OPTN News

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Webinars Address Improvements to MELD, PELD, Status 1A/1B
Webinars will be recorded for later access.
Two OPTN Collaborative Improvement Projects Show Strength of Sharing Peer-to-peer Effective Practices
The DCD Lung Transplant Collaborative and the Offer Acceptance Collaborative are both currently underway and will conclude this summer.
New Spanish Language OPTN Patient Resources Available
Resources include information about how to find a living donor and how multiple listing works, as well as frequently asked questions about liver, kidney and heart allocation and more.
2024-2025 Call for Nominations for OPTN Board of Directors and Committees
Apply by Sept. 15 to be considered for 2024 vacancies.
OPTN Computer System dashboard displays real-time status of software services
Public-facing page also provides information about scheduled enhancements.
Order Organ and Vessel Labels in New OPTN Online Store
Members will need to create a need account to order labels the first time they log on.
Additional data on long-term outcomes incorporated into OPTN living donor data
Living Donor Committee updated on enhanced data; no impacts on policy monitoring or research related to transplant candidate or recipient outcomes
Updated median MELD at transplant scores in effect March 30; MPaT score lowered to 33
Report describes MMaT value for each donor hospital.
Voluntary Recall of Becton, Dickinson CD5 Series of Genesis Sterilization Containers
Read the complete recall notice for details.
New Lung Allocation Policy in Effect
First organ type to use continuous distribution framework.