Issue #5 | June 24, 2024

Welcome to the Science in Donation & Transplant Newsletter!

In this issue:

1. American Transplant Congress Roiled by Censorship of Studies Proving Serious Statistical Flaws in CMS' Final Rule for OPOs

2. SID&T to NPR Leader: Cover Donation and Transplant with Integrity

3. Join Science in Donation & Transplant on Your Favorite Social Media Platform

American Transplant Congress Roiled by Censorship of Studies Proving Serious Statistical Flaws in CMS' Final Rule for OPOs

The assault on peer-reviewed science in organ donation and transplant reached a frightening new low with the censorship by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of important research just hours before it was scheduled for presentation at the American Transplant Congress (ATC). Jesse Schold, PhD, MStat, MEd, Professor of Surgery, Associate Vice Chair of Policy and Outcome, Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado noted, “What occurred at the American Transplant Congress was a suppression of science by HRSA.  Organ donation and transplantation is a critical function in the health care system and current CMS metrics models are neither robust nor sophisticated.”

SID&T Demands NPR Cover Donation and Transplant With Integrity

On June 5, 2024, Science in Donation and Transplant sent a letter to Edith Chapin, National Public Radio’s Senior Vice President and Editor in Chief, calling out the reckless, one-sided, grossly inaccurate appearance of Jennifer Erickson on Weekend Edition with Scott Simon.

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