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| 5/1/2013 | Meet the Story of Hope Contest Winners |
| Transplant Living received more than 9,000 votes during the month of April to decide the site’s favorite story from a living donor. The story with the most votes was William, “Willie” Richardson, a living donor from Mercer Island, Washington. | |
| 4/30/2013 | Read the Latest Edition of UNOS Update and Confirm Your Subscription |
| The latest edition of the UNOS Update is now available in interactive PDF format in the Professional Education section of the UNOS Web site. | |
| 4/30/2013 | UNOS' 2012 Corporate Annual Report is Now Available Online |
| The report, titled "Working together. Saving Lives." provides glimpses of how people throughout the country work together to save lives through organ donation and transplantation. | |
| 4/18/2013 | UNOS presents OPTN webinar series on new living kidney donor requirements |
| To learn more about the new living kidney donor OPTN requirements that were recently implemented (February 1, 2013), please attend a UNOS-sponsored webinar series beginning in May. There is no charge for participants. | |
| 4/1/2013 | Share your story. Inspire Others. Win an iPad. |
| To help celebrate National Donate Life Month, Transplant Living will feature stories of hope about living donation. Stories will be used to encourage donation and give hope to the many patients now waiting for a transplant. | |
| 3/27/2013 | In Memoriam: H.M. Lee, M.D. |
| UNOS celebrates the life and achievements of H.M. Lee, M.D., who passed away March 24. | |
| 3/21/2013 | UNOS Transplant Management Forum Call for Abstracts |
| United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Transplant Management Forum invites the submission of abstracts in the transplant administrative arena for presentation and award consideration. | |
| 3/20/2013 | Registration Now Open for Sept. 16-17 UNOS Primer |
| Make plans to attend the UNOS Primer to Practice: Communication, Education, and Engagement, held in Richmond Virginia. | |
| 3/11/2013 | OPTN/UNOS Officers and Board Members Elected |
| Members of the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) have elected 15 members to its Board of Directors. | |
| 2/12/2013 | In Memoriam: David Hull, M.D. |
| UNOS is saddened by the recent passing of Dr. David Hull, Director Emeritus of the transplant program at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. | |
| 2/7/2013 | New Materials Available for Order in UNOS Print-on-Demand Store |
| As of February 1, the following new materials are available for order in the UNOS print-on-demand store. | |
| 1/17/2013 | Organ Center sets placement activity records |
| The UNOS Organ Center provided placement services for 11,739 organ offers in 2012, setting an all-time annual record for placement activity in its 30-year history | |
| 1/16/2013 | UNOS staff members contribute to articles reviewing allocation history, status, future direction of allocation policy |
| Staff members from UNOS’ departments of Research and Policy collaborated with researchers from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) to publish two special articles in the December 2012 issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.. | |
| 12/11/2012 | Nominees Chosen for Board of Directors Election |
| At its November meeting, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved the following slate of nominees for Board appointments beginning in June 2013. The OPTN Board of Directors also functions as the UNOS Board of Directors. | |
| 12/10/2012 | Register Now for the 2013 UNOS Transplant Management Forum |
| Whether you are new to the field or have years of experience, the UNOS Transplant Management Forum, scheduled for April 16-18 in New Orleans, provides transplant managers with strategies they need to improve operations of their transplant program. | |
| 12/3/2012 | Meet the Transplant Living Story of Hope Video Contest Winners |
Transplant Living received more than 12,000 votes during the month of November to decide the site’s favorite video from a transplant recipient. The story with the most votes was Nefeterius McPerson, a liver recipient from Killeen, TX. | |
| 11/27/2012 | In Memoriam: Joseph E. Murray, M.D. |
| All transplant professionals, and all who have benefitted from organ transplantation over the last 58 years, owe a debt of gratitude to the life, work and example of Dr. Joseph Murray. | |
| 11/13/2012 | OPTN/UNOS Board addresses living donation policies, kidney paired donation requirements, lung allocation, geographic differences in organ allocation |
| The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, at its meeting November 12 and 13, approved policies to create greater consistency in the medical and psychosocial evaluation and informed consent processes for living kidney donors and increase the level of clinical information reported on post-transplant outcomes for these donors. | |
| 10/23/2012 | Webinars address patient safety, the kidney allocation policy proposal out for public comment, and CMS regulations and OPTN requirements |
| Patient Safety Webinar series begins October 24, 2012. Crosswalk Webinar about CMS Regulations and OPTN Requirements on November 1, 2012. | |
| 10/17/2012 | New resources available for transplant professionals |
| UNOS has launched two new resources for transplant professionals. | |
| 10/1/2012 | UNOS Transplant Management Forum Call for Sponsors and Exhibitors |
| The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Transplant Management Forum is calling for sponsors and exhibitors to participate. These opportunities increase your organization's presence at the conference and can be tailored to meet your needs. | |
| 9/21/2012 | Public comment sought on proposed revisions to deceased donor kidney allocation policy |
| The OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee is seeking public comment regarding substantial proposed amendments to OPTN deceased donor kidney allocation policy. | |
| 8/13/2012 | UNOS is a national partner in Workplace Partnership for Life hospital campaign |
| Launched in June 2011, the campaign brings hospitals together with OPOs—and other organ, eye and tissue donation organizations—to increase donor registrations. | |
| 7/25/2012 | OPTN/UNOS Nominating Committee Seeks Board Nominations |
| The OPTN/UNOS nominating committee is soliciting recommendations for vice president/president-elect; treasurer; minority transplant professional representative; and patient and donor affairs representatives who represent the interests of recipients, candidates, living donors, family members and voluntary health organizations. | |
| 7/19/2012 | Brian Shepard Promoted to UNOS Chief Operating Officer |
| United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) promoted Brian Shepard from assistant executive director for contract operations to chief operating officer. | |
| 7/11/2012 | OPTN Policy Rewrite Available for Public Comment |
| A new Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) proposal for the policy plain language rewrite is now being offered for public comment | |
| 6/27/2012 | OPTN/UNOS Board approves new requirements for liver allocation, transplantation of non-resident candidates |
| The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors, at its semi-annual meeting June 25 and 26, approved revisions to liver allocation policy to ensure broader access to organs for candidates in urgent need of liver transplantation. | |
| 6/1/2012 | UNOS Researchers Present Studies at American Transplant Congress |
| Boston – Researchers from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) authored and will present several studies at the American Transplant Congress (ATC), a joint meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American Society of Transplantation held June 2-6 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center. UNOS staff members are primary authors of a total of eight papers. | |
| 5/14/2012 | CreativeAid, UNOS Initiatives win Awards |
| Six projects designed by CreativeAid received awards of distinction in the annual Communicator Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA). |
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