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
- Redefining Provisional Yes and the Approach to Organ Offer and Acceptance
- Optimizing Usage of Kidney Offer Filters
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Optimizing Usage of Offer Filters
- Modify Blood Type Determination and Reporting Policies (6/2020)
- Data Collection to Evaluate Organ Logistics and Allocation (9/2023)
- 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 | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Amanda J Bailey | Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Bridget Dewees | General Public Region 11 | At Large | 6/30/2028 |
| Ms. Anja DiCesaro | LifeCenter Northwest | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Kaitlyn Fitzgerald | LifeGift Organ Donation Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Mony Fraer | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Laura Huckestein | OurLegacy | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Sarah Koohmaraie | Texas Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Ms. Anne M Krueger | Versiti Wisconsin, Inc | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Annemarie Lucas | University of Michigan Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Megan Roberts | University of Mississippi Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Dr. Norihisa S Shigemura | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Elizabeth Shipman | Nevada Donor Network | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2028 |
| Jennifer L Smith | Lifeline of Ohio | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Jillian M Wojtowicz | New England Organ Bank | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
- May 22, 2025 OSC (PDF - 181 K)
- May 21, 2025 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 181 K)
- April 24, 2025 OSC (PDF - 168 K)
- April 16, 2025 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 187 K)
- March 21, 2025 OSC Allocation Out of Sequence WG (PDF - 186 K)
- March 19, 2025 OSC Allocation Out of Sequence WG (PDF - 136 K)
- February 27, 2025 OSC (PDF - 123 K)
- February 20, 2025 OSC (PDF - 166 K)
- January 23, 2025 OSC (PDF - 157 K)
- January 15, 2025 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 158 K)
- December 19, 2024 OSC (PDF - 101 K)
- December 18, 2024 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 124 K)
- November 20, 2024 OSC Donor Testing Requirements WG (PDF - 153 K)
- November 7, 2024 OSC (PDF - 170 K)
- October 24, 2024 OSC (PDF - 118 K)
- 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)
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)
For historical versions of OPTN documents, please contact PCRACRequest@unos.org.