Regional Meetings

Regional meetings are held twice each year during the winter and summer public comment periods. Regional meetings are an opportunity to influence policy proposals, prepare for upcoming changes, and hear perspectives from the transplant community about improvements to organ allocation. Here's what you can expect at regional meetings. New to the public comment process? Learn more here.

For details about winter 2021 public comment visit the public comment webpage.

Winter 2021 Virtual Regional Meetings

The safety of our members is a top priority. Because of COVID-19 health concerns, all Winter 2021 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.

Region 1 - Monday, March 8, 2021

Region 2 - Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Region 3 - Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Region 4 - Thursday, January 28, 2021

Region 5 - Thursday, February 11, 2021

Region 6 - Thursday, February 4, 2021

Region 7 - Thursday, March 4, 2021

Region 8 - Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Region 9 - Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Region 10 - Friday, March 5, 2021

Region 11 - Tuesday, March 9, 2021

At a Glance Agenda

All regional meetings will include the below sessions. Check your region's detailed agenda, available soon on each region-specific webpage, for exact start and end times.

Discussion Sessions (1-3)

OPTN Committee Representatives present public comment items on the discussion agenda, followed by open discussion by attendees, and sentiment collection (OPTN representatives only). Committee updates presented by select committees. Check sessions for details.

Session 1: approximately 1.25 hours

Heart Transplantation Committee: Develop Measures for Primary Graft Dysfunction in Hearts
Organ Procurement Organization Committee: Clarify Multi-Organ Allocation Policy
Future State of Organ Allocation: Continuous Distribution Update

Session 2: approximately 1.25 hours

Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee: Calculate Median MELD at Transplant around the Donor Hospital and Update Sorting within Liver Allocation
Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee: Update National Liver Review Board Guidance Documents and Policy Clarification
Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee Update

Session 3: approximately .40 hours

Membership and Professional Standards Committee: Update Transplant Program Key Personnel Training and Experience Requirements
Ethics Committee: Revise General Considerations in Assessment for Transplant Candidacy

gENERAL SESSION

Updates and sentiment results: approximately 2 hours

Regional Councillor Update
OPTN Update
Executive Committee: 2021-2024 OPTN Strategic Plan
Member Quality Update: Performance and Collaborative Projects
SRTR Living Donor Collective Update
Announce Regional Sentiment: Public Comment Items
Closing Remarks

Public Comment Items - click for information and resources

Public Comment Item	Sponsoring Committee
Clarify Multi-Organ Allocation Policy	Organ Procurement Organization Committee
Modify the Deceased Donor Registration (DDR) Form	Organ Procurement Organization Committee
Develop Measures for Primary Graft Dysfunction in Hearts	Heart Transplantation Committee
Update Transplant Program Key Personnel Training and Experience Requirements	Membership and Professional Standards Committee
Calculate Median MELD at Transplant around the Donor Hospital and Update Sorting within Liver Allocation	Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee
2021-2024 OPTN Strategic Plan	Executive Committee
Require Notification of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing Changes	Histocompatibility Committee
Update National Liver Review Board Guidance Documents and Policy Clarification	Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee
Revise General Considerations In Assessment for Transplant Candidacy	Ethics Committee