U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Data Advisory Committee (DAC) is charged with overseeing all recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding specifications for collecting data on all transplant events, including all pre- and post-transplant events. It also has primary responsibility for recommending to the Board data release policies, data collection procedures, and specific OPTN database elements necessary for data analysis and research functions in support of the OPTN and the Scientific Registry.
Principles for Data Collection
Institutional members must provide sufficient data to OPTN to allow it to:
- Develop transplant, donation, and allocation policies
- Determine if Institutional Members are complying with policy
- Determine Member-specific performance
- Ensure patient safety when no alternative sources of data exist
- Fulfill the requirements of the OPTN Final Rule
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Modify data submission policies (8/2/2019 - 10/2/2019)
Implemented
- Revise data release policies (8/2015)
Chair
- Dr. Sandy Feng
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Dr. Rachel E Patzer
- Emory University Hospital
Liaison
- Matt Cafarella
- UNOS Employees
- matt.cafarella@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Nicole Berry | LifeNet Health | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Mr. Richard D Hasz | Gift of Life Donor Program | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Eileen Hsich | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Melissa L McQueen | General Public Region 5 | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr. Sumit Mohan | NY Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms. Marian A O'Rourke | Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami School of Medicine | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Jesse Schold | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr. Siddarth A Shah | Norton Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
Meeting Summaries
- June 24, 2019 (PDF - 232 K)
- June 17, 2019 (PDF - 214 K)
- May 20, 2019 (PDF - 156 K)
- May 1, 2019 (PDF - 179 K)
- April 29, 2019 (PDF - 55 K)
- April 22, 2019 (PDF - 128 K)
- April 15, 2019 (PDF - 128 K)
- April 8, 2019 (PDF - 145 K)
- March 25, 2019 (PDF - 495 K)
- March 11, 2019 (PDF -268 K)
- February 25, 2019 (PDF - 125 K)
- February 11, 2019 (PDF - 623 K)
- January 28, 2019 (PDF - 93 K)
- December 13, 2018 (PDF - 106 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 551 K)
- December 2017 (PDF - 474 K)
- November 2017 (PDF - 605 K)
- September 2017 (PDF - 488 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 503 K)
- October 2016 (PDF - 28 K)
- February 2016 (PDF - 630 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 81 K)
REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- December 2016 (PDF - 77 K)
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