Membership & Professional Standards Committee Initiatives
This content showcases the ongoing initiatives of the Membership & Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) of the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors in Fall 2014. The initiatives include quality assurance, process improvement, pre-transplant performance review, and review of bylaw requirements for primary surgeons and physicians. The content also addresses organ perfusion membership standards and features contact information for inquiries.
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Membership & Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors Jonathan Chen, MD, Chair Deborah Sudan, MD, Vice Chair November 12-13, 2014
Ongoing Committee Initiatives Fall 2014 Public Comment issues: OPTN Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (QAPI) requirement Promotes patient safety & improves post-transplant survival Pre-Transplant Performance Review Increase access to transplants. Refine Transplant Hospital Definition Promote the efficient management of the OPTN
Ongoing Initiatives Review of bylaw requirements/qualifications for primary surgeons and physicians Approved Transplant Fellowship Training Programs Foreign Board Certification Primary Physician specialty, subspecialty board certifications Consider multi-organ procurement requirement for primary surgeon criteria Primary Surgeon Procurement Requirement Consider primary surgeon qualification - primary or first assistant on transplant cases Reassess currency requirements for primary surgeons and primary physicians Consider requirement for primary physician observation of procurements Pancreas Bylaws Review (Pancreas Committee) Define working knowledge for primary physician qualification pathways
Organ Perfusion Membership Standards Questions about private, third-party perfusion companies and OPTN membership Recognition that perfusion technology for other organs on the horizon Address in general manner, applicable to all organs
Questions? Jonathan Chen, MD, Chair, MPSC Seattle Children s Hospital jonathan.chen@seattlechildrens.org MPSC Liaisons Sally Aungier - sally.aungier@unos.org Jacqui O Keefe - jacqueline.okeefe@unos.org
