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

Data Collection to Evaluate Organ Logistics and Allocation

Implemented

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

Dr. Alden M Doyle
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

Vice Chair

Kimberly T Koontz
HonorBridge

Liaison

Joann White
UNOS Employee
joann.white@unos.org

Members	Organization	Position	End Term Date
Dr. Gregory A Abrahamian	University Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center	Region 4 Representative	6/30/2023
Mr. Dominic J Adorno	DonorConnect	At Large	6/30/2023
Ms. Julie Bergin	Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates	Region 11 Representative	6/30/2024
Dr. Clark A Bonham	Stanford Health Care	Region 5 Representative	6/30/2024
Jill Campbell	Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida	At Large	6/30/2025
Mr. Christopher C Curran	New England Organ Bank	Ex Officio	6/30/2023
Dr. Mony Fraer	University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs	Region 8 Representative	6/30/2025
Jami Gleason	Midwest Transplant Network	At Large	6/30/2024
Laura Huckestein	OurLegacy	Region 3 Representative	6/30/2025
Audrey C Kleet	General Public Region 9	Region 9 Representative	6/30/2023
Dr. Alan J Koffron	Erlanger Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2023
Sarah Koohmaraie	Texas Children's Hospital	At Large	6/30/2025
Dr. Marilyn E Levi	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2025
Stephanie Little	General Public Region 7	At Large	6/30/2024
Arjun U Naik	Division of Transplantation, HHS	Ex Officio (non voting)	6/30/2025
Paige Oberle	General Public Region 2	At Large	6/30/2024
Melissa Parente	Tufts Medical Center	At Large	6/30/2023
Dr. Snehal R Patel	Montefiore Medical Center	Region 9 Representative	6/30/2026
Dr. Norihisa S Shigemura	Temple University Hospital	Region 2 Representative	6/30/2025
Jennifer L Smith	Lifeline of Ohio	Region 10 Representative	6/30/2025
Susan Stockemer	Seattle Children's Hospital	Region 6 Representative	6/30/2023
Jillian m Wojtowicz	New England Organ Bank	Region 1 Representative	6/30/2025

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)
December 16, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 117 K)
December 16, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 114 K)
December 13, 2021 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 119 K)
November 18, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 116 K)
November 18, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 593 K)
November 15, 2021 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117 K)
October 25, 2021 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 471 K)
October 21, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (483 K)
October 15, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 692 K)
September 23, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 668 K)
September 16, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 575 K)
August 26, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 146 K)
August 19, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 517 K)
July 29, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 518 K)
July 22, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 566 K)
June 17, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 626 K)
June 10, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 613 K)
May 27, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 608 K)
May 20, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 510 K)
May 18, 2021 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 615 K)
April 20, 2021 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 634 K)
April 15, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 665 K)
April 15, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 623 K)
March 25, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 623 K)
March 18, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 613 K)
March 16, 2021 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 507 K)
February 25, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 625 K)
February 18, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 505 K)
February 16, 2021 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 507 K)
January 28, 2021 Ops & Safety (PDF - 623 K)
January 21, 2021 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 499 K)
January 19, 2021 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 514 K)
December 17, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 627 K)
December 17, 2020 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 504 K)
December 15, 2020 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 505 K)
November 19, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 501 K)
October 20, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 659 K)
October 20, 2020 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 498 K)
September 25, 2020 OSC Organ Packaging WG (PDF - 508 K)
September 24, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 740 K)
September 15, 2020 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 503 K)
August 28, 2020 OSC Organ Packaging WG (PDF - 503 K)
August 27, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 620 K)
August 18, 2020 OSC Broader Distribution Data Collection WG (PDF - 501 K)
July 24, 2020 OSC Organ Packaging WG (PDF - 466 K)
July 23, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 507 K)
June 25, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 571 K)
May 29, 2020 OSC Organ Packaging WG (PDF - 571 K)
April 23, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 493 K)
March 26, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 340 K)
February 27, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 120 K)
January 30, 2020 Ops & Safety (PDF - 120 K)
December 19, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 211 K)
November 21, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 227 K)
November 14, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 216 K)
October 24, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 276 K)
October 3, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 648 K)
September 26, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 467 K)
September 12, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 182 K)
August 29, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 138 K)
August 1, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 188 K)
July 25, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 650 K)
July 16, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 191 K)
June 27, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 603 K)
June 6, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 182 K)
May 23, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 208 K)
May 2, 2019 OSC ABO WG (PDF - 565 K)
April 25, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 139 K)
March 28, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 225 K)
February 28, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 146 K)
January 3, 2019 Ops & Safety (PDF - 36 K)
December 13, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 104 K)
November 29, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 114 K)
October 23, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 709 K)
September 27, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 110 K)
August 23, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 111 K)
July 26, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 89 K)
June 28, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 54 K)
May 24, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 82 K)
April 11, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 54 K)
March 22, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 31 K)
February 22, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 557 K)
January 25, 2018 Ops & Safety (PDF - 595 K)
November 30, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 471 K)
October 25, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 523 K)
July 27, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 484 K)
June 1, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 517 K)
May 4, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 491 K)
April 6, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 489 K)
March 28, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 131 K)
March 2, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 489 K)
February 2, 2017 Ops & Safety (PDF - 540 K)
December 1, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 546 K)
November 3, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 503 K)
October 25, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 661 K)
October 6, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 515 K)
September 1, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 505 K)
April 26, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 61 K)
April 19, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 607 K)
February 23, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 557 K)
January 26, 2016 Ops & Safety (PDF - 123 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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