- Industry: Government; Health care
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HRSA is the primary U.S. Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.
The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related or liver/intestine organ procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee will consider broad implications and specific situations among members.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related to kidney procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to kidney issues and policies.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related to pancreas procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee considers both the broad implications and the specific member situations relating to pancreas issues and policies.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical issues relating to organ procurement, allocation and sharing for pediatric patients. These issues include: pre- and postoperative care, expeditious transplantation of children, and the specific medical, social and psychological needs of children. The committee considers the broad implications of such issues and will deal with these specific issues or situations as needed.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with defining communications objectives and the needs of OPTN membership, the public, the transplant community at large and the media with respect to OPTN activities.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with identifying issues which impact organ procurement, allocation and transplantation of minorities. As necessary, the committee conducts research related to specific issues under consideration. The committee provides input and recommendations to the Board of Directors to ensure that issues and needs particular to minority populations are met.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with insuring that OPTN members meet and remain in compliance with OPTN Criteria for Institutional Membership. The MPSC develops, modifies and makes recommendations to the board regarding criteria for institution membership and each class of membership to the Board, reviews membership applications and adopts recommendations to be presented to the Board; monitors members for compliance with membership criteria and policies including transplant center outcomes and activity levels and reviews reported policy violations and makes recommendations to the Board.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee charged with representing the transplant administration community on the Board and striving to optimize transplant services through administrative practices for the benefit of patients and the broader community.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN Committee composed of no more than 12 Directors: President, Immediate Past President, Vice President, Vice President of Patient and Donor Affairs, Secretary, Treasurer, and if not represented by the individuals holding such offices, at least one of each of the following: an organ procurement organization representative, a transplant coordinator representative, a histocompatibility representative, and a general public, patient or voluntary health organization representative. HRSA's Director of the Division of Transplantation and the OPTN Project Officer or their designees participate ex officio. The UNOS Executive Director attends all meetings of the OPTN Executive Committee but does not vote. The Executive Committee meetings take place immediately prior to both Board of Directors meetings, and may also take place at other times as the need arises. It is authorized to:
* Act conditionally on behalf of the Board
* Review time-sensitive issues that require Board action, including the proposal of solutions to conflicts among recommendations of various standing and ad hoc committees
* Make recommendations to the Board on any issue
* Provide guidance on the interpretation of prior Board actions, and/or temporarily suspend or modify implementation of recent policy or by-law changes that are not achieving their intended effect.
Industry:Health care
The standing OPTN committee formed in July, 2003 to systematically ensure that OPTN policies and systems provide for efficient, effective and measurable organ allocation and distribution, with the aims of a) increasing the utility of donated organs, b) providing for the health and safety of transplant patients while c) instilling public trust in the national transplant system.
Industry:Health care
