Operations & Safety Committee
The Operations and Safety Committee (OSC) seeks to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of the organ donation and transplantation system. The Committee reviews de-identified transplant and donation-related adverse events and near-misses reported to the OPTN by the transplant community, in order to identify potential improvements and policy revisions that may prevent future such occurrences. Based on input from the community and committee experience, and with collaboration from other committees as needed, the Committee may initiate, develop and recommend projects to the Board of Directors.
Current Projects
Review
- Redefining Provisional Yes and the Approach to Organ Offer and Acceptance
- Optimizing Usage of Kidney Offer Filters
- Data collection to evaluate the logistical impact of broader distribution (11/2019)
Board approved and pending implementation
Implemented
- Data Collection to Evaluate Organ Logistics and Allocation (9/2023)
- Modify Blood Type Determination and Reporting Policies (6/2020)
- Guidance on Blood Type Determination (6/2020)
- Guidance on effective practices in broader distribution (1/2019)
- Guidance for ABO subtyping of Blood Type A and AB organ donors (1/2018)
- Reduce reporting burdens and clarify policies on extra vessels (1/2018)
- Standardize organ coding and tracking system (1/2016)
Chair
- Kimberly T Koontz
- HonorBridge
Vice Chair
- Dr. Steven R Potter
- Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute
Liaison
- Joann White
- UNOS Employee
- joann.white@unos.org
| Members | Organization | Position | End Term Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Alfred-Toran | Scott and White Memorial Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Amanda J Bailey | Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Region 11 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Joseph "Joe" Brownlee | General Public Region 11 | Visiting Board Member | 6/30/2025 |
| Bridget Dewees | General Public Region 11 | At Large | 6/30/2027 |
| Ms. Anja DiCesaro | LifeCenter Northwest | Region 6 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Alden M Doyle | University of Virginia Health Sciences Center | Ex Officio | 6/30/2025 |
| Kaitlyn Fitzgerald | LifeGift Organ Donation Center | Region 4 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Mony Fraer | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Transplant Programs | Region 8 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Shelley Grant | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2025 |
| Laura Huckestein | OurLegacy | Region 3 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Sarah Koohmaraie | Texas Children's Hospital | At Large | 6/30/2025 |
| Ms. Anne M Krueger | Versiti Wisconsin, Inc | Region 7 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Annemarie Lucas | University of Michigan Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Arjun U Naik | Division of Transplantation, HHS | Ex Officio (non voting) | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Snehal R Patel | Montefiore Medical Center | Region 9 Representative | 6/30/2026 |
| Megan Roberts | University of Mississippi Medical Center | At Large | 6/30/2026 |
| Dr. Norihisa S Shigemura | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Region 2 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Elizabeth Shipman | Nevada Donor Network | Region 5 Representative | 6/30/2027 |
| Jennifer L Smith | Lifeline of Ohio | Region 10 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
| Jillian M Wojtowicz | New England Organ Bank | Region 1 Representative | 6/30/2025 |
- June 27, 2024 OSC (PDF - 150 K)
- May 23, 2024 OSC (PDF - 167 K)
- April 25, 2024 OSC (PDF - 156 K)
- March 28, 2024 OSC (PDF - 169 K)
- February 7, 2024 OSC (PDF - 382 K)
- January 25, 2024 OSC (PDF - 155 K)
- November 30, 2023 OSC (PDF - 165 K)
- October 26, 2023 OSC (PDF - 170 K)
- September 28, 2023 OSC (PDF - 284 K)
- August 24, 2023 OSC (PDF - 187 K)
- July 27, 2023 OSC (PDF - 132 K)
- June 22,2023 OSC (PDF - 190 K)
- May 25, 2023 OSC (PDF - 175 K)
- May 18, 2023 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 137 K)
- May 3, 2023 OSC Donor Support Interventions WG (PDF - 141 K)
- April 27, 2023 OSC (PDF - 176 K)
- April 11, 2023 OSC (PDF - 347 K)
- March 23, 2023 OSC (PDF - 254 K)
- February 23, 2023 OSC ( PDF - 196 K)
- January 19, 2023 OSC (PDF - 189 K)
- November 16 OSC (PDF - 160 K)
- November 14, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 142 K)
- October 27, 2022 OSC (PDF - 248 K)
- October 24, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 176 K)
- September 29, 2022 OSC (PDF - 147 K)
- September 26, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters (PDF - 116 K)
- September 15, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 146 K)
- August 25, 2022 OSC (PDF - 146 K)
- August 18, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 113 K)
- July 28, 2022 OSC (PDF - 211 K)
- July 21, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 116 K)
- June 23, 2022 OSC (PDF - 114 K)
- June 22, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 140 K)
- May 26, 2022 OSC (PDF - 117 K)
- May 23, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 210 K)
- May 20, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 234 K)
- May 19, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 143 K)
- April 28, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 120 K)
- April 25, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117 K)
- April 21, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 125K)
- March 28, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 240 K)
- March 24, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 241 K)
- March 17, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 157 K)
- February 28, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117 K)
- February 24, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 144 K)
- February 17, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 110 K)
- January 27, 2022 Ops & Safety (PDF - 139 K)
- January 24, 2022 OSC Mandatory Usage of Offer Filters WG (PDF - 117K)
- January 20, 2022 OSC Match Run Rules WG (PDF - 147 K)
Reports to the board of directors
- June 2019: Guidance on Effective Practices in Broader Distribution (PDF - 727 K)
- December 2016: Post-Implementation Modifications to ABO Verification Policies (PDF - 160 K)
- June 2016: Standardize an Organ Coding System for Tracking of Organs (PDF - 550 K)
Looking for something else? Contact us at unoscommunications@unos.org or (804) 782-4800. We maintain an archive of historical OPTN documents.