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Nov 1, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Funds Innovative Project to Expand Kidney Donor Pool
Washington, DC (November 1, 2022) Efforts to expand the kidney donor pool are progressing, thanks to the Kidney Transplant Collaborative’s (KTC) grant program, which launched earlier this year. HonorBridge, the largest organ procurement organization in North Carolina, is using funds from KTC to develop a system for rapid organ recovery following uncontrolled circulatory deaths. This […]
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Sep 12, 2022
From Recovery to Reception: Kidney Transplant Collaborative Grant Funds Innovative Program to Increase Transplant Rates Nationwide
Washington, DC (September 12, 2022) Recipients of the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC)’s 2022 grant program are already making important progress to help increase kidney transplants and reduce barriers among patients and donors nationwide. Earlier this year, the KTC announced the Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) as one of its inaugural grant recipients. KODA is using […]
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Jun 2, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Applauds NASEM Report On Organ Transplantation
Report includes important recommendations to improve kidney transplant system Washington, DC (June 2, 2022) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) shared its support this week for a recently released report by the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) regarding organ transplantation in America. The NASEM report highlighted key characteristics of the U.S. organ transplant system through a data-driven approach […]
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Apr 7, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Appointment of Martha Gershun to Special Advisor
Washington, DC (April 7, 2022) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) is proud to announce the appointment of Martha Gershun in the role as Special Advisor. Gershun, a kidney donor, chronicled her journey in a book she co-authored entitled Kidney to Share, published by Cornell University Press in 2021. “It is an honor to be […]
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Feb 23, 2022
Following Competitive Selection Process, Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces 2022 Grant Recipients, Totaling $6 Million in Funding
Washington, DC (February 23, 2022) – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) today announced its inaugural grant awardees who will receive a total of $6 million to help increase kidney transplants and reduce barriers among patients and donors. Following a highly competitive selection process that elicited more than 70 letters of intent from organizations across the […]
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Feb 9, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Proposes Innovative Solutions to Improve and Increase Transplants Nationwide in Response to CMS Request for Information
Washington, DC (February 9, 2022) – In support of its mission to increase kidney transplants and alleviate barriers among transplant recipients and donors, the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) recently shared a wide range of potential solutions with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The KTC’s response to CMS’ request for information regarding Health […]
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Feb 2, 2022
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Partners with CMS to Increase Kidney Transplants Nationwide
Washington, DC (February 2, 2022) – The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) announced today its appointment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ End Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Learning Collaborative’s (ETCLC) Leadership Coordinating Council (LCC). KTC President and Chair Dr. Louis Diamond will serve as the organization’s representative on the council. The Leadership Coordinating […]
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Dec 7, 2021
Significant Response to Kidney Transplant Collaborative’s New Grant Program Highlights Key Gaps in Current Kidney Transplant System
Washington, DC (December 7, 2021) – Following the kickoff of its new grant program earlier this year to increase kidney transplants in the United States, the Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) announced today it received nearly four times the anticipated number of grant proposals from nationally recognized institutions across the country. The significant response, as well […]
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Sep 8, 2021
Kidney Transplant Collaborative Announces Public Launch and Website to Promote Mission
New organization is committed to increasing kidney transplants and decreasing obstacles for recipients, donors, and families. Washington, DC (September 8, 2021) The Kidney Transplant Collaborative (KTC) recently launched as a national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. KTC is an advocacy group dedicated to increasing kidney transplants while decreasing financial obstacles and other common challenges recipients and donors experience during the kidney […]
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