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Kidney paired donation pilot program town hall

Published on: Friday, August 29, 2014

Access a recording of an August 21 town hall session on the OPTN/UNOS kidney paired donation pilot program (KPDPP). The town hall is a follow-up to recent educational opportunities, and should help prepare KPDPP participants for upcoming policy changes. The session includes questions and answers with a panel of subject matter experts.

The program's vision is that every kidney transplant candidate with an incompatible but willing and approved living donor receives a living donor kidney transplant. Its mission is to develop a successful KPD program with universal access to all OPTN members that prioritizes the medical and psychosocial safety of living donors and candidates.

Expert Panel

  • Richard Formica, Jr., MD - Chairman, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee; Associate Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Nephrology at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven
  • Mark Aeder, MD - Vice Chairman, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee; Chairman, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Associate Professor of Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland
  • Patricia McDonough, RN, CPTC, CCTC - At Large Representative, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Live Donor Coordinator and Donor Advocate at Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation, New York
  • Mariza Turner, RN - At Large Representative, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Donor Coordinator at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
  • Liz Robbins Callahan, Esq. - Committee Liaison, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Policy Analyst, UNOS Policy Department
  • Ruthanne Leishman, RN, MPH - OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Kidney Paired Donation Program Manager, UNOS Policy Department
  • Darren Stewart, MS - Support Staff, OPTN/UNOS Kidney Paired Donation Pilot Program Work Group; Biostatistician/Sr. Performance Analyst, UNOS Research Department

Questions?

  • Contact Chad Southward at (804) 782-4993 or education@unos.org with questions about the town hall.
  • Contact your Regional Administrator at (804) 782-4800 with questions about KPDPP policies.