OPTN News

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Job Announcement – Interim OPTN Executive Director
Applicants must submit resume and cover letter no later than 11:59PM (ET) on July 31, 2024.
Update on the Annual OPTN Call for Nominations
The OPTN will continue to send the community updates.
OPTN Board Approves Exclusion of Race, Hepatitis C Status from Estimate of Deceased Donor Kidney Function
The OPTN Board of Directors approves several policies at its meeting June 17-18, 2024.
SRTR Previews Patient-Oriented Website Design
Patients can explore interactive tools and plain language resources.
Three-Month Monitoring Report for Updated Liver Urgency Policy Shows Progress
Next planned report will address six-month period after policy implementation.
National Webinar for Transplant Professionals to Provide Information About July 2024 Implementation of Pre-Transplant Performance Metric
Webinar recording available.
Virtual Town Hall Addresses OPTN Board Separation and Future Governance
Community town hall to be held on June 10, 2024.
Annual Kidney Allocation Calculator Updates
The KDPI reference population is updated by June 1 of each year, as required by OPTN Policy.
Lung Transplant Rate Increases by 16 Percent One Year After Continuous Distribution Policy is Implemented
A new monitoring report captures one year of post-implementation data.
Goals Exceeded by Participants in Two National OPTN Collaboratives Aimed at Sharing Organizational Learning, Driving Improvement
Executive reports with final data are now available for both Collaboratives.