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Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee. Fall 2012 Public Comment Cycle. Recent Board Action. Share 15 and Share 35 Approved – June 2012. Policy Implementation. Share 15/Share 35/National Share for Combined Liver-Intestine Candidates - 2013 HCC Imaging Criteria: TBD.
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Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee Fall 2012 Public Comment Cycle
Recent Board Action Share 15 and Share 35 Approved – June 2012
Policy Implementation • Share 15/Share 35/National Share for Combined Liver-Intestine Candidates - 2013 • HCC Imaging Criteria: TBD
Recent Public Comment • HCC Hold Proposal • Public Comment - Spring 2012 • Submitted to the Board – November 2012 • NOT APPROVED BY BOARD
Ongoing Committee Initiatives • Reducing discards • Facilitated Placement • HCC Allocation Issues - SRTR modeling • Online SURVEY through (Finished 10/31) • MELD-Na • Review of MELD/PELD exceptions and RRB practices
Adult Non-Status 1 Deceased Donor Liver TxsJanuary 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012
New Committee Initiatives • Standard MELD Exception for recipients of DCDs • Revisiting the PELD allocation score • Exploring alternative options for liver distribution with regard to geographic disparity
Adult Non-Status 1 Deceased Donor Liver TxsJanuary 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012
Liver Biopsy Resources • Donor liver biopsy form • Photo documentation resource guide • Steatosis guide On OPTN Website: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/professionalResources.asp
Liver Committee Contacts: • Chair: Kim Olthoff, MD kim.olthoff@uphs.upenn.edu • Vice Chair: David Mulligan, MD mulligan.david@mayo.edu • Policy Analyst/Committee Liaison: Ann Harper ann.harper@unos.org