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
- Standardize the Patient Safety Contact and Reduce Duplicate Reporting
- Clarification of OPO and Living Donor Recovery Hospital Requirements for Organ Donors with HIV Positive Test Results
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Recognizing Seasonal and Geographically Endemic Infections in Organ Donors: Considerations during Deceased and Living Donor Evaluation
- Pediatric Candidate Pre-Transplant HIV, HBV, and HCV Testing
- Require Lower Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Testing for Lung Donors
- Update Data Collection to Align with US Public Health Service Guideline 2020 (9/2023)
- Align OPTN Policy with U.S. Public Health Service Guideline, 2020
- Modify HOPE Act variance to include other organs (1/2019)
- Require another match run based on infectious disease test results (1/2015)
Chair
- Dr. Lara Danziger-Isakov
- Children's Hospital Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Stephanie M Pouch
- Emory University Hospital
Liaison
- Tamika Watkins
- UNOS Employee
- tamika.qualls@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maheen Abidi | University of Colorado Hospital/Health Science Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Sridhar V Basavaraju | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Gerald J Berry | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Cynthia Fisher | University of Washington Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Riki Graves | GPM Riki Graves | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Chak-Sum (Sam) Ho | Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Laboratory | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Anna L Hughart | Mayo Clinic Hospital Minnesota | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Michelle Kittleson | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Ian T Kracalik | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | CDC Support | 6/30/2024 |
| 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 |
| Kelsey McDavid | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Dr. Rachel A Miller | Duke University Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Mr. Joel D Newman | UNOS Employees | Support Staff - Comms | 6/30/2024 |
| Kala Rochelle | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2024 |
| Dr. Marty T Sellers | Tennessee Donor Services | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Tanvi Sharma | Boston Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| 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. Lorenzo N Zaffiri | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
- March 5, 2024 DTAC - Requirements for Communicating Transplant Disease Transmission Workgroup (PDF - 172 K)
- February 26, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 174 K)
- February 6, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 194 K)
- January 22, 2024 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- December 5, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 172 K)
- November 27, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- November 7, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 154 K)
- October 24, 2023 DTAC - HIV Positive vs. HIV Infected Workgroup (PDF - 120 K)
- October 23, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 163 K)
- October 16, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 111 K)
- September 21, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 218 K)
- September 18, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 117 K)
- September 5, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 157 K)
- August 28, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 103 K)
- August 21, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 148 K)
- August 1, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 187 K)
- July 24, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 135 K)
- July 17, 2023 DTAC PSC Workgroup (PDF - 194 K)
- July 11, 2023 DTAC (PDF 171 - K)
- June 13, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 179 K)
- May 22, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 180 K)
- May 9, 2023 DTAC (PDF - 212 K)
- 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)
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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