• Upcoming OPTN webinar addresses virtual crossmatching best practices, trends and the future
  Tuesday, October 1, 2024
  Nov. 5, 2024, 2pm-3pm ET (webinar will be recorded for later viewing)
  

• An important message from the MPSC on best practices for organ verification and other recommendations
  Thursday, September 19, 2024
  The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
  

• Two new kidney policy monitoring reports available
  Wednesday, September 18, 2024
  New reports capture six months and one year's worth of post-implementation data.
  

• Special public comment period to Update Criteria for Post-Transplant Graft Survival Transplant Performance Metrics
  Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  Register for a community town hall to learn more about proposed changes.
  

• OPTN Statement on blood culture bottle shortage
  Tuesday, September 17, 2024
  Blood cultures are required by OPTN policy and critical for patient safety.
  

• OPTN Member Evaluation Plan expansion update; annual updates to monitoring and compliance documents
  Tuesday, August 6, 2024
  Plan has been expanded to include additional existing OPTN monitoring practices, and annual updates to the OPTN monitoring and compliance documents have been released.
  

• New transplant performance metric now in effect, pre-transplant mortality rate ratio
  Monday, August 5, 2024
  Phase 3 of new system more holistically evaluates transplant program performance.
  

• Public comment open from July 31 through September 24
  Friday, August 2, 2024
  The OPTN is offering eight items for review, including four committee updates and four proposals.
  

• CDC advisory addresses shortage of blood culture bottles
  Friday, August 2, 2024
  CDC notice gives additional recommendations.
  

• OPTN Modernization Update: OPTN Board of Directors webinar to take place Aug. 2 at 3 pm ET
  Thursday, August 1, 2024
  Register now to learn more about the new OPTN governance structure.
  

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