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Giving Heart: A new procedure for donating hearts and …

WEBFrom Science, Vol 380, Issue 6645; by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel: On a chilly holiday Monday in January 2020, a medical milestone passed largely unnoticed.In a New York City operating room, surgeons …

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

WEBThe Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has taken on a leadership position in healthcare by expanding its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) initiatives to …

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The Alliance News Center

WEBShared from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and …

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Silas Norman The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance

WEBDr. Norman completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Baylor College of Medicine prior to returning to the University of Michigan for his nephrology fellowship …

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HHS Seeks Public Comments to Advance Equity and Reduce …

WEBThis effort builds upon the recent Organ Procurement Organizations’ Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) final rule to help thousands of patients on waitlists …

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Shared Access to Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

WEBEMR access needs to be readily available to the OPO to ensure timely assessment of the donor’s suitability. Per 42 CFR 486.348, all hospital deaths are required to be reconciled …

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Organ Allocation Process

WEBThe Five Steps of the Matching Process. An organ is donated: The OPO enters the donor details into UNetSM. UNOS generates a list of potential recipients – automated through …

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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and …

WEBThe AAMC and AMA understand that while the goal of health equity is inclusive of all communities, it cannot be achieved without explicit recognition and reconciliation of our …

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Alexandra Glazier

WEBAlex is an assistant professor at Brown University where she teaches courses in health law and public health leadership. Previously, Alex practiced law at the …

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Jennifer Milton The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance

WEBJennifer Milton is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Chief Administrative Officer at the University Health Transplant Institute and the University of Texas Health San Antonio …

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Introduction to NRP and Perfusion in DCD: What Do These …

WEBHelpful Resources . References: Watch prior conversation series: Donation after Circulatory Death in Heart Transplant: The Case for Normothermic Regional Perfusion.Presented …

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Elizabeth Sivertsen The Organ Donation and Transplantation …

WEBElizabeth Sivertsen is the Medical Ethicist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She completed her master of bioethics degree at Harvard Medical School with …

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HRSA The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance

WEBThe Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal agency that oversees organ, bone marrow, …

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DNR The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance

WEBA do-not-resuscitate order, or DNR order, is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient’s …

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Janice Whaley, First Black Female CEO of an OPO, Has Clarity …

WEBJanice Whaley, president and chief executive officer of Donor Network West in San Ramon, CA, talks openly about the joys and challenges of being the first black …

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Clinical Considerations of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP)

WEBHelpful Resources . Learning Pathway – 2023 National Critical Issues Forum: Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) References: Brubaker AL, Urey MA, Taj R, et …

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August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month

WEBIssue 2. With the goal of improving the quality of life for diverse populations, the National Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donation Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) established an …

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A Patient’s Guide to Living Kidney Donation

WEBWHO CAN BE A DONOR? n A donor can be a family member, distant relative, friend, or co-worker. Donors do not have to be a “blood relative” of the recipient. n A donor can also …

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Northwell Health Archives The Organ Donation and …

WEBLearning Programs & Collaborative Events. Upcoming Live Advancement Series Programs; On-Demand Advancement Series Programs; Upcoming Conversation Series Programs

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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) …

WEBShared from HRSA.gov: At every step of the modernization process, HRSA has been committed to robust competition for the first-ever multi-vendor solicitations for …

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