November, 2020
The AST Board of Directors has approved an expansion of the AST Achievement Awards to offer additional opportunities to members who are almost exclusively clinically or administratively focused. These awards will complement AST’s extensive research-focused award offerings and allow the Society to recognize the extensive contributions of members in diverse roles within transplant.
Three graduated Distinguished Career Awards will be open to non-physician clinicians and administrators at various stages of their careers. Members eligible for these awards include, but are not limited to,...
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With the adoption of the AST’s Statement on Racism in June 2020, AST extended its mission to work in support of the elimination of systemic racism in the field of transplantation and made a commitment to organizational change to elevate the issues of diversity and equity within the Society.
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access to Life (IDEAL) Task Force, established to spearhead AST’s evolution in this area, reviewed the AST Achievement Awards program prior to the launch of the 2021 Awards cycle. The IDEAL Task Force identified an opportunity to recognize members whose work has...
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October, 2020
James Redford, documentary filmmaker, activist, and son of Robert Redford, passed away on October 16, 2020, at the age of 58.
Redford had been diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis and received two liver transplants in 1993. His liver disease returned two years ago, and the cancer was discovered in his bile duct in November 2019. He was on the waiting list for a third transplant.
He showed his gratitude for his transplant and organ donor by being a tremendous advocate for the transplant community. In 1995, he launched the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. He also...
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The American Society of Transplantation Announces New Living Donor Circle of Excellence Program
Fourteen large employers join Circle of Excellence to increase living organ donation
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ (Oct. 7, 2020) – The American Society of Transplantation (AST) is proud to announce its new Living Donor Circle of Excellence program. “The Circle” celebrates employers who implement internal policies that provide salary support to their employees who choose to be a living organ donor.
Today, more than 100,000 patients are waiting for a life-saving kidney or liver transplant. Of the...
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September, 2020
In support of President Trump’s Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has finalized a new rule to expand the scope of qualified reimbursable expenses incurred by living organ donors to include lost wages, child-care and elder-care expenses. The new rule amends regulations of the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, as amended.
"Over the past year, the Trump Administration has taken more action to advance American kidney health than we've seen in decades," said...
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The American Society of Transplantation supports the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations that all individuals older than 6 months of age who do not have contraindications to vaccination, including those with immunocompromising conditions (including organ transplant candidates and recipients) receive a routine annual influenza vaccination. Please be aware that this recommendation applies to the GENERAL PUBLIC and is especially important for health care workers and household contacts.
This fall and winter, we will all be facing the continued risk of COVID-19...
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SRTR is excited to announce the launch of our new, interactive, mobile-friendly program-specific
reports (PSRs) and organ procurement organization-specific ...
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At its meeting on August 19th, the AST Board of Directors approved a new membership category for Non-Medical doctoral degree holders with a $250 dues cost and an available optional AJT subscription. Members eligible for this category include holders of PhD, PharmD, PsyD, DNP, and other doctoral-level degrees without an accompanying medical degree (MD, DO, MBBS, etc.).
This new category, which will apply to approximately 650 AST members, was created in response to results of the recent Membership Value and Dues Survey as well as ongoing feedback from this group. The Board recognizes that...
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