News

Learn about the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients' (SRTR) preview of its new website.

Read an OPTN data report on the first three months following implementation of a liver urgency policy update, showing progress toward intended outcomes.

Learn about a webinar for transplant professionals providing information about how to implementation the pre-transplant performance metric.

Read about a virtual town hall hosted by HRSA and the OPTN on the separation of the OPTN contractor and board and future governance of the OPTN.

Learn about annual updates made to data used in the kidney donor profile index (KDPI) and estimated post-transplant survival (EPTS) calculators.

Read a report showing a 16% increase in the lung transplant rate one year after implementation of the continuous distribution policy.

Learn how DCD lung transplants and acceptance rates for donated livers, hearts, and kidneys are increasing after two OPTN-sponsored Collaboratives.

The OPTN seeks input on a proposed protocol to increase kidney usage and is holding a virtual town hall as a part of that process.

Learn about updates to policies on variances that were approved by the OPTN Board of Directors.

A new OPTN data monitoring report shows over 14,700 waiting time modifications completed for Black kidney patients a year after policy implementation.