Improving organ usage and placement efficiency
In September 2023, the OPTN Board of Directors created an OPTN task force to study and make recommendations on ways to increase the number of donated organs used for transplant and to increase the efficiency of the organ placement process. The task force is named Expeditious: Organ Usage through Placement Efficiency. The name was chosen to convey boldness and efficiency in the group’s work.
The task force will review a number of recommendations and studies already performed in the realm of process improvement and efficiency. It will also actively solicit feedback from the donation and transplant clinician community, as well as from people with personal experience with donation or transplantation.
The task force has set the bold aim of achieving 60,000 successful, lifesaving deceased donor transplants annually in the U.S. by the end of 2026. That number represents a 58% increase in deceased donor transplants over the next three years.
This video provides additional detail about the process the Task Force used to establish the bold aim.
The task force will bring the results of its deliberations, and any recommendations for action steps, to the OPTN Board of Directors or the OPTN Executive Committee. Any potential policy actions will be referred to the appropriate OPTN committee(s) according to the policy development process.
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force town hall set for March 13 (3/8/24)
- OPTN Task Force Sets Goal of Achieving 60,000 Transplants by 2026 (1/26/24)
- Recording of OPTN task force town hall regarding organ usage and placement efficiency (10/5/23)
- OPTN task force to address organ usage and efficiency; town hall set for Oct. 2 (9/26/23)
Timeline and actions
| Timeline | Action |
|---|---|
| March 13, 2024 | Task force town hall (recording available) |
| January 28-29, 2024 | Task force meeting (see meeting summary/material) |
| December 2-3, 2023 | Task force meeting (see meeting summary/material) |
| October 26, 2023 | Task force workshop (see meeting summary/material) |
| October 2, 2023 | Task force town hall (recording available) |
| September 2023 | OPTN Board creates task force |
Meeting summaries and materials
Task force meeting Jan. 28-29, 2024
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force Workshop Slide Summary (PDF 01/2024)
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force Workshop Written Summary (PDF 01/2024)
Task force meeting Dec. 2-3, 2023
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force Workshop Slide Summary (PDF 12/2023)
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force Workshop Written Summary (PDF 12/2023)
Task force workshop Oct. 26, 2023
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force workshop overview (PDF 10/2023)
- OPTN Expeditious Task Force meeting summary (PDF 10/2023)