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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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Sharing Agreement, Sharing Arrangement
Health care; Organ transplantation
The OPTN Board-approved arrangement entered into by two or more OPOs to share organs. With the exception of arrangements that are approved for a finite time period to test a ...
committees
Health care; Organ transplantation
The OPTN currently maintains approximately 20 standing committees, a fluctuating number of ad hoc committees (established by the President to address a specific issue as it ...
finance committee
Health care; Organ transplantation
The OPTN standing committee chaired by the Treasurer. Primarily responsible for the organization's financial operations including approving the annual OPTN budget and recommending ...
ethics committee
Health care; Organ transplantation
The OPTN standing committee charged with considering ethical issues related to the process of organ procurement, distribution and transplantation. These issues include social ...
organ center staff
Health care; Organ transplantation
The Organ Center staff consists of 18 full time Organ Placement Specialists, two Organ Center Managers, and a four- person Quality Management Team. The Organ Center day is divided ...
organ center (OC)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The Organ Center within UNOS responsible for facilitating organ sharing among transplant centers, organ procurement organizations and histocompatibility laboratories across the ...
lungs
Health care; Organ transplantation
The organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place, consisting of a right and left lung divided into lobes. The right lung has three lobes and the left lung has ...
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