AST News Archives

• AST President Dr. Maryl Johnson was interviewed by WHYY Radio in Philadelphia for a story on tolerance

• The AST is now accepting applications for AST Faculty and Fellowship Grants!
• The AST is now soliciting nominations for AST Achievement Awards!
• AST President, Dr. Maryl Johnson, was featured in the August issue of the Capitol Region Business Journal
• AST members recently found that H1N1 flu caused significant morbidity in transplant patients.
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• FDA approves longer use of Valcyte for adult kidney transplant patients at high risk of developing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease.

• Update from Public Policy Committee chair and co-chair: Moving the transplant public policy agenda forward in challenging political times
• House Panel Okays Billion Dollar Boost for National Institutes of Health
• Summary by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to educate members of Congress regarding all Medicare provisions in the recently passed health care reform law
• AST Kidney-Pancreas Advisory Council's comments on the OPTN/UNOS proposal to "Develop an efficient, uniform national pancreas allocation system"

• New Public Policy Position Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance and Human Use of Antibiotics
• AST Welcomes Dr. Maryl Johnson as President
• Dr. Alan Wilkinson receives AST's 2010 Ernest Hodge Distinguished Achievement Award

• Claim your CME credits from the 2010 ATC at www.ATCcertificate.com. Credits will only be available until June 30, 2010.
• Registration is now open for the AST Fellows Symposium. Registration and Travel Grant request deadline is June 14, 2010. go to www.a-s-t.org/fellows for more info.
• 2010 ATC On Demand will be available beginning in June. Everyone who purchased the ATC On Demand will receive an email once the sessions are available for viewing. If you wish to purchase, please go to: http://www.softconference.com/atc
• The 2011 ATC Program Submission is now open. Please go to: www.atcmeeting.org/2011 to submit. The deadline is June 11, 2010.

• April 2010 Donor Desgination Report Card, News Release and Fact Sheet
• The AST Business Meeting will be held on Monday May 3, 2010 during the ATC.
• Please vote for the 2010-2011 AST Board of Directors. The 2010 proxy packet has been mailed to all eligible voting members.
• Now Available: ID Guidelines, 2nd Edition
• Participate in the Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice Organ Donation Challenge
• A new AST Conversations in Transplantation podcast on "Immunosuppressant and Antiretroviral Drug Interaction Management in HIV Infected Transplant Recipients" is now available.
• List of Fellowship Training Opportunities in Transplant ID has been updated
• Bryan Cave: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Biologics Regulatory and Policy Bulletin, April 9, 2010
• AST and ASTS Comment on OPTN Proposal to Modify Data Elements
• Congratulations to the 2010 AST Award Recipients! Recipients will be recognized at ATC on Sunday May 2, 2010.
• Congratulations to Alan Wilkinson, MD, FRCP, the 2010 Ernest Hodge Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient! Dr. Wilkinson will be recognized at ATC on Tuesday May 4, 2010.
• Congratulations to the 2010 AST Grant Recipients! Recipients will be recognized at ATC on Tuesday May 4, 2010.

• March 26, Bryan Cave Health Reform Update - Final Piece of Comprehensive Health Reform Package Cleared for President's Signature
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• March 24, Bryan Cave Health Reform Update - President Signs Health Reform Into Law; Senate Begins Reconciliation Debate
• Emory University is seeking a highly organized, computer literate individual to serve as the managing editor for the American Journal of Transplantation
• Claim your CME from the 2010 AST Winter Symposium
• The replay of the 2009 AST AudioConference Series is now available!
• Get Complete Event Planning and Preview Coverage for the 2010 American Transplant Congress

• AST and 15 Transplant Roundtable National Association's Weigh-in with White House and Congress during Bipartisan Health Summit Discussions
• Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD Named Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Transplantation
• AST Comments on OPTN/UNOS Proposal to Add a Valuable Consideration Disclosure to the UNOS Bylaws
• AST Provides Feedback on OPTN/UNOS Deceased Donor Liver Allocation Policies

• AST Welcomes Transplant Administrators
• AJT H1N1 Guidance Article
• AST and other transplant stakeholders stress importance of immuno provision through ad in Roll Call.
• AST members requested as NIH study section reviewers

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