OPTN News

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An Important Message from the MPSC on Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Protocols and Managing Multiple Organs
The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
Voting opens Jan. 18 for Board Election
New Board members begin their terms in July.
National Collaborative Focusing on Organ Offer Acceptance to Enhance System Efficiency Will Kick Off in Person in January 2023
More than 80 transplant programs are participating in the project.
2022 organ transplants again set annual records; organ donation from deceased donors continues 12-year record-setting trend
Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever; annual records also set for liver, heart and lung transplants.
OPTN Board Approves Waiting Time Adjustment for Kidney Transplant Candidates Affected by Race-Based Calculation
Race-inclusive eGFR calculations have been shown to disadvantage Black people with kidney disease.
OPTN Board Approved Measures to Support New Lung Allocation Policy
Other board actions include approving waiting time modifications for Black kidney candidates disadvantaged by race-inclusive calculations, and updates to NLRB guidance.
Nominees chosen for 2023 Board of Directors election
Voting members will receive election materials in January 2023.
United States reaches milestone of one million organ transplants
Milestone reflects accelerating trend in donation and transplantation.
OPTN Board Approves Elimination of Race-Based Calculation for Transplant Candidate Listing
The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.
Updated race and ethnicity labeling coming to OPTN data reports
Changes will make summary reporting of data clearer and easier for users to interpret.