• Upcoming webinar: OPTN HOPE Act
  Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  The webinar will answer questions professionals may have about revisions to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) policies to align with federal regulatory updates.
  

• Special Election Update: Voting is open for the OPTN Board of Directors National Election
  Friday, May 23, 2025
  Vote now for the OPTN Board of Directors and the Associate Regional Councillor in your region.
  

• Special Election Update: Announcing nominees for 2025 OPTN Board of Directors election
  Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  Nominees have been selected for the national election.
  

• May 2025: Annual kidney allocation calculator updates
  Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  Reference populations have been updated for the KDPI and EPTS calculators.
  

• Clarification – HOPE Act IRB protocols and individual IRB candidate applicability
  Wednesday, May 14, 2025
  An IRB can be created even for a single transplant candidate.
  

• Special Election Update: Vote now for OPTN Regional Councillors
  Friday, May 2, 2025
  Vote now for Regional Councillors who will serve on the OPTN Board of Directors.
  

• Special Election Update: Announcement of election dates
  Tuesday, April 29, 2025
  OPTN members to vote on the final slate of candidates.
  

• Apply now: OPTN Executive Director
  Thursday, April 10, 2025
  Submissions accepted through May 12th, 2025.
  

• One-year monitoring report addresses liver exception guidance for multivisceral candidates
  Friday, April 4, 2025
  More transplants are being done for candidates with exceptions.
  

• Updated median MELD at transplant scores in effect March 26; median PELD at transplant score unchanged
  Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  Individual values are updated twice each year.
  

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