• Work group to address OPTN policy relating to HIV-positive organ recovery
  Wednesday, September 17, 2014
  Fifteen clinicians and professionals involved in organ donation and transplantation have been named to a work group to consider policies to allow recovery of organs from HIV-positive donors.
  

• National committee formed to develop network policies for hand, face transplantation
  Wednesday, September 17, 2014
  Eighteen people who have clinical, professional and personal experience with vascular composite allografts (VCA) have been named to the new committee
  

• Public forum addresses equity in liver distribution
  Monday, September 15, 2014
  About 400 people attended the September 16 event; resources are available.
  

• Kidney paired donation pilot program town hall
  Friday, August 29, 2014
  A recording of the August 21 session is available.
  

• Change to living donation policy on candidate registration approved by the Executive Committee
  Friday, August 15, 2014
  The OPTN/UNOS Executive Committee recently approved a change to living donation policy that will take effect on September 1, 2014.
  

• A roadmap of best practices introducing the TQRGT
  Thursday, July 31, 2014
  Get tools to enhance transplant program quality and value.
  

• State of Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program report shares information and results
  Monday, July 28, 2014
  The OPTN kidney paired donation work group released a report on the State of the OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program today. It provides statistics and information on progress of the program from its first kidney paired donation matches and transplants in 2010 through 2013.
  

• Public forum on liver allocation issues to be held September 16
  Wednesday, July 9, 2014
  Responses to a concept document questionnaire will be used to develop discussion topics for the forum.
  

• 100th living donor kidney transplant arranged through OPTN program
  Sunday, July 6, 2014
  The program identifies compatible matches for living donor kidney transplants at 138 participating hospitals nationwide.
  

• Board approves initial policies regarding limb and face transplantation, new policies for pediatric heart allocation
  Tuesday, June 24, 2014
  The board unanimously approved the first national policies and standards for transplantation of limbs, faces and other structures collectively known as vascularized composite allografts (VCAs).
  

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