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
- Guidance on effective practices in broader distribution (1/22/2019 - 3/22/2019)
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
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- Members
- Organization
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- Mr. Jaison M Abraham
- AdventHealth Orlando
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- Ms. Bridgette L Diedrich
- Georgetown University Medical Center
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- Dr. Alden M Doyle
- University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
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- Mr. Dean E Henderson
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
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- Dr. Edward F Hollinger
- Rush University Medical Center
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- Mr. Ben Keebler
- Southwest Transplant Alliance
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- Mr. David L Marshman
- LifeLink of Florida
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- Mr. Luis F Mayen
- Donor Network West
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- Ms. Phyllis A Murawski
- Erie County Medical Center
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- Ms. Laura E O'Melia
- Boston Children's Hospital
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- Jennifer Reese
- The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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- Dr. Chandrasekar Santhanakrishnan
- University of California Davis Medical Center
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- Ms. Raelene Skerda
- Division of Transplantation, HHS, Ex Officio-Non Voting
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- Ms. Eugenia Steffens
- Hennepin County Medical Center
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- Dr. Mark Wakefield
- University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics
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- Dr. Celeste T Williams
- Henry Ford Hospital
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- Karlie Wipperling
- Virginia Mason Medical Center
Meeting Summaries
- 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
- December 2016 (PDF - 160 K)
- June 2016 (PDF - 550 K)
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