Operations and Safety Committee

Operations & Safety Committee

The Operations and Safety Committee (OSC) seeks to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of the organ donation and transplantation system. The Committee reviews de-identified transplant and donation-related adverse events and near-misses reported to the OPTN by the transplant community, in order to identify potential improvements and policy revisions that may prevent future such occurrences. Based on input from the community and committee experience, and with collaboration from other committees as needed, the Committee may initiate, develop and recommend projects to the Board of Directors.

Current Projects

Review

Board approved and pending implementation

Deceased Donor Support Therapy Data Collection

Implemented

Optimizing Usage of Offer Filters
Data Collection to Evaluate Organ Logistics and Allocation (9/2023)
Modify Blood Type Determination and Reporting Policies (6/2020)
Guidance on Blood Type Determination (6/2020)
Guidance on effective practices in broader distribution (1/2019)
Guidance for ABO subtyping of Blood Type A and AB organ donors (1/2018)
Reduce reporting burdens and clarify policies on extra vessels (1/2018)
Standardize organ coding and tracking system (1/2016)

Chair

Kimberly T Koontz
HonorBridge

Vice Chair

Dr. Steven R Potter
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute

Liaison

Joann White
UNOS Employee
joann.white@unos.org

Members	Organization	Position	End Term Date
Nicole Alfred-Toran	Scott and White Memorial Hospital	At Large	6/30/2026
Dr. Amanda J Bailey	Henrico Doctors' Hospital	Region 11 Representative	6/30/2027
Joseph "Joe" Brownlee	General Public Region 11	Visiting Board Member	6/30/2025
Bridget Dewees	General Public Region 11	At Large	6/30/2027
Ms. Anja DiCesaro	LifeCenter Northwest	Region 6 Representative	6/30/2026
Dr. Alden M Doyle	University of Virginia Health Sciences Center	Ex Officio	6/30/2025
Kaitlyn Fitzgerald	LifeGift Organ Donation Center	Region 4 Representative	6/30/2026
Dr. Mony Fraer	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs	Region 8 Representative	6/30/2025
Shelley Grant	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2025
Laura Huckestein	OurLegacy	Region 3 Representative	6/30/2025
Sarah Koohmaraie	Texas Children's Hospital	At Large	6/30/2025
Ms. Anne M Krueger	Versiti Wisconsin, Inc	Region 7 Representative	6/30/2025
Annemarie Lucas	University of Michigan Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2026
Arjun U Naik	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2026
Dr. Snehal R Patel	Montefiore Medical Center	Region 9 Representative	6/30/2026
Megan Roberts	University of Mississippi Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2026
Dr. Norihisa S Shigemura	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Region 2 Representative	6/30/2025
Elizabeth Shipman	Nevada Donor Network	Region 5 Representative	6/30/2027
Jennifer L Smith	Lifeline of Ohio	Region 10 Representative	6/30/2025
Jillian M Wojtowicz	New England Organ Bank	Region 1 Representative	6/30/2025

October 16, 2024 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 167 K)
September 18, 2024 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 158 K)
September 11, 2024 OSC (PDF - 171 K)
August 28, 2024 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 153 K)
August 22, 2024 OSC (PDF - 164 K)
July 25, 2024 OSC (PDF - 152 K)
June 27, 2024 OSC (PDF - 150 K)
May 23, 2024 OSC (PDF - 167 K)
April 25, 2024 OSC (PDF - 156 K)
March 28, 2024 OSC (PDF - 169 K)
February 7, 2024 OSC (PDF - 382 K)
January 25, 2024 OSC (PDF - 155 K)
November 30, 2023 OSC (PDF - 165 K)
October 26, 2023 OSC (PDF - 170 K)
September 28, 2023 OSC (PDF - 284 K)
August 24, 2023 OSC (PDF - 187 K)
July 27, 2023 OSC (PDF - 132 K)
June 22,2023 OSC (PDF - 190 K)
May 25, 2023 OSC (PDF - 175 K)
May 18, 2023 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 137 K)
May 3, 2023 OSC Donor Support Interventions WG (PDF - 141 K)
April 27, 2023 OSC (PDF - 176 K)
April 11, 2023 OSC (PDF - 347 K)
March 23, 2023 OSC (PDF - 254 K)
February 23, 2023 OSC ( PDF - 196 K)
January 19, 2023 OSC (PDF - 189 K)
November 16 OSC (PDF - 160 K)
November 14, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 142 K)
October 27, 2022 OSC (PDF - 248 K)
October 24, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 176 K)
September 29, 2022 OSC (PDF - 147 K)
September 26, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 116 K)
September 15, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 146 K)
August 25, 2022 OSC (PDF - 146 K)
August 18, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 113 K)
July 28, 2022 OSC (PDF - 211 K)
July 21, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 116 K)
June 23, 2022 OSC (PDF - 114 K)
June 22, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 140 K)
May 26, 2022 OSC (PDF - 117 K)
May 23, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 210 K)
May 20, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 234 K)
May 19, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 143 K)
April 28, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 120 K)
April 25, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117 K)
April 21, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 125K)
March 28, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 240 K)
March 24, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 241 K)
March 17, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 157 K)
February 28, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117 K)
February 24, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 144 K)
February 17, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 110 K)
January 27, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 139 K)
January 24, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117K)
January 20, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 147 K)

Reports to the board of directors

June 2019: Guidance on Effective Practices in Broader Distribution (PDF - 727 K)
December 2016: Post-Implementation Modifications to ABO Verification Policies (PDF - 160 K)
June 2016: Standardize an Organ Coding System for Tracking of Organs (PDF - 550 K)

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