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Minority Affairs Committee Update

Minority Affairs Committee Update. 2012 Fall Regional Meetings. Committee Project Highlights. Educational Guidelines on Patient Referral to Kidney Transplantation Default pathway for CKD, ESRD is referral Preemptive transplant is the goal Education must begin early.

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Minority Affairs Committee Update

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  1. Minority Affairs Committee Update 2012 Fall Regional Meetings

  2. Committee Project Highlights • Educational Guidelines on Patient Referral to Kidney Transplantation • Default pathway for CKD, ESRD is referral • Preemptive transplant is the goal • Education must begin early

  3. Educational Guidelines, cont. • Draft guidelines reviewed by transplant organizations OPTN Committees: Kidney, Patient Affairs, Living Donor, Transplant Administrators Professional transplant partner organizations: AST, NKF/KDOQUI, STSW Joint MAC/Organizational Representatives: MOTTEP, ASTS, ASN, AMAT

  4. Educational Guidelines, cont. • NATCO to help with dissemination • Draft document approved by full committee for final review phase • Path Forward: review by CMS, ANNA, APPA, UNOS leadership, and then HRSA

  5. Other Committee Projects • A2/A2B National Variance • Dialysis Facility Survey • Kidney and Liver Referral Survey • MAC Comprehensive Review Article

  6. New Committee Projects • Minority Donor Conversion Education Project • Collection and review of conversion data • Demographic differences • Examination of all variables impacting conversion • Partnering with other groups

  7. New Committee Projects, cont. • Survey on Referral to Thoracic Transplantation • Asking questions on: • Delays for heart transplant candidates? • Are all eligible heart candidates being referred? • What is the population of candidates with heart failure (N)?

  8. Ongoing Data Reviews • KPSAM simulation modeling presentation • Kidney allocation system • Evaluation for impact on selected populations • Continued evaluation of CPRA • Review of data prepared for Histocompatibility Committee • Impact of CPRA on kidney allocation

  9. . Questions? • Silas P. Norman, MD Chairman spnorman@umich.edu • Meelie A. Debroy, MD, Vice Chair Meelie.Debroy@UTsouthwestern.edu • Deanna L. Parker, MPA, Committee Liaison deanna.parker@unos.org

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