UNOS Update
Updating 2012 Strategic plan Planning for OPTN and UNOS Strategic Planning RegionsBoard Executive Committee /CAC Community review Board
Increase the number of transplants Increase access to transplants Improve survival for patients post-transplant Promote transplant patient safety Promote living donor safety Promote the efficient management of the OPTN OPTN 2012 Strategic Goals
Feedback from Regional Surveys 103 Survey Responses
Board Prioritization
Actual Committee Projects by Strategic Goal
March 2, 2015 – Richmond Executive and Corporate Affairs Committees draft proposed strategic plan Spring Members review proposed plan June Board approves new strategic plan Planning process
KAS Implementation Update
Several sharp differences in the types of transplants occurring have been observed. “Out of the Gate” Data
No sharp changes in kidney recovery & utilization thus far. Discard rates being monitored closely. “Out of the Gate” Data
Redesigning Liver Distribution Town Hall Meeting September 2014 Ad Hoc Subcommittees meeting between Nov – April 2015 Develop recommendations to refine the concept of Redistricting Deliver to the Committee and the public at a Public Forum in late Spring 2015 **Date & location to be announced at a later date
IT Projects Nearing Completion (Feb 2015) Membership Screening for Kidney and Pancreas Revise the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) Pediatric Lung Other Specify Diagnosis
IT Projects Nearing Completion (Mar 2015) Require HLA C and DQB (First Increment) TIEDI OMB Form Changes Living Liver Donor Follow-up Potential Derived Disease Transmission Reporting Pediatric Liver – Remove ICU Requirements Pediatric Liver – Revise Hepatoblastoma Requirements Update HLA Equivalency Tables
2015 BOD Project Plan
Blog-style public comment Open comments to public Encourage discussion Promote trust and transparency Real-time Monitored by committee liaisons New public comment tool Simplified form; “voting” option eliminated Endorse comments Threaded comments