OPTN News

11/1/23: The Executive Committee provides an update on its work on the Strategic Plan that will help prioritize the OPTN's work through 2027.

10/24/23: Learn about a webinar for lung transplant professionals on data collection changes and other insights in lung allocation.

10/24/23: Read about an OPTN Learning Congress in which professionals shared effective practices, challenges, and insights related to DCD lung transplants.

10/20/23: Access two animated videos that describe MELD and PELD formulas used in liver allocation policy, made for transplant candidates and caregivers.

10/17/23: Learn about a new dashboard that displays metrics and data on the performance of OPTN computer system, known as UNet, to be updated monthly.

10/11/23: Read an update on the OPTN Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Committees' work to improve allocation of kidneys and pancreas.

10/6/23: Read a message from the OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) on the implementation of the Offer Acceptance performance metric.

10/5/23: Learn about a virtual town hall about a new task force to gather feedback from the organ donation and transplant community.

10/3/23: Learn about an early lung monitoring report that shows an increase in transplants following the implementation of lung continuous distribution.

9/29/23: Read a new data monitoring report with key measures of the pancreas distribution system that was implemented on March 15, 2021, by the OPTN.