Regional Meetings

Summer 2020 Virtual Regional Meetings

We have been monitoring the impact of COVID-19 over the past several months. The health and safety of our attendees is our top priority. All summer 2020 regional meetings will be held virtually. The virtual format will maintain objectives of in-person meetings by collecting feedback on OPTN projects, as well as, learning about and collecting feedback on policy proposals and other public comment items.

New to regional meetings? Here's what you can expect.

New to the public comment process? View the public comment orientation presentation before your regional meeting.

Region 1 – Sept.15
Region 2 – Sept. 10
Region 3 – Sept. 2
Region 4 – Aug. 19
Region 5 – Aug. 20
Region 6 – Sept. 16
Region 7 – Sept. 3
Region 8 – Sept. 9
Region 9 – Sept. 23
Region 10 – Sept. 16
Region 11 – Sept. 25

At a Glance Agenda

Detailed agendas can be found on each region-specific page. All regional meetings will include the below sessions. Check your region’s detailed agenda for exact start and end times as they do vary by region.

Discussion Sessions (1-3)

OPTN Committee Representatives present public comment items on the discussion agenda, followed by open discussion by attendees, and voting (voting representatives only). Committee updates presented by select committees. Check sessions for details. Sessions are not concurrent.

Session 1: approximately 1.25 hours

Guidance and Policy Addressing Adult Heart Allocation
Guidance Addressing the Use of Pediatric Heart Exceptions
Update on the Continuous Distribution of Organs Project
Incorporating COVID-19 Related Organ Failure In Candidate Listings

Session 2: approximately 1 hour

Further Enhancements to the National Liver Review Board
Liver & Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee Update
Kidney Transplantation Committee Update

Session 3: approximately 1.25 hours

Align OPTN Policy with U.S. Public Health Service Guideline, 2020
Modify Living Donation Policy to Include Living VCA Donors
Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) Update
COVID-19 Emergency Policies and Data Collection

General Session

Leadership sessions and voting results: approximately 2 hours

Regional Councillor Update
OPTN Update
OPTN Regional Review Update
Policy Oversight Committee (POC) Update
Transplant Technology Advancements and Innovations
Announce Regional Votes: Public Comment Items
Closing Remarks

Public Comment Educational Resources

View educational videos and presentations about proposals currently available for public comment below. Videos are presented by sponsoring committee chair or vice-chair with a frequently asked questions session at the end of each 15 minute video.

View all public comment documents on the discussion agenda here in the public comment book or view individual public comment documents below.

Public Comment Item	Sponsoring Committee	Video Link	Presentation Link
Align OPTN Policy with U.S. Public Health Service Guideline, 2020	Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee	Video	Presentation
Update on the Continuous Distribution of Organs Project	Lung Transplantation	Video	Presentation
Updated Cohort for Calculation of the Lung Allocation Score (LAS)	Lung Transplantation	Video	Presentation
Programming VCA Allocation in UNet	Vascularized Composite Allograft	Video	Presentation
Further Enhancements to the National Liver Review Board	Liver and Intestinal	Video	Presentation
Guidance and Policy Addressing Adult Heart Allocation	Heart Transplantation	Video	Presentation
Modify Data Collection on Living VCA Donors	Vascularized Composite Allograft	Video	Presentation
Guidance Addressing the Use of Pediatric Heart Exceptions	Heart Transplantation	Video	Presentation
Modify Living Donation Policy To Include Living VCA Donors	Living Donor	Video	Presentation
COVID-19 Emergency Policies and Data Collection	Executive Committee	Video	Presentation
Incorporating COVID-19 Related Organ Failure in Candidate Listings	Lung Transplantation	Video	Presentation