By: Koren Fay
Once the SRTR has opened the private viewing of your data and report before the public release, you are invited to add comments. These comments are then attached to the public release of the data. But what could your center...
By: Koren Fay
How do I possibly ask someone for one of their body parts?
We know the benefits to receiving a living donor kidney, and we have taught our patients these benefits very well. So it is not lack of information or even lack...
By: Krista Lentine, MD, Ph.D.
The current Fall Regional meetings bring a reminder that re-evaluation of the OPTN/UNOS Strategic Plan has begun. Every 3 years, the OPTN/UNOS articulates a strategic plan to establish priorities for the organization, its mission, and US...
By: Jennifer Milton, BSN, MBA, CCTC
Part One addressed the identification of potential succession issues. This second part focuses on solutions.
There are no firm rules to follow when putting a succession plan in place. It can start as easily as calling a small informal executive meeting...
By: Jennifer Milton, BSN, MBA, CCTC
Not too long ago, I emerged from a short period of exile, aka: ‘voluntary inactivation,’ following the departure of one of our Primary Physicians. As our team waded through the hundreds of pages of UNOS forms, credentialing and commitment...
By: Nino Dzebisashvili, PhD
The first step towards understanding PSR methodology is knowing which transplants and events (death/graft loss) are included in the current and future PSR releases. I have always used an Excel matrix with cohort start and end dates to help navigate...
