OPTN News

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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.
2024-2025 Call for Nominations for OPTN Board of Directors and Committees
Apply by Sept. 15 to be considered for 2024 vacancies.
Updated median MELD at transplant scores in effect March 30; MPaT score lowered to 33
Report describes MMaT value for each donor hospital.
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
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.
White Paper Addresses Ethical Issues in Information to Support Transplant Program Selection
Paper addresses likely patient questions and approaches for plain language communication.
Community feedback needed on development of policy for continuous distribution of liver and intestinal organs
Input received from patients and transplant professionals during the winter 2023 public comment period will inform future policy development.
Additional transplant patient webinar addresses upcoming changes to lung distribution
The OPTN will host an additional webinar for transplant patients to learn about upcoming changes to lung distribution.
Voting opens Jan. 18 for Board Election
New Board members begin their terms in July.