January, 2017
AST President Anil Chandraker wrote an article published December 9, 2016 for the 'Transplants' campaign published by MediaPlanet and distributed nationwide in USA Today.
Dr. Chandraker's article, entitled "From 'Unethical' to Miracle, and Beyond," was published in the USA Today nationally circulated insert and catologed online. The AST's new patient initiative, Power2Save, is also highlighted.
The goal of the campaign is to encourage more individuals to become organ donors....
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December, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Libby McDannell
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO ACCELERATE TRANSPLANT RESEARCH
MOUNT LAUREL – December 22, 2016 - The American Society of Transplantation (AST), the largest organization of transplant professionals in North America, applauds the White House for its efforts to highlight impactful organ donation and transplantation initiatives, as announced in their recent...
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The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute is accepting nominations for the 2018 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology, awarded annually to a national or international leader in the field of organ transplantation and immunology.
The prize consists of a crystal award, an honorarium of $10,000, and travel expenses to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the spring of 2018 to formally receive the award and to present the Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology lecture. The winner will also participate in related activities and meet informally with faculty,...
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October, 2016
The AST was notified of concerns regarding concerns for some heater-cooler units used during open heart surgery. State health departments have been contacted regarding this potential issue and will be a resource to hospitals in addressing these concerns, but we wish to share this information with our membership. Please read the CDC press release below for additional details.
Press Release
Thursday, October 12, 2016
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The American Society of Transplantation’s (AST) strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator.
Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally responsible organizations a 4-star rating. In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology. These accountability & transparency metrics, which account for 50 percent of a...
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September, 2016
The White House Organ Summit was focused on reducing the wait list for transplantation. During that meeting, a number of organizations announced new initiatives that were innovative and collaborative and intended to address the organ shortage.
In a follow-up from the Summit, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) has announced an open call for commitments focused on addressing the organ shortage. Individuals and organizations are invited to submit information on new initiatives that have the ability to decrease the transplant wait list. A ...
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The New York State Department of Health is offering a series of
Zika virus webinars during the month of September. These webinars are open to all interested medical professionals inside or outside of the state at no charge.Those who wish to participate must register for each individual session. See below for additional details.
Zika Virus: An Update for Obstetric and Neonatal Providers and the Birth Facility Team
Tuesday, September 20, 12-1pm ET
Speaker: Lou Smith, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Bureau of Communical...
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The American Society of Transplantation and its Transplantation & Immunology Research Network are pleased to highlight
new clinical trials in transplantation that are currently enrolling or will be in the near future. This service is a benefit of participation in AST’s
Corporate Affiliates Program.
August, 2016
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) introduced a new web-based
CME Finder and, by spring 2017, plan to recognize more accredited CME activities for MOC points. Learn more
here.
National Minority Donor Awareness Week, celebrated August 1-7, 2016, is a nationwide observance to honor the generosity of multicultural donors and their families, while also underscoring the critical need for people from diverse communities to register their decision to Donate Life as organ, eye and tissue donors.
Happy National Minority Donor Awareness week from all of us at the AST!
Learn more about this important week
