Disease Transmission Advisory Committee

Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee

The Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) considers issues related to the transmission of disease through organ transplantation. The Committee examines potential disease transmission cases reported to the OPTN in an effort to confirm transmissions where possible. It reviews aggregate data on cases to assess the risk of donor disease transmission in organ transplantation in the U.S. with the goal of providing (1) education and guidance to the transplant community toward preventing future disease transmission and (2) input in developing policy to improve the safety of organ donation through the reduction of donor derived transmission events. It may identify disease-transmission related patient safety issues to be addressed, as appropriate, by the OPTN.

Compiled by the Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC), see the latest information known for minimizing the risk of donor-derived COVID-19 transmission while maximizing donor utilization. DTAC has committed to reviewing the document quarterly.

Current Projects

Review

Improve Deceased Donor Evaluation for Endemic Diseases

Board approved and pending implementation

Update Data Collection to Align with US Public Health Service Guideline 2020

Implemented

Chair

Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov
Children's Hospital Medical Center

Vice Chair

Dr. Stephanie M Pouch
Emory University Hospital

Liaison

Taylor Livelli
UNOS Employee
taylor.livelli@unos.org

Members	Organization	Position	End Term Date
Dr. Judith A Anesi	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Pallavi D Annambhotla	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2023
Dr. Sridhar V Basavaraju	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2025
Dr. Gerald J Berry	Stanford Health Care	At Large	6/30/2023
Dr. James S Bowman	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2024
Dr. Kelly E Dunn	Tufts Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2023
Dr. Cynthia Fisher	University of Washington Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Rebecca Free	Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	1/25/2026
Dr. Jason D Goldman	Swedish Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2023
Dr. Chak-Sum (Sam) Ho	Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Laboratory	At Large	6/30/2024
Dr. Michelle Kittleson	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2024
Dr. Ricardo M La Hoz	UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital	Ex Officio	6/30/2023
Dr. Dong Heun Lee	University of California San Francisco Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2024
Dr. Marilyn E Levi	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2024
Dr. Charles C Marboe	NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2024
Dr. Marty T Sellers	Tennessee Donor Services	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Sarah Taimur	Mount Sinai Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2024
Dr. Helen S Te	University of Chicago Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Anil J Trindade	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. R. Patrick Wood	LifeGift Organ Donation Center	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Ann E Woolley	Brigham and Women's Hospital	At Large	6/30/2023
Dr. Lorenzo N Zaffiri	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2025

April 24, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
April 4, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 151 K)
March 20, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 217 K)
March 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 184 K)
February 27, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
February 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 130 K)
January 23, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
January 3, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 178 K)
December 9, 2022 - DTAC - HIV Positive vs HIV Infected Workgroup (PDF - 180 K)
December 6, 2022 DTAC (PDF - 123 K)
November 28, 2022 DTAC (PDF - 124 K)
November 18, 2022 - DTAC - HIV Positive vs HIV Infected Workgroup (PDF - 188 K)
November 1, 2022 - DTAC ( PDF - 150 K)
October 24, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
October 4, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 112 K)
September 19, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 182 K)
September 6, 2022 - DTAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF - 116 K)
August 22, 2022 - DTAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF - 117 K)
August 15, 2022 - DTAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF - 122 K)
August 2, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 121 K)
July 25, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
July 5, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 123 K)
June 27, 2022 - DTAC - Endemic Workgroup (PDF - 208 K)
May 23, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 209 K)
May 3, 2022 - DTAC - Endemic Workgroup (PDF - 116 K)
April 25, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 123 K)
April 14, 2022 - DTAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF - 111 K)
April 5, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
March 28, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 118 K)
March 1, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
March 1, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 110 K)
March 9, 2022 - DTAC - Endemic Workgroup (PDF - 115 K)
February 14, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 188 K)
January 24, 2022 - DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
January 12, 2022 - DTAC - Summary of Evidence (PDF - 111 K)
December 20, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 148 K)
November 22, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 112 K)
November 2, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 125 K)
October 25, 2021- DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
October 5, 2021 - DTAC (PDF -116 K)
September 28, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 182 K)
September 14, 2021 - DTAC - Pediatric (PDF - 111 K)
September 13, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 201 K)
September 7, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 112 K)
August 23, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 159 K)
August 3, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 124 K)
July 30, 2021 - DTAC - Pediatric (PDF - 199 K)
July 26, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 470 K)
July 26, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 451 K)
July 6, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 102 K)
June 28, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
June 22, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
June 22, 2021 - DTAC - Pediatric (PDF - 114 K)
June 1, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
May 24, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 125 K)
May 4, 2021- DTAC (PDF - 117 K)
April 26, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 116 K)
April 6, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 122 K)
March 22, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 100 K)
March 19, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 148 K)
March 2, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 105 K)
February 22, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 111K)
January 29, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 139 K)
January 25, 2021 - DTAC (PDF - 518 K)
December 21, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 100 K)
December 1, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 119 K)
November 23, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 105 K)
November 18, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
October 26, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 110 K)
October 13, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 164 K)
August 24, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 420 K)
July 27, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 264 K)
July 15, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 108 K)
July 14, 2020 - DTAC - PHS Workgroup (PDF - 117 K)
July 8, 2020 - DTAC - PHS Workgroup (PDF - 400 K)
July 2, 2020 - DTAC - PHS Workgroup (PDF - 320 K)
June 22, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 240 K)
May 18, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 510 K)
April 27, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 100 K)
March 30, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 437 K)
March 26, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 264 K)
March 23, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 320 K)
February 28, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 230 K)
February 24, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
January 27, 2020 - DTAC (PDF - 98 K)
December 23, 2019 - DTAC (PDF - 471 K)
November 25, 2019 - DTAC (PDF - 513 K)
October 21, 2019 - DTAC (PDF - 223 K)
April 22, 2019 - DTAC (PDF - 101 K)
April 1, 2019 - DTAC (PDF - 168 K)
March 18, 2019 - DTAC (PDF -199 K)
November 26, 2018 - DTAC (PDF - 58 K)
October 16, 2018 - DTAC (PDF - 201 K)
April 24, 2018 - DTAC (PDF - 21 K)
March 29, 2018 - DTAC (PDF - 104 K)
March 13, 2018 - DTAC (PDF - 554 K)
October 19, 2017 - DTAC (PDF - 511 K)
April 11, 2017 - DTAC (PDF - 520 K)
March 15, 2017 - DTAC (PDF - 96 K)
January 23, 2017 - DTAC (PDF - 473 K)
October 21, 2016 - DTAC (PDF - 100 K)
October 11, 2016 - DTAC (PDF - 507 K)
April 21, 2016 - DTAC (PDF - 672 K)

reports to the board

June 2019: Modify HOPE Act variance to include other organs (PDF - 477 K)
June 2017: Guidance on PHS increased risk donors (PDF - 344 K)
June 2016: Communicating post-transplant donor information (PDF - 779 K)
June 2016: Hope Act (PDF - 419 K)

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