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All nominations must be received by 13 February 2015.
Transplant Nursing Excellence Award: The purpose of this award is to recognize an exemplary nurse (RN or equivalent) for their care of transplant patients and their embodiment of the ITNS mission and values. Both the nominator and the nominee must be current ITNS members. Click here for the full award requirements and the nomination form.
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ITNS Gateway Chapter Newsletter
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The ITNS Gateway Chapter puts together an impressive newsletter. Read the newsletter for inspiration for your chapter communications. Heather Wertin and Lauris Torgerson wrote great recaps about their experience at the Annual ITNS Symposium in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to the ITNS Gateway Chapter!
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New US kidney transplant rules take effect
HealthDay News via WebMD
New rules intended to create a more level playing field for those awaiting kidney transplants in the U.S. recently went into effect. The changes are designed to lengthen the time younger patients will have working transplants, increase kidney availability and improve the odds for patients with hard-to-match donors, said Dr. Richard Formica, who chairs the kidney transplantation committee of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network and United Network for Organ Sharing.
Transplant patients died after receiving kidneys with rare parasitic worm
The Guardian
Two transplant patients died from "unintended consequences of necessary medical intervention" after they were accidentally given kidneys with parasitic worms, a coroner has ruled. Darren Hughes, 42, from Bridgend, and Robert "Jim" Stuart, 67, from Cardiff, underwent the operation at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, last year.
They were given organs from an unnamed 39-year-old man from the north of England who had lived rough and had a history of alcohol use of 240 units a week. He was thought at the time to have died from meningitis.
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Pakistan: Call to file complaint against sale, purchase of human organs
Daily Times
The Monitoring Committee of Transplantation Society of Pakistan has called for filing a complaint against two accused who allegedly committed an offense by indulging in sale and purchase of human organ.
Ireland: Behind scenes of life-saving transplant
UTV Media
UTV has been given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to a life-saving transplant operation, amid a drive to increase organ donation by families in Northern Ireland.
CMA opposes denying organ transplants for medical marijuana patients
The Daily Chronic
The refusal of transplant clinics to place or keep patients on organ transplant lists is a widespread problem in California and other states. The California Medical Association recently voted unanimously to urge transplant clinics in the state against removing patients from organ transplant lists based on their medical marijuana status or use.
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The nursing job outlook for 2015
By Keith Carlson
 With 2015 poised to begin, economic forecasts for the new year are beginning to make themselves known, and the employment outlook in healthcare is a crucial aspect of those prognostications. A recent report from CareerBuilder.com places the position of registered nurse as having the third-best employment outlook of the site's top 10 chosen occupations. Our profession continues to see modest growth, and there appears to be no shortage of Americans willing to pursue nursing as a career choice in the 21st century.
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