In addition to providing helpful information to patients, UNOS is committed to providing resources to assist transplant professionals:
Professional Services Department
UNOS strives to enhance organ availability on a national level through communication and education of health care professionals. Coordinators work directly with national health care organizations on issues such as:
- Understanding and overcoming the barriers to donation
- Implementing standard protocols for donor management
- Helping grieving families make the life-giving decision about organ donation
- Promoting organ donation in minority communities
- Promoting patient safety
Many additional professional resources are available:
- Member Communication Archive >
Access all UNOS member communication, categorized into easy topic headings. - UNOS Update >
Read news and information from UNOS’ bimonthly magazine. - Policy Brochures >
Stay up to date with current organ allocation policy. - Allocation Calculators >
Learn more about the MELD/PELD, LAS, CPRA and KDPI Calculators. - Professional Links >
Connect to professional organizations relevant to transplant professionals. - Data Reports >
View the latest data about the status of U.S. organ donation and transplantation.