1 / 14

Region 1 Meeting

Region 1 Meeting. Elizabeth A. Pomfret, MD, PhD Regional Councillor. Purpose of Regional Meeting. Discuss regional business Provide updates on OPTN/UNOS committee activities and projects Discuss and comment on proposed policies and bylaws. Regional Business.

rharwell
Download Presentation

Region 1 Meeting

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Region 1 Meeting Elizabeth A. Pomfret, MD, PhD Regional Councillor

  2. Purpose of Regional Meeting • Discuss regional business • Provide updates on OPTN/UNOS committee activities and projects • Discuss and comment on proposed policies and bylaws

  3. Regional Business • Fall meeting date • Summary of fall 2013 regional meeting • Vote • Updated summary of spring 2013 regional meeting • Includes sponsoring committee’s response to regional comments • Board action on each proposal

  4. Regional Business • Committee appointment status • Regional Nominating Committee recommendations • Final appointments • Notification • Associate Councillor election results – Dr. David Axelrod’s term will begin July 1st • Dr. Heung Bae Kim will serve as Councillor 7/2014-6/2016

  5. Update on OPTN/UNOS Activities • Presentation from OPTN/UNOS leadership • Committee reports presented by regional representatives • Regional feedback is provided to each committee

  6. Regional Meeting Agenda • Regional Councillors and Administrators reviewed spring meeting agenda • 17 public comment proposals • 11 committee updates, some requiring regional discussion • Problem: large amount of material to cover during one meeting • Solution: Divide agenda into two sections, discussion and non-discussion

  7. Discussion Agenda • Discussion agenda format is the same as previous meetings • 12 public comment proposals • Presentation • Discussion • Regional Vote

  8. Non-Discussion Agenda • Includes proposals anticipated to have a lower impact on the community • Region was offered an opportunity to request that a proposal(s) be placed on the discussion agenda • Proposals will be voted on today, but not presented or discussed • Proposals were presented and discussed during national webinars

  9. National Webinar • Two webinars were held to present and discuss 5 proposals on non-discussion agenda • Information on Transplant Pro website: http://transplantpro.org/spring-2014-national-webinar/

  10. Non-Discussion Proposals: VoteYou have the option to abstain from voting if you don’t have knowledge of the proposals listed below • Proposal to Require the Collection of Serum Lipase for Pancreas Donors (Pancreas Transplantation Committee) • Proposal to Require the Reporting of Aborted Living Donor Organ Recovery Procedures (Living Donor Committee) • Proposal to Clarify Data Submission and Documentation Requirements (Membership and Professional Standards Committee (Membership and Professional Standards Committee) • Proposed ABO Subtyping Consistency Policy Modifications (Operations and Safety Committee) • Proposal to Allow Non-substantive Changes to the OPTN Policies and Bylaws (Policy Oversight Committee)

  11. Public Comment 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!

  12. Public Comment Opportunities • Contact Regional Representatives • http://transplantpro.org/region-1-spring-2014-meeting/ • Submit public comment online • OPTN website: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaws/publicComment/

  13. Regional Meeting Materials – online! • The presentations shared today are located online: • Navigate to: http://transplantpro.org/community/regions/ and find the link to your region listed in the 2014 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

  14. Questions?

More Related