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
- September 21, 2020In 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
- September 21, 2020Minneapolis, MN (September 21, 2020) – The
- September 16, 2020The American Society of Transplantation supports the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations that all individuals older than 6 months of age who d
- September 16, 2020SRTR is excited to announce the launch of our new, interactive, mobile-friendly program-specific
- September 09, 2020Members 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.).
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- September 03, 2020Our dear friend and colleague, John S. Najarian, passed away on September 1, 2020. He was an esteemed colleague, a talented scientist and a pioneer in the field of transplantation.
- September 01, 2020The AST was saddened to hear about the recent passing of transplant surgeon, George Melville Williams, MD (1930 – 2020). Dr. Williams passed away on August 26, 2020, at the age of 89.
- August 07, 2020In light of the current global pandemic, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) will be modifying the evaluation metrics for tra
- July 28, 2020The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its first monthly update of data that provides a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on the Medicare population.
- July 20, 2020The full House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously passed H.R. 5534, the Comprehensive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (referred to as the "Immuno Bill").
- June 30, 2020As a fundamental extension of the AST mission, we stand resolute in our commitment to eradicate systemic racism in all forms, eliminate racial disparities, elevate collegial diversity, deconstruct
- June 24, 2020The Critical Path Institute’s Transplant Therapeutics Consortium (TTC), the American Society of Transplantation (AST), and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) are pleased to announce
- June 17, 2020Critical Path Institute(C-Path) announced today that its Transplant Therapeutics Consortium (TTC) has received a positive response to its
- June 08, 2020BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mark Deierhoi, M.D., a stalwart in the rich history of transplantation of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the state of Alabama, died Thursday, June 4
- June 02, 2020In addition to the COVID-19 crisis, our country is now hurting in a very different way.
- June 01, 2020The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced the recipients of its 2020 Achievement Awards at the recent American Transplant Congress (ATC), which was held virtually on May 30 – June 1.
- June 01, 2020The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced its recently elected 2020-2021 board members, including its new President, President-elect, and Treasurer, at the American Transplant Congres