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Pediatric Transplantation Committee. Spring 2014. Ongoing Committee Initiatives. Pediatric Classification for Liver Allocation RRB must approve pediatric classification for MELD Candidates who turn 18 while waiting Inefficient Inconsistent Fall 2014 proposal anticipated.
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Pediatric Transplantation Committee Spring 2014
Ongoing Committee Initiatives Pediatric Classification for Liver Allocation • RRB must approve pediatric classification for MELD Candidates who turn 18 while waiting • Inefficient • Inconsistent • Fall 2014 proposal anticipated
Ongoing Committee Initiatives Pediatric Transplant Training & Experience • Fall regional meeting feedback recurring themes: • Negative impact on pediatric candidates’ access • Case volumes too high • Transplanting larger pediatric patients should not require “pediatric component” approval • Lack of supporting data
Changes in Response • Simplify! • Only focus on experience with transplant patients younger than 18 • Experience not required over 5 year period • Data • No significant numerical data
Questions? • Heung Bae Kim, M.D. Committee Chairheung.kim@childrens.harvard.edu • Name Region # Representativename@email • Chad Waller Committee Liaisonchad.waller@unos.org