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The national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Special Activity of Leonard Bucklin
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
Bucklin is specially proud of his work on
the Ethics Committee (and past
work as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors).
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law, and medicine are all involved in this corporation's setting of national
priorities, hospital and medical regulations and policies. UNOS, as the
federal contractor running the national organ network, (OPTN) must balance a
multitude of factors and competing interests of the average 85,000 persons
awaiting life-saving organs every day (when only about 25,000 organs are
available during a year). |
Bucklin (right side of photo) receiving certificate for
Bucklin's work on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. |
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An article on medical ethics, written by Bucklin, which impacted practices
which have now changed as he advocated. To Bucklin's short biography.
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UNOS runs the national Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). The OPTN coordinates over 400
medical entities to provide the equitable allocation of organs for life-saving
transplants throughout the United States. The
ethics issues involved in making this daily equitable allocation are sensitive
and newsworthy.
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Through a national Organ Center, UNOS matches donors to recipients 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year. |
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UNOS develops the national regulations and policies that
maximize the limited supply of organs and give all patients a fair chance at
receiving the organ they need -- regardless of age, sex, race, lifestyle,
financial or social status. |
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UNOS sets professional standards for ethical, efficient and quality
patient care in transplant hospitals. |
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Through the Organ Center, UNOS manages the national transplant
waiting list. |
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UNOS maintains the database that contains all clinical
transplant data. These data are used to improve the medicine and science of
transplantation, develop organ allocation policy, aid scientific research and
support transplant professionals in caring for patients. |
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UNOS monitors every organ match to ensure adherence to UNOS
policy. |
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Through nationwide publicity campaigns, UNOS raises public awareness about the importance of organ
donation. |
Bucklin has served on the Ethics Committee of UNOS for about a dozen years,
the latest being an appointment for three years ending in 2007. |
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