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Donate Life Virginia announces the first ever 2011 Virginia Transplant Games!
Save the Date for Donate Life Virginia Transplant Games:
October 1, 2011
Richmond, VA
Organ, eye, tissue and bone marrow transplant recipients from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia will be competing in the first ever Virginia Transplant Games on October 1, 2011. Virginia will be the first in the country to have a statewide transplant games event. Participants will compete in sporting events like track and field, swimming, and table tennis. There will also be activities for donor families. And, the event is open to the public for spectators. Don't miss out on this inspiring celebration of life!
Find out more about the games at www.VirginiaTransplantGames.org and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VATransplantGames. There will also be special activities for donor families.
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Focus on Safety:
Allowash XG®: The Gold Standard in Allograft Bio-Implant Sterility
 In 1995, LifeNet Health pioneered a revolution in allograft bio–implant cleaning and disinfection with the introduction of a proprietary technology called Allowash®. Today, allograft tissue processed with LifeNet Health's patented Allowash XG® has a validated Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10-6 — the same sterility level of medical devices. "That's no more than a single unit containing viable particles in a million units," says LifeNet Health Director of Scientific Affairs Mark Moore, Ph.D., who notes that other providers offer an SAL of just 10-3 which means as many as one in a thousand implants could be infected. LifeNet Health's remarkable safety record is proof that Allowash XG and other patented LifeNet Health processes make a difference. "To date, LifeNet Health has delivered over 2 million allograft bio-implants to healthcare providers and organizations nationwide without a single incident of disease transmission," says Dr. Moore.
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Focus on Quality:
LifeNet Health Celebrates Another National First: 25 Years of Continuous Accreditation by the American Association of Tissue Banks
 This year marks the 25th anniversary of LifeNet Health's accreditation by the organization that helped define the standard for tissue banking safety and quality worldwide. The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) was established in 1976 as a scientific, not-for-profit, peer group association to ensure that human tissues intended for transplantation would be safe and free of infectious disease, of a uniform high quality and available in sufficient quantities to meet national needs. Today, the AATB is the only national tissue banking organization in the United States and counts more than 100 accredited tissue banks across the country as members. LifeNet Health first applied for AATB accreditation in 1986 and has been awarded accreditation every year since—the longest continuous accreditation in AATB history.
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Focus on Innovation:
LifeNet Health Expands Global Reach Through Partnership with Rizzoli Institute
 Somewhere in Italy, there's a man who is preparing for a total joint revision as his artificial hip is beginning to wear down…and another young person with degenerative disease is awaiting a spinal fusion to provide much-needed pain relief. These patients will be among the first in Italy to benefit from the advanced technology offered by LifeNet Health.
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Focus on Service:
Michelle Pickens Golf Tournament Reaches Half Million Dollar Mark
 Michelle Pickens would have been 28 years old now. Her mother Barbara can't believe it's been 14 years since Michelle passed away tragically and unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm. One of the last memories Barbara has of her 14-year old daughter is a wonderful outing in which the family learned to play golf. "Michelle was so excited for me," says Barbara. "I got a hole in one on my second time out!"
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