• 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).
  

• Executive committee approves discretionary listing of pediatric lung transplant candidates
  Tuesday, June 10, 2014
  The change to national lung allocation policy affects transplant candidates age 11 or younger.
  

• Study assesses likely outcomes of revised kidney allocation system
  Monday, May 26, 2014
  The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients led the effort.
  

• Liver concepts - history
  Tuesday, April 29, 2014
  In 2010, we collected public feedback about improving outcomes for liver transplant candidates.
  

• Statement from David C. Mulligan on organ allocation and issues of fairness
  Tuesday, April 29, 2014
  The chairman of the liver and intestinal organ transplant committee addresses geographic disparities in liver allocation.
  

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