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Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee Updates for Fall 2017

Stay informed about the latest updates from the Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee for Fall 2017. Explore modifications to the Adult Heart Allocation System and upcoming educational offerings. Contact Committee Chair Kevin Chan or Liaison Kimberly Uccellini for more information.

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Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee Updates for Fall 2017

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  1. Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee Fall 2017

  2. Policy Implementation Dates • Modify Adult Heart Allocation System • Two phases: • Release 1: Waitlistchanges • Release 2 – DonorNetSM changes • Gap of 30 days between both releases • Full implementation estimated Q1 2018, but under review

  3. Modification to the Adult Heart Allocation System • Planned Educational Offerings:

  4. Committee Projects • Heart: • Regional Review Board Guidance for: • Adult Congenital Heart Disease Exception Requests – out for public comment now • Hypertrophic and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Exception Requests – futurepublic comment cycle • Lung: • Modify Lung Transplant Follow-up Form to Include CLAD Data • Refine and Clean-up LAS

  5. Questions? Kevin Chan, MD Committee Chair kevichan@med.umich.edu Kimberly Uccellini, MS, MPH Committee Liaison Kimberly.Uccellini@unos.org

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