OPTN News

2/15/23: Read a data report with summary level information on the exception request decisions made by the Pediatric National Heart Review Board (NHRB).

2/14/23: The OPTN invites the public to share feedback through March 15, 2023, on continuous distribution of liver and intestinal organs.

2/6/23: Find information about a transplant patient webinar addressing policy changes related to continuous distribution of lung.

2/6/23: Learn about the lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator, now available on the OPTN website.

2/3/23: Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 19 people to the OPTN Board of Directors.

1/26/23: The OPTN offers 12 items for review during the winter 2023 public comment cycle and encourages the community to provide feedback.

1/26/23: Read about an OPTN computer system enhancement that incorporates predictive analytics into the organ offer experience for adult deceased donor kidneys.

1/25/23: Read an OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) update on donation after circulatory death (DCD) protocols.

1/18/23: The OPTN announces that voting for the election of the Board of Directors begins on January 18 and concludes on February 1, 2023.

1/16/23: Learn about plans for more than 80 transplant programs from across the country to participate in the OPTN Offer Acceptance Collaborative.