U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
The Operations and Safety Committee reviews de-identified transplant and donation-related adverse events and near misses reported to the OPTN in order to identify potential network improvements and revisions to OPTN policies that may prevent future such occurrences. The committee may develop and recommend specific proposed improvements and policies or it may recommend to the Board that other Committees develop them. The goal of the committee's work is to identify gaps in OPTN policy and processes from a network perspective for the purpose of increasing safety.
Current Projects
Public Comment
- Data collection to evaluate the logistical impact of broader distribution (8/2/2019 - 10/2/2019)
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
Chair
- Dr Michael R Marvin
- Geisinger Medical Center
Vice Chair
- Mr Chris Curran
- New England Organ Bank
Liaison
- Peter Sokol
- UNOS Employees
- pete.sokol@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Alden M Doyle | University of Virginia Health Sciences Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Mr Robert S Goodman | GPM Robert Goodman | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2020 |
| Steven P Johnson | Indiana Donor Network | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr Ben Keebler | Southwest Transplant Alliance | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Vandana Khungar | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms Melinda J Locklear | Carolina Donor Services | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Mr Luis F Mayen | Donor Network West | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms Phyllis A Murawski | Erie County Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Ms Joanne Oxman | University of Kansas Hospital | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Jennifer Reese | The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Mr Richard C Rothweiler | Mid-America Transplant Services | At Large | 6/30/2022 |
| Dr Chandrasekar Santhanakrishnan | Swedish Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Neeraj Sinha | Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami School of Medicine | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms Raelene Skerda | Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2021 |
| Ms Eugenia Steffens | Hennepin County Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2020 |
| Dr Charles V Strom | Tufts Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Ms. Sue Weese | LifeSource Upper Midwest Organ Procurement Organization | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2022 |
| Karlie Wipperling | Virginia Mason Medical Center | Regional Rep. | 6/30/2020 |
Meeting Summaries
- July 25, 2019 (PDF 650 K)
- July 16, 2019 (PDF 191 K)
- June 27, 2019 (PDF 603 K)
- May 23, 2019 (208 K)
- April 25, 2019 (139 K)
- March 28, 2019 (225 K)
- February 28, 2019 (146 K)
- January 3, 2019 (36 K)
- December 13, 2018 (104 K)
- November 29, 2018 (114 K)
- October 23, 2018 (709K)
- September 27, 2018 (PDF - 110 K)
- August 2018 (PDF - 111 K)
- July 2018 (PDF - 89 K)
- June 2018 (PDF - 54 K)
- May 2018 (PDF - 82 K)
- April 2018 (PDF - 54 K)
- March 2018 (PDF - 31 K)
- February 2018 (PDF - 557 K)
- January 2018 (PDF - 595 K)
- November 2017 (PDF - 471 K)
- October 2017 (PDF - 523 K)
- July 2017 (PDF - 484 K)
- June 2017 (PDF - 517 K)
- May 2017 (PDF - 491 K)
- April 2017 (PDF - 489 K)
- March 28, 2017 (PDF - 131 K)
- March 2, 2017 (PDF - 489 K)
- February 2017 (PDF - 540 K)
- December 2016 (PDF - 546 K)
- November 2016 (PDF - 503 K)
- October 25, 2016 (PDF - 661 K)
- October 6, 2016 (PDF - 515 K)
- September 2016 (PDF - 505 K)
- April 26, 2016 (PDF - 61 K)
- April 19, 2016 (PDF - 607 K)
- February 2016 (PDF - 557 K)
- January 2016 (PDF - 123 K)
Reports to the board of directors
- June 2019: Guidance on effective practices in broader distribution (PDF - 727 K)
- December 2016 (PDF - 160 K)
- June 2016 (PDF - 550 K)
Looking for something else? Contact us at unoscommunications@unos.org or (804) 782-4800. We maintain an archive of historical OPTN documents.
