) has continued to provide transplant opportunities for candidates with HIV who are willing to accept organ offers from HIV-positive donors.
  

• Policy modification to lung distribution sequence
  Wednesday, November 22, 2017
  Effective at 8 p.m. Eastern time, November 24, 2017, the OPTN lung allocation system was modified. A post-implementation proposal is out for public comment.
  

• Webinar to discuss liver proposal
  Saturday, October 21, 2017
  A recording is available.
  

• Compromise liver proposal to advance for board consideration
  Monday, October 9, 2017
  The proposal is intended to balance key principles.
  

• Next phase of COIIN underway
  Wednesday, October 4, 2017
  A new group of participants will refine and build upon approaches developed during the initial pilot phase.
  

• OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors releases University Hospitals of Cleveland from probation
  Monday, October 2, 2017
  The Board restored full member privileges for University Hospitals of Cleveland, a transplant center in Cleveland, Ohio.
  

• New histocompatibility general supervisor key personnel requirement
  Sunday, October 1, 2017
  Notice of implementation: effective February 27, 2018.
  

• Liver webinar to address modeling data and get additional proposal feedback
  Monday, September 25, 2017
  Register now for a webinar on Friday, September 29.
  

• Additional modeling data available for liver proposal
  Monday, September 18, 2017
  View the final installment of liver simulation modeling results relating to the current public comment proposal to enhance liver distribution.
  

• Call for nominations
  Wednesday, September 13, 2017
  The OPTN/UNOS nominations to fill upcoming regional representative and at-large committee positions.
  

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