Health Policy Guidance and Advisory Statements

ISHLT holds that there should be explicit policies, open to public scrutiny, governing all aspects of organ/tissue donation and transplantation, including the management of waiting lists for organs to ensure fair and appropriate access to transplantation.

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After careful review of the information available from the CDC, OPTN/UNOS, AST, and ASTS provide the information in this document for transplant centers and OPOs in light of the spread of Zika virus.

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery Health Policy Guidance Statement Publications & Journals Pulmonology Standards & Guidelines

The purpose of this educational advisory from 2009 was to provide an international perspective on regulatory and clinical concerns with generic immunosuppression medications in thoracic transplantation.

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This advisory statement regarding the implications the swine influenza A (H1N1) on transplantation has been produced by the ISHLT to complement existing official guidance from national and international public health agencies

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