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Enhancing Pediatric Organ Transplantation: Spring 2014 Updates and Ongoing Initiatives

Discover the latest updates and ongoing initiatives from the Pediatric Transplantation Committee's endeavors in enhancing pediatric organ transplantation, including proposed changes, qualifying criteria, and future goals. Get involved in shaping the future of pediatric transplantation!

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Enhancing Pediatric Organ Transplantation: Spring 2014 Updates and Ongoing Initiatives

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  1. Pediatric Transplantation Committee Spring 2014

  2. Ongoing Committee Initiatives Pediatric Classification for Liver Allocation • RRB must approve pediatric classification for MELD Candidates who turn 18 while waiting • Inefficient • Inconsistent • Fall 2014 proposal anticipated

  3. Ongoing Committee Initiatives Pediatric Transplant Training & Experience • Fall regional meeting feedback recurring themes: • Negative impact on pediatric candidates’ access • Case volumes too high • Transplanting larger pediatric patients should not require “pediatric component” approval • Lack of supporting data

  4. Changes in Response • Simplify! • Only focus on experience with transplant patients younger than 18 • Experience not required over 5 year period • Data • No significant numerical data

  5. Pediatric Kidney Component Qualifying Criteria

  6. Pediatric Liver Component Qualifying Criteria

  7. Pediatric Heart Component Qualifying Criteria

  8. Pediatric Lung Component Qualifying Criteria

  9. Questions? • Heung Bae Kim, M.D. Committee Chairheung.kim@childrens.harvard.edu • Name Region # Representativename@email • Chad Waller Committee Liaisonchad.waller@unos.org

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