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OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee

OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee. Spring 2013 Update. Ongoing Committee Initiatives. Kidney Working Group Committee-sponsored variance for highly-sensitized pediatric kidney candidates Regional sharing for highly-sensitized pediatric kidney candidates

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OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee

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  1. OPTN/UNOS Pediatric Transplantation Committee Spring 2013 Update

  2. Ongoing Committee Initiatives Kidney Working Group • Committee-sponsored variance for highly-sensitized pediatric kidney candidates • Regional sharing for highly-sensitized pediatric kidney candidates • Hinges on adoption of kidney allocation proposal

  3. Kidney Working Group

  4. Ongoing Committee Initiatives Pediatric Transplant Training & Experience • Problem: OPTN bylaws don’t require pediatric transplant experience • Recommending bylaw changes to MPSC • Drafting concept brief to garner transplant community feedback

  5. Questions? • Heung Bae Kim, M.D.Committee Chairheung.kim@childrens.harvard.edu • Name UNOS Region # Administratorname@unos.org • Chad WallerUNOS Committee Liaisonchad.waller@unos.org

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