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A man inSeattleneeds a new heart to go on living . . .
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A Chicago woman’s liveris failing . . .
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A boy inBoston waitsfor a kidneyto release him from daily dialysis . . .
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And a family in Denver decides to donate the organs of a family member who has died . . .
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What’s the Connection?
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UNOS Organization
Non-profit and charitable Membership organization Government contractor
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National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 (NOTA)
Prohibited buying/selling organs
Created Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
Established Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
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What OPTN/UNOS Does
Facilitates organ distribution, transplantation Establishes equitable policies Maintains national transplant waiting list Monitors members for policy compliance Collects/validates/reports transplant data Promotes organ availability
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Who Are Our Members? As of May 2012
Transplant CentersTransplant Centers 242242Organ Procurement Orgs.Organ Procurement Orgs. 5858Histocompatibility LabsHistocompatibility Labs 156156Public Orgs.Public Orgs. 66Medical/Scientific Orgs.Medical/Scientific Orgs. 1616Individual MembersIndividual Members 77
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Patients waiting
Organ Matching
Donor organ
Transplant
National computer matching system
Potential recipient list
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Organ Matching Criteria Medical urgency Tissue match Blood type Waiting time Organ size Immune status Geographic distance
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UNOS Regional Map
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Policy Development
Issue
Committee(s)
Board ofDirectors Policy
TransplantCommunity
Input
PublicCommentProcess
Process is flexible May take as little as 3 months or as long as several years Could involve thousands of individuals
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OPTN/UNOS Committees Organ Specific
Thoracic Liver/Intestine Kidney Pancreas
OPO Organ Availability Finance Transplant Administrators Policy Oversight International Relations
Disease Transmission Advisory Membership & Professional
Standards Ethics Histocompatibility Patient Affairs Minority Affairs Pediatrics Living Donor Transplant Coordinators Operations
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Deceased and Living Donors2002 - 2011
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Our ChallengeThe U. S. Organ Shortage
Patients WaitingTransplants Donors
30,000
60,000
2001 2003 2005 2009 2011
90,000
120,000
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Promoting Organ Availability
Public awareness through Donate Life America and local affiliates
Identifying and sharing best practices
Education/Collaboration involving transplant and other health professionals
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Lives
Transplants
Save
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