Free UNOS webinar series on new living kidney donor policy requirements

Friday, April 26, 2013

May 29: OPTN requirements for informed consent of living kidney donors
August 21: OPTN requirements for the medical and psychosocial evaluations of living kidney donors
November 6: OPTN requirements for living kidney donor follow up

CEPTC credit is available. All webinars are 2:00-3:00 PM ET. Click here for more information and to register for the May 29 webinar. For questions, contact Kim Johnson, MS, Instructional Innovations Coordinator at (804) 782-4654 or kim.johnson@unos.org.

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