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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Clark on November 09, 2016, 03:32:33 PM
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https://www.transplantpro.org/news/education/new-living-donor-educational-resource-available-nov-22/
New living donor educational resource available Nov. 22
The policy regarding minimum requirements for living kidney donor follow-up was changed in Feb. 2013 and the minimum requirements for living liver donor follow-up were established in Sept. 2014 (read policy notice containing both of these changes (https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/media/1274/policynotice_20121201.pdf)).
To help transplant professionals comply with this change, UNOS developed a number of educational resources. Despite these educational efforts and a marked increase in follow-up form reporting percentages, many transplant programs are still falling short of the required minimum submission thresholds.
To help programs become fully compliant in living donor follow-up reporting, we developed an e-learning module that you can access from UNOS Connect beginning Nov. 22.
Contents include:
• Interactive learning module
• Video
• Suggested best practices
• Links to existing OPTN resources
Policy 18.5 (https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/media/1200/optn_policies.pdf#nameddest=Policy_18)outlines data submission requirements for living kidney and living liver donation.