Change the Existing Kidney-Allocation Policy for Deceased Donors

The UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee proposal to change the existing kidney-allocation policy for deceased donors
Webinar: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Eastern time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Central time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Mountain time: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Pacific time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
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Speakers/Faculty:

Kenneth Andreoni, MD, Chair, United Network for Organ Sharing Kidney Transplantation Committee; Associate Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

UNOS Kidney Committee Allocation Concepts: Not As Different As Some Want You to Believe… (Microsoft Powerpoint Required)

Benjamin Hippen, MD, Metrolina Nephrology Associates, P.A. and the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

Are We Clear On The Concept? Empirical And Normative Concerns (Microsoft Powerpoint Required)
Alan Leightman, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Michigan

Tom Mone, CEO/Executive Vice President, OneLegacy Organ Procurement Organization, Los Angeles, CA

Why Waiting Time and HLA No Longer Fulfill the Ethical Tests of Utility and Justice, and DPI-EPTS is a Step in the Right Direction (Microsoft Powerpoint Required)
Supplemental Materials:

Clarification of Media Reports on OPTN Kidney Allocation Concept Document (Internet Connection Required)

Concepts for Kidney Allocation – Concepts for Kidney Allocation prepared by the UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee (40 pages) (Acrobat Reader Required)

TRANSPLANT NEWS WEBINAR TRANSCRIPT (Microsoft Word Required)

Jim Warren, Editor & Publisher, Transplant News - Moderator

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