OPTN News

3/8/24: Read a white paper analyzing the ethical implications of normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), developed by the OPTN Ethics Committee.

3/8/24: Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 24 people to the OPTN Board of Directors for 2024.

3/8/24: OPTN is seeking feedback on a proposed bylaw amendment that would distinguish the OPTN Board of Directors from that of an OPTN contractor.

3/8/24: Access updated resource documents related to donor screening and patient safety, developed by the OPTN ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.

3/8/24: Read about an OPTN Expeditious Task Force Town Hall about approaches for increasing organ placement and reducing organs allocated out of sequence.

2/8/24: Learn about a webinar that provides an overview of the OPTN public comment process for patients and families.

2/7/24: HRSA has directed the OPTN to expand data collection on pre-waitlist patient referral and evaluation and referral of potential deceased donors.

1/31/24: Learn about an OPTN webinar for organ donation and transplant professionals answering questions about the OPTN Offer Filters tool for lung allocation.

1/26/24: Read about a goal of the OPTN Expeditious Task Force to achieve 60,000 lifesaving deceased donor transplants annually in the U.S. by the end of 2026.

1/23/24: The OPTN invites the public to share feedback March 19, 2024, on factors involved in heart allocation.