Region 4 Meeting

Kenneth Washburn, MDRegional Councillor

Discuss regional business

Provide updates on OPTN/UNOS committee activities and projects

Discuss and comment on proposed policies and bylaws

Purpose of Regional Meeting

Summary of Fall 2014 regional meeting

Updated summary of Spring 2014 regional meeting Includes sponsoring committee’s response to

regional comments Board action on each proposal

Regional Business

Reminder – shift in Policy Development Calendar Allows for a 6 month period between Board meetings Shorten public comment to 60 days

Proposals discussed today may be considered by the Board in June 2015

Fall 2015: mid-August - mid-October

Regional Business

Tentative fall meeting date: September 25, 2015

Survey distributed two weeks ago regarding regional meeting location Met in Dallas for over a decade Summer 2011 voted to change the meeting location Currently meet in Dallas in the spring and Houston in the

fall

Regional Business

Regional Meeting Location Survey Results67% of responders want to reconsider the meeting

location

Nominations reviewed by Regional Nominating

Committee and ballot developed (7 representatives)

December 2014 – Election held

March/April – Review Period

April 2015 – Committee appointments announced

July 2015 – Committee terms begin

2015 OPTN/UNOS Committee Appointment Process

Liver and Intestine Committee – Vivek Kohli, MD (Integris)

Operations and Safety – Nicole Johnson, RN, BS, MBA (Baylor)

OPO Committee – Janice Whaley, MPH, CPTC, CTBS(LifeShare)

Pancreas Committee – Richard Ruiz, MD (Baylor)

Pediatric Committee – Greg Abrahamian, MD (UT San Antonio)

Regional Election Results

September 2015 - Call for nominations

MPSC Representative/Associate Councillor position

2016 OPTN/UNOS Committee Openings

Fall meeting agenda 10 public comment proposals 10 committee updates, some requiring regional

discussion

Utilize non-discussion agenda format Divide agenda into two sections, discussion and non-

discussion

Regional Meeting Agenda

Discussion agenda format is the same as previous meetings

7 public comment proposals Presentation Discussion Regional Vote

Discussion Agenda

Includes proposals anticipated to have a lower impact on the transplant community

Region was offered an opportunity to request that a proposal(s) be placed on the discussion agenda None received

Proposals will be voted on today, but not presented or discussed

Proposals presented and discussed during national webinars

Non-Discussion Agenda

Two webinars to present and discuss 3 proposals on non-discussion agenda

First webinar held on February 2nd

Second webinar: February 23rd at 2:00pm ET To access registration link and presentation: http

://transplantpro.org/community/regions/

National Webinars

Proposal to Improve UNetsm Reporting of Aborted Procedures and Non-Transplanted Organs (Living Donor Committee)

Clarify Policy Language and Process for Individual Wait Time Transfer (Patient Affairs Committee)

Proposal to Collect Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) Data for Transplant Recipients (Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee)

Non-Discussion Proposals: VoteYou have the option to abstain from voting if you haven’t

reviewed the proposals

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

Contact Regional Representatives http://transplantpro.org/community/regions/

Submit public comment online OPTN website:

http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/governance/public-comment/ New blog-style format

Public Comment Opportunities

The presentations shared today are located online: Navigate to: http://transplantpro.org/community/regions/

and find the link to your region listed in the 2015 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!

Questions?