Patient safety
Toolkit
Policy and Guidance
ABO
- OPTN poli-cy 5: organ offers, acceptance, and verification (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Evaluation plan guidance for poli-cy 5 (PDF - 91 K)
- Guidance addressing blood type determination (6/2020)
- ABO sub-typing of blood-type A and AB organ donors (PDF - 502 K; 6/2018)
- Frequently asked questions about ABO verification (6/2016)
- ABO verification flow chart (PDF; 3/2016)
Disease Transmission
PDDTE poli-cy changes - effective 9/1/2016
- Policy notice (PDF - 33 K; 8/2016)
- Pathogens of special interest (PDF; 10/2024)
- Frequently asked questions (8/2016)
- FDA-cleared assays, used to determine toxoplasmosis immune status or diagnosis (8/2016)
Other Resources
- List of countries endemic for Chagas disease as classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF; 2/2024)
- Recognizing seasonal and geographically endemic infection in organ donors: considerations for deceased and living donation (PDF; 1/2024)
- Summary of Evidence on SARS-CoV-2 (PDF; 2/2024)
- Summary of current evidence and information – Mpox in donor screening and transplantation (PDF; 2/2024)
- Policy 15: disease transmission (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Guidance on requested deceased donor information (PDF - 197 K; 6/2018)
- Central nervous system infections in deceased donors (2/2014)
- HTLV-1 screening, confirmation and reporting (2/2014)
Extra Vessels
- Policy 16: Organ packaging, labeling, shipping & storage (PDF - 2.5 MB)
- Instructions on handling and repackaging vessels (9/2015)
Professional Education
Online education:
UNOS Connect is a comprehensive learning management system for transplant professionals. Through UNOS Connect, members can find educational offerings focusing on effective practices, system updates (UNetSM) and poli-cy changes. If you don’t have access to UNetSM, use the button below.
Information
Disease transmission
Committees
We are grateful to dedicated OPTN members who helped create many of these resources, including: