Patient Affairs Committee

The Patient Affairs Committee advises the UNOS Board of Directors and other committees about patient and donor family perspectives on OPTN policies and initiatives that originate in other committees. It may work independently or with other Committees, as approved by OPTN leadership, in the development of initiatives and policy proposals with significant import for topics of interest to patients, including transplant access, outcomes, and safety. The committee helps develop and provide input on educational OPTN-related information for transplant candidates, recipients, families, and patient groups.
 
Chair
Mr. Ray Gabel
Midwest Transplant Network
rgabel@mwtn.org
Vice Chairman
Mrs. Laura E Ellsworth
General Public
laura.ellsworth@ppcw.org
Liaison
Lee Bolton
UNOS
boltondl@unos.org
 
Members Organization
Kim Burdakin General Public
Ms. Grace L Chang General Public
Ms. Michelle S Christenson Center for Organ Recovery and Education
Mr. G. Rodney Davis University Hospital, University of Texas Health Science Center
Ms. Joy Demas Division of Transplantation, HHS
Mr. Keith F Diaz General Public
Mrs. Laura E Ellsworth General Public
Ms. Kathleen M Giery LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services
Mr. Richard Laeng Division of Transplantation, HHS
Mr. Charles (Ted) E Lawson General Public
Ms. Kathe D LeBeau General Public
Dr. Megan A Lewis General Public
Ms. Kim McMahon General Public
Ms. Laura M Murdock Ohio State University Medical Center
Ms. Karen Starr Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Nashville VA Medical Center
Mr. Thomas Starr General Public
Isabel Stenzel-Byrnes General Public
Ms. Alison L Walsh Rush University Medical Center
Dr. Heidi Yeh Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. David W Zaas Duke University Hospital


Meeting Summaries
  May 2009

Reports to the Board of Directors*
  November 2009
  February 2008
  June 2007

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*Note: Meeting summaries are prepared for each meeting of the full committee. Reports to the board are prepared for specific meetings of the board of directors. They contain documentation of all committee activity since the previous report to the board and also will include any recommendations that the board is requested to consider at that meeting. Certain recommendations may have been accepted, declined, or modified by the Board of Directors; therefore, please review the Executive Summaries of the board of directors' meetings to confirm the status of all committee proposals.

Meeting summaries and reports to the board remain posted here for the previous two calendar years. For older documents, please contact the UNOS staff liaison listed above. Additionally, report exhibits may be requested from the liaison as well.


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