OPTN News

The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
New Board members begin their terms in July.
More than 80 transplant programs are participating in the project.
Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever; annual records also set for liver, heart and lung transplants.
Race-inclusive eGFR calculations have been shown to disadvantage Black people with kidney disease.
Other board actions include approving waiting time modifications for Black kidney candidates disadvantaged by race-inclusive calculations, and updates to NLRB guidance.
Voting members will receive election materials in January 2023.
Milestone reflects accelerating trend in donation and transplantation.
The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.
Changes will make summary reporting of data clearer and easier for users to interpret.