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Access an animated video for transplant candidates and their caregivers that explains how the lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) is calculated.

Read a white paper by the OPTN Ethics Committee on ethical issues in information given to potential transplant candidates to support program selection.

Get updated information on a webinar providing education on the OPTN policy action on eGFR waiting time modifications.

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

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

Find information about a transplant patient webinar addressing policy changes related to continuous distribution of lung.

Learn about the lung Composite Allocation Score (CAS) calculator, now available on the OPTN website.

Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 19 people to the OPTN Board of Directors.

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

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