News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:55:32 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu An organ matching software program that was developed at the University of Michigan is providing a new opportunity for some people needing a kidney transplant. It matches two people - an incompatible recipient/donor pair - with another pair in the same situation. The software and transplant team determine that it is possible for the donor from the first pair to donate to the recipient from the second pair, and the donor from the second pair donates to the recipient from the first par. Two couples met recently after they had surgically swapped kidneys in this way.'nbsp; http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1303 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1303 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine Whole Foods on Washtenaw Ave., in Ann Arbor, will donate five percent of April 2 proceeds to U-M Transplant Center and shoppers can sign up on the Michigan Donor Organ Registry http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1091 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1091 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine An organ allocation policy that puts the sickest patients first in line to receive available donor livers for transplantation has created some unintended consequences for other patients low on the organ wait list, according to researchers at the U-M Health System. Those patients often receive poorer quality organs, reducing their chances for survival. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=807 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=807 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine The U-MHealth System has once again been awarded the Organ Donation Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health 'amp; Human Services for its success in raising organ donation rates. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=810 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=810 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine UNOS dedicated a set of wind chimes in honor of all transplant professionals who have given their lives in the performance of their duties, and in particular the six individuals who died in a tragic plane accident while bringing an organ offer to the U-M Health System. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=399 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=399 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine On June 4, UMHS will pay tribute to the six Transplant Survival Flight crew members lost one year ago. Plans include a private memorial for U-M employees, and at 5 p.m., a simultaneous bell tolling by 10 bell towers in Ann Arbor. Bells will toll for six minutes in honor of the memory of David Ashburn, Richard Chenault II, Dennis Hoyes, Ricky LaPensee, Bill Serra and Martin Spoor. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=323 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=323 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine Patients awaiting liver transplantation who also suffer from coronary disease, diabetes, COPD, connective tissue disease or renal insufficiency may face poorer survival after liver transplantation, a new study finds. Researchers say these study results, published in Liver Transplantation, will be useful when counseling patients with comorbidities about outcomes after transplantation http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=90 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=90 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine Now through Nov. 16, the U-M Students for Organ Donation will host the Buckeye vs. Wolverine Challenge for Life. As part of the event, the two universities will compete off the football field to register as many new organ and tissue donors in each state's respective registry before the big brawl at Michigan Stadium http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=109 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=109 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine For the third consecutive year, the University of Michigan Health System Transplant Center has been awarded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' distinguished Medal of Honor for its success in raising organ donation rates. U-M earned the recognition by collaborating with its Gift of Life Michigan partners to achieve the national goal of converting at least 75 percent of eligible deaths into actual organ donors. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=117 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=117 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine The U-M Comprehensive Pediatric Sickle Cell Program and the Ann Arbor Community Center, along with the American Red Cross, will host a community blood, bone marrow and organ donor drive to commemorate Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The event will take place from 1 - 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, at the Ann Arbor Community Center. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=186 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=186 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST Organ Donation and Transplant Medicine