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Concepts for Kidney Allocation
The purpose of this document is to describe concepts under consideration by the Kidney Transplantation Committee for improving deceased donor kidney allocation in the United States.
See document: http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/70555-concepts-for-revising-kidney-allocation-system.html
Instructions for Submitting Feedback
Key Dates
Release Date: February 16, 2011 Responses Due By: April 1, 2011
Issued by
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) as the organization designated as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) by contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Purpose
UNOS is requesting feedback on concepts for possible incorporation into the allocation system for deceased donor kidneys. The targeted questions asked are intended to reveal gaps and highlight specific opportunities for action that will improve kidney allocation in the United States.
Feedback Requested
UNOS welcomes your feedback on all aspects of the document and the Kidney Transplantation Committee will consider all feedback submitted by the deadline. Please note that the concepts presented in this document are not formal policy. Rather, the Committee is asking for feedback on the general approach to allocation. Once that feedback is obtained, the Committee will send out a formal policy proposal which will discuss all of the details for how candidates will be "put in line" or "rankordered" within the allocation groups discussed in this document. In addition to general comments, the Committee is asking for specific feedback on the following questions: 1. Are the specific objectives of the proposed allocation system for kidney transplantation appropriate? Are there other objectives that should be considered? 2. Is the methodology to achieve the specific objectives reasonable? 3. Do you agree that the medical qualifying criteria used to estimate post-transplant survival are objective and reasonable? 4. Do you agree that the concepts proposed (i.e., survival matching and age matching) provide more system flexibility than age matching alone? Please consider and comment on the entire proposal. Do not feel limited to the focused questions. They simply point out key issues within the document that may specifically interest some readers.
How to Submit Feedback
The preferred method for submission is by e-mail to kidneypolicy@unos.org. Attachments are permitted in the following formats only: .pdf, .doc, .txt. Please note, e-mail addresses will not be shared with Committee members; only information contained in the subject line and body of the e-mail will be shared. Please do not include identifying information in the e-mail subject line, body or attachments as this information will not be removed prior to review. For those without internet access, responses may be faxed to 804-782-4896 (attention: Kidney Transplantation Committee Liaison), or mailed to: Attention: Kidney Transplantation Committee Liaison United Network for Organ Sharing 700 N 4th Street Richmond, VA 23219