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Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs

Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs. Vascularized Composite Allograft Committee Spring 2015. The Problem. Current VCA program requirements Report type(s) of VCA a hospital will transplant Identify reconstructive surgeon and transplant physician Assurance from local OPO

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Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs

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  1. Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs Vascularized Composite Allograft Committee Spring 2015

  2. The Problem • Current VCA program requirements • Report type(s) of VCA a hospital will transplant • Identify reconstructive surgeon and transplant physician • Assurance from local OPO • Membership requirements have sunset provision of September 1, 2015 • No training or experience requirements for VCA program key personnel

  3. Goal of the Proposal • Establish objective credentialing, training, and experience requirements for medical and surgical leaders involved in VCA transplantation • Promote patient safety by ensuring medical and surgical leaders meet minimum requirements • Enhance accountability to the OPTN

  4. How the Proposal will Achieve its Goal VCA program must: • Complete an application for: • Upper Limb • Head and Neck • Abdominal Wall • Other VCAs not commonly performed • Identify the following key personnel: • Program Director • Primary Transplant Physician • Primary Transplant Surgeon

  5. VCA Program Director

  6. VCA Primary Transplant Physician

  7. VCA Primary Transplant Surgeon

  8. VCA Upper Limb Primary Surgeon

  9. VCA Upper Limb Primary Surgeon

  10. Experience in lieu of fellowship training

  11. VCA Head & Neck Primary Surgeon

  12. VCA Head & Neck Primary Surgeon

  13. VCA Head & Neck Primary Surgeon

  14. VCA Abdominal Wall Primary Surgeon • Must meet the primary transplant surgeon requirements of a head and neck, kidney, liver, pancreas, or upper limb transplant program.

  15. Other VCA Primary Surgeons

  16. Other VCA Primary Surgeons

  17. What Members will Need to Do • Transplant hospitals need to complete and submit formal application created by UNOS staff • Re-apply for OPTN membership • Key personnel need to meet OPTN membership criteria in effect at the time of the program’s application

  18. Program approval • The MPSC will review these VCA applications and may offer interim approval • Final review and approval for a VCA program by the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors

  19. Questions? • Sue V. McDiarmid, M.D. Committee Chair SMcDiarmid@mednet.ucla.edu • Christopher L. Wholley, M.S.A., NRP, CPTC Committee Liaison Christopher.Wholley@unos.org

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