Patient safety
Toolkit
Policy and Guidance
ABO
- OPTN policy 5: organ offers, acceptance, and verification (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Evaluation plan guidance for policy 5 (PDF - 91 K)
- Guidance addressing blood type determination (6/2020)
- ABO sub-typing of blood-type A and AB organ donors (PDF - 502 K; 6/2018)
- Frequently asked questions about ABO verification (6/2016)
- ABO verification flow chart (PDF; 3/2016)
Disease Transmission
PDDTE policy changes - effective 9/1/2016
- Policy notice (PDF - 33 K; 8/2016)
- Pathogens of special interest (PDF; 2/2024)
- Frequently asked questions (8/2016)
- FDA-cleared assays, used to determine toxoplasmosis immune status or diagnosis (8/2016)
Other Resources
- List of countries endemic for Chagas disease as classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF; 2/2024)
- Recognizing seasonal and geographically endemic infection in organ donors: considerations for deceased and living donation (PDF; 1/2024)
- Summary of Evidence on SARS-CoV-2 (PDF; 2/2024)
- Summary of current evidence and information – Mpox in donor screening and transplantation (PDF; 2/2024)
- Policy 15: disease transmission (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Guidance on requested deceased donor information (PDF - 197 K; 6/2018)
- Central nervous system infections in deceased donors (2/2014)
- HTLV-1 screening, confirmation and reporting (2/2014)
Extra Vessels
- Policy 16: Organ packaging, labeling, shipping & storage (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Instructions on handling and repackaging vessels (9/2015)
Professional Education
Online education:
UNOS Connect is a comprehensive learning management system for transplant professionals. Through UNOS Connect, members can find educational offerings focusing on effective practices, system updates (UNetSM) and policy changes. If you don’t have access to UNetSM, use the button below.
Information
Disease transmission
Committees
We are grateful to dedicated OPTN members who helped create many of these resources, including: