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Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs. Vascularized Composite Allograft Committee Spring 2015. The Problem. Current VCA program requirements Report type(s) of VCA a hospital will transplant Identify reconstructive surgeon and transplant physician Assurance from local OPO
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Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs Vascularized Composite Allograft Committee Spring 2015
The Problem • Current VCA program requirements • Report type(s) of VCA a hospital will transplant • Identify reconstructive surgeon and transplant physician • Assurance from local OPO • Membership requirements have sunset provision of September 1, 2015 • No training or experience requirements for VCA program key personnel
Goal of the Proposal • Establish objective credentialing, training, and experience requirements for medical and surgical leaders involved in VCA transplantation • Promote patient safety by ensuring medical and surgical leaders meet minimum requirements • Enhance accountability to the OPTN
How the Proposal will Achieve its Goal VCA program must: • Complete an application for: • Upper Limb • Head and Neck • Abdominal Wall • Other VCAs not commonly performed • Identify the following key personnel: • Program Director • Primary Transplant Physician • Primary Transplant Surgeon
VCA Abdominal Wall Primary Surgeon • Must meet the primary transplant surgeon requirements of a head and neck, kidney, liver, pancreas, or upper limb transplant program.
What Members will Need to Do • Transplant hospitals need to complete and submit formal application created by UNOS staff • Re-apply for OPTN membership • Key personnel need to meet OPTN membership criteria in effect at the time of the program’s application
Program approval • The MPSC will review these VCA applications and may offer interim approval • Final review and approval for a VCA program by the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors
Questions? • Sue V. McDiarmid, M.D. Committee Chair SMcDiarmid@mednet.ucla.edu • Christopher L. Wholley, M.S.A., NRP, CPTC Committee Liaison Christopher.Wholley@unos.org