1. OPTN/UNOS Transplant Coordinators Committee
Spring 2017

2. Committee Project TCC Learning Series
Strategic Goal: Increasing the number of transplants
Target Audience: OPOs and Transplant Centers/New transplant professionals
Five part series that promotes broader sharing of practices
The Transplant Coordinators Committee charge is to consider issues related to the coordinated efforts of professionals involved in organ procurement and allocation. We also consider how proposed policy and bylaw revisions will impact professionals, candidates, recipients, living donors, and their families
And also work to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of procurement and transplant coordination though OPTN initiatives and policies.
The Transplant Coordinators Committee has time dedicated during its monthly conference calls for members to share practices that have been implemented in their organizations. After several presentations, the Committee agreed that this information should be shared with others in the transplant professional community. Since increasing the number of transplants is a top priority goal in the OPTN strategic plan, the committee agreed that providing broader sharing of practices for both OPOs and transplant centers would be one way it could address this and other goals. Best practices allow transplant professionals to see how their colleagues are addressing common issues and barriers to transplant and replicate these ideas.  The TCC Learning Series will highlight processes that mitigate waitlist mortality while increasing the number of transplants performed and give transplant professionals information/tools/and resources they can use to make change within their organizations.
The Learning Series is divided into 5 parts for the first year with releases in Fall (Nov)/Winter(Feb)/Spring (April and May)/and Summer(Aug). The first year focuses on introductory topics for new transplant professionals, which I’ll review on the next slide. We hope to continue the series for a second year and concentrate on an intermediate level of instruction.

3. Learning Series Topics
Role of a Transplant Coordinator – Nov. 1, 2016
Waitlist Management – Feb. 20, 2017
Inactive Waitlist Management – Scheduled for April 2017
Taking Organ Offer Calls – Scheduled for May 2017
Coordinator Retention – Scheduled for August 2017
Topics for the series are :
Role of a Transplant Coordinator – Released November 1, 2016
Designed for OPO and Transplant Center Coordinators, this video explains the roles and responsibilities of transplant coordinators on both the OPO and transplant center sides.
2. Waitlist Management – Release scheduled for February 20, 2017
This instructional event shares with the transplant community effective ways to manage their waitlists using a systematic approach that leverages existing resources.
3. Inactive Waitlist Management – Scheduled release April 2017
This event will review ways to manage inactive waitlists and how to educate your patients about the inactive waitlist
4. Taking organ offer calls – Scheduled release May 2017
The actual content for this instructional event has not been developed but the intent will be to review the process of taking organ offers. How the match run works, OPO/Tx center roles, DonorNet, and what happens once the offer is received
5. Coordinator retention – Scheduled release August 2017
Again, the content for this instructional event has not been developed but the workgroup plans to introduce ways to help with coordinator turnover

4. UNOS Connect Visit UNOS Connect: https://unosconnect.unos.org
For assistance in locating, registering and starting courses, please review help documentation.
All of the TCC Learning Series offerings are available on UNOS Connect, UNOS’ learning management system (LMS). You can access UNOS Connect by going to UNOSConnect.unos.org as shown on this slide.

5. Access offerings through UNetSM
Or, if you already have a UNet account, you can log on and find UNOS Connect under the Resources tab.
You can already find the first offering, which is “Role of a Transplant Coordinator” in the UNOS Connect course catalog under the Quality/Effective Practices category. Register for the course and click Entrance Survey to begin.
Due to the waitlist information presented, the second and third offerings: Waitlist Management and Inactive Waitlist Management are only available to those with access to UNet. You can find these in UNOS Connect in the course catalog “Systems” category.
There is also information on how to access these educational offerings on Transplant Pro.
Please contact UNOS Instructional Innovations at for instructional questions.

6. Transplant Coordinator Listserv
Join our listserv!
All transplant coordinators are invited to join the Listserv. It’s an excellent way to receive immediate feedback and advice from your fellow coordinators and learn about educational opportunities. Just use the URL on this slide and follow the instructions.

7. Questions?
Jamie Bucio, EMT-P, CPTC Committee Chair Angel Carroll, MSW Committee Liaison