Understanding the OPTN/UNOS PHS Guideline
Monday, September 23, 2013
Effective Oct. 1, a new policy (3.1.14) created to define the PHS Guideline will allow members to use either the 1994 or the 2013 version. It will also require members to specify which version they are using in the donor highlights section of DonorNet. Click here for more information, or see a comparison of the guidelines.
News
- February 15, 2019The AST values its members and consistently works to improve member experience. The AST is launching an improved Member Portal!
- February 14, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.
- February 08, 2019OPTN/UNOS public comment is now open through March 22, 2019.
- February 06, 2019The nomination window for the AST Community of Practice (COP) election is now open.
- February 05, 2019An informational flyer was developed by the AST Pediatric, Infectious Disease, and Transplant
- February 01, 2019The Community of Basic Scientists (COBS) is pleased to announce that its name is being changed to the Commu
- February 01, 2019The AST acknowledges the value of clinical practice guidelines/recommendations and intends to contribute by creating evidence-based guidance for select topics relevant to transplant practice.
- January 16, 2019In 2018, there were over 160,000 views on the COP Hub.
- January 03, 2019ABIM announced that registration is now open for all 2019 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) assessments.
- December 21, 2018The Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute is accepting nominations for the 2020 Thomas E.
- December 21, 2018Call for Applications Editor in Chief American Journal of Transplantation
- October 10, 2018On October 3, members of AST’s leadership went to W
- October 10, 2018UNOS released a special public comment this week related to liver and intestinal organ allocation. This new proposal, open October 8 through November 1, removes donor service area and regions.
- October 10, 2018The AST partnered with American Association of Kidney Patients, American Society of Nephrology, and American Society of Transplant Surgeons on a
- August 30, 2018In a formal announcement yesterday, the Department of Labor responded to a legislative provision authored by U.S.
- July 23, 2018The transplant community recently lost a trailblazer in the field of Transplant Infectious Diseases with the death of Dr. Robert (Bob) Rubin. Dr.
- July 18, 2018J. Wesley Alexander, MD, ScD, internationally renowned pioneer in transplantation, died Saturday, July 7. He was 84 years old.
- June 05, 2018The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced the recipients of its 2018 Achievement Awards at the recent American Transplant Congress (ATC) meeting in Seattle, WA.