United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

National Donate Life Month is this Monday, April 1st! Inspire more people to register as organ donors by telling your story and sharing these graphics. Tag us and use #DonateLifeMonth so we can follow along and repost. 💙💚 Here is how to get started: https://bit.ly/UNOSNDLM

Living kidney donation saves thousands of lives every year. But when it comes to living kidney donations to infants and children, UNOS biostatistician Alexandra Lewis wanted to dive deeper. Are pediatric patients receiving fewer living donations? Are outcomes different by donor type? Join Alexandra at ATC as she presents her research in the Poster Hall today from 9:15-10 and 2:30-3:15. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the nuances of living kidney donation for our youngest patients. #ATC2024Philly #KidneyDonation #PediatricTransplantation #OrganDonation #HealthcareResearch #MedicalInnovation

Could size and shape analysis techniques improve how we size match donor hearts to candidates? Could the system safely overcome traditional body size limitations, allowing a bigger donor pool for pediatric heart candidates? At ATC this year, UNOS data scientist Jonathan Plasencia, Ph.D. is presenting two posters justifying efforts to develop better donor-candidate size matching techniques to make the waitlist more equitable for the country’s smallest candidates. Join us in exploring how these innovations can transform pediatric heart transplantation and potentially save more lives. Visit Jonathan in the Poster Hall today, June 1 and Tuesday, June 4. #ATC2024 #Transplantation #PediatricTransplantation #OrganDonation #HealthcareInnovation

With kidney and pancreas organ offers in decline, and organ non-use emerging as a critical issue, understanding acceptance and refusal behaviors is more important than ever.   Join UNOS expert Sarah Taranto this Sunday at ATC for her session: "Organ Offers Acceptance/Refusal Practices in Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation." Sarah will delve into the tools that can help programs accept more offers, benchmark their acceptance and refusal behaviors, and forecast their program trends.   Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights and improve your understanding of your program's organ offer practices. See you there! #ATC2024 #Transplantation #OrganDonation #HealthcareInnovation #AIinHealthcare

Our 32nd Annual TMF in Louisville, KY 🏇 broke attendance records and delivered valuable learning experiences to our attendees! We couldn't have presented #UNOSTMF2024 without the support of all of our sponsors, most notably our Diamond💎, Platinum and Gold🏅sponsors. 💚CareDx, Inc. 💙All Call Nursing 💚Cincinnati Children's 💙Lung Bioengineering Inc 💚NORA Nationwide Organ Recovery Transport Alliance 💙TransMedics, Inc. 💚UK HealthCare 💙eHealth Technologies 💚Trinity Medical Solutions 💙 UofL Health- Trager Institute 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZzHrPh

On #MemorialDay, we honor the individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Corporal Benjamin S. Kopp, a member of the 75th Army Ranger Regiment, saved six of his comrades when his unit came under attack in Afghanistan. He was mortally wounded and saved four more lives back in the United States through his selfless gift of organ donation. To honor Corporal Kopp and all other brave soldiers who became donors, the Fallen Soldier statue stands at the National Donor Memorial at United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) headquarters and honors members of our military who made organ, eye, and tissue donation their last courageous act of service. 💙💚 #DonateLife

During April, you inspired more people to register as organ donors and helped fundraise for research and innovations to save more lives. We appreciate the passion you have for our shared cause. Thanks again for your support this National #DonateLifeMonth (and every month!) and for all you do to honor organ donors and celebrate life.

Today, on #DonorRemembranceDay, the donation and transplant community unites to honor the donors and their families who have given the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation.    We invite you to celebrate their gifts by visiting the National Donor Memorial, located at UNOS headquarters in Richmond, VA, or by taking a virtual tour. The memorial pays tribute America’s organ and tissue donors and their loved ones, symbolizing gratitude and sorrow, loss and hope, memory and possibility.    Supporting UNOS helps maintain this memorial dedicated to those who have granted others a new beginning through organ donation. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ecH4ju2V

Incredible efforts in raising awareness during National Donate Life Month, SODA: Student Organ Donation Advocates VCU! It's so exciting to have a passionate SODA chapter right in our own backyard! 💙 💚 #DonateLife