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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajt.13942/fullWhite House Holds Summit on Organ TransplantationAuthors Sue Pondrom First published: 21 July 2016 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13942AJTVolume 16, Issue 8August 2016 Pages 2241–2242AbstractIn June, the White House announced plans to invest nearly $200 million to increase organ donation and decrease the size of the transplant waiting list in the United States. In this issue of “The AJT Report,” we review the plans and discuss how they may impact the field of transplantation.…“We must all do our part to lift up donors, donor families and patients by supporting efforts to shorten the donor waiting list. Together we can improve and save lives by celebrating those who give of themselves, whether as living or registered donors, to provide the greatest gift there is to offer.”—President Barak Obama…“In collaboration with AST and ASTS, HRSA announced a coalition with patient organizations and other stakeholders to support living donors and ensure appropriate metrics are in place to help more patients receive deceased-donor transplants. The coalition also will provide education and resources for potential living donors, address financial and other barriers to donation and ensure that living donors have long-term medical follow-up and access to care. In fall 2016, HRSA will release findings from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients on the feasibility of establishing a national living donor registry to obtain information about long-term health and socioeconomic outcomes of living organ donation.”…“ASTS, Baylor University Medical Center, the Cleveland Clinic, Fahrenheit 212, Mount Sinai Health System, ORGANIZE and the University of Chicago Medicine are launching an anonymous, nondesignated living donor database. With Donate Life America, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh will reach out via social media to increase the availability of living donor organs. Johns Hopkins is working with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and Novartis to launch the Live Donor Champion Program, developed by Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, to overcome common barriers to finding a living kidney donor. Northwestern University will tailor a Live Donor Champion model for this program. In kidney transplantation, the NKF will launch a nationwide campaign, The Big Ask/The Big Give, to promote awareness of living kidney donation for recipients who have trouble asking someone to consider the procedure.”…
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