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 11, 2020The AST was saddened to hear about the recent passing of David O. Taylor, MD.
- February 10, 2020The recent outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and the finding of infection in many other countries including the United States has led to questions among tr
- February 07, 2020On behalf of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, we are pleased to announce the selection of Sandy Feng, MD, PhD, as the next E
- January 06, 2020In December 2019, Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Michael Burgess, M.D.
- December 30, 2019The Transplantation Society in collaboration with the American Society of Transplantation (AST), acknowledges the contribution of basic science to the field of transplantation by offering
- October 15, 2019The OPTN Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee seeks public comment beginning October 15, 2019, on a proposed change to a closed variance for allocation of the second segment of spli
- September 27, 2019The HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will issue a Final Rule on September 30, 2019, eliminating current burdensome and unnecessary transplant center re-approval r
- July 24, 2019Dear Transplant Professionals,
- July 10, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C.
- July 02, 2019On July 1, 2019, AST President-Elect, Richard Formica, MD, was invited to a conversation with the White House health policy team on kidney disease. Dr.
- June 04, 2019The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced the recipients of its 2019 Achievement Awards at the recent American Transplant Congress (ATC) meeting in Boston, MA.
- June 04, 2019The American Society of Transplantation (AST) announced its recently elected 2019-2020 board members, including its new President, President-elect, and Secretary, at the American Transplant Congres
- April 12, 2019This is no longer active
- March 07, 2019We are pleased to announce that the AST Governance Committee has fi
- February 26, 2019On February 22, 2019, the American Society of Transplantation proudly presented
- 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.