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Region 2 Meeting Michael Shapiro, MD.  Discuss regional business  Provide updates on OPTN/UNOS committee activities and projects  Discuss and comment.

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1 Region 2 Meeting Michael Shapiro, MD

2  Discuss regional business  Provide updates on OPTN/UNOS committee activities and projects  Discuss and comment on proposed policies and bylaws Purpose of Regional Meeting

3  Fall 2014 meeting date-Washington, DC  Summary of fall 2013 regional meeting  Vote  Updated summary of spring 2013 regional meeting  Includes sponsoring committee’s response to regional comments  Board action on each proposal Regional Business

4  Committee appointment status  Regional Nominating Committee recommendations  Final appointments  Notification Regional Business

5  Presentation from OPTN/UNOS leadership  Committee reports presented by regional representatives  Regional feedback is provided to each committee Update on OPTN/UNOS Activities

6  Regional Councillors and Administrators reviewed spring meeting agenda  17 public comment proposals  11 committee updates, some requiring regional discussion  Problem: large amount of material to cover during one meeting  Solution: Divide agenda into two sections, discussion and non-discussion Regional Meeting Agenda

7  Discussion agenda format is the same as previous meetings  12 public comment proposals  Presentation  Discussion  Regional Vote Discussion Agenda

8  Includes proposals anticipated to have a lower impact on the community  Region was offered an opportunity to request that a proposal(s) be placed on the discussion agenda  Proposals will be voted on today, but not presented or discussed  Proposals will be presented and discussed during a national webinar Non-Discussion Agenda

9  Two webinars to present and discuss 5 proposals on non-discussion agenda  March 18 th  April 23 rd, 1:00-2:30 pm ET  Information on Transplant Pro website: http://transplantpro.org/spring-2014-national-webinar/ National Webinar

10  Proposal to Require the Collection of Serum Lipase for Pancreas Donors (Pancreas Transplantation Committee)  Proposal to Require the Reporting of Aborted Living Donor Organ Recovery Procedures (Living Donor Committee)  Proposal to Clarify Data Submission and Documentation Requirements (Membership and Professional Standards Committee (Membership and Professional Standards Committee)  Proposed ABO Subtyping Consistency Policy Modifications (Operations and Safety Committee)  Proposal to Allow Non-substantive Changes to the OPTN Policies and Bylaws (Policy Oversight Committee) Non-Discussion Proposals: Vote

11  Public comment booklets on each table  All attendees may discuss and provide feedback  Each OPTN/UNOS member institution has one voting representative  Sponsoring committee considers regional feedback in development of final proposal  Board receives all public comment  Your feedback is important! Public Comment Proposals

12  Contact Regional Representatives  http://transplantpro.org/region-2-spring-2014- meeting / http://transplantpro.org/region-2-spring-2014- meeting /  Submit public comment online  OPTN website: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaw s/publicComment/ http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaw s/publicComment/ Public Comment Opportunities

13  The presentations shared today are located online:  Navigate to: http://transplantpro.org/community/regions/ and find the link to your region listed in the 2014 spring meeting schedule  Make sure to review the presentations that weren’t presented today  Additional information available on this website including:  Meeting agenda and summaries  Data  Links to various OPTN resources Regional Meeting Materials – online!

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