1. Who we are What we do Where we are going How you can help

2. our primary mission is to advance organ donation through scientific research in order to improve outcomes for donors, their families, recipients and society as a whole 501c corporation formed January, 2011

3. Current membership represents involvement of all 11 UNOS regions, 25 OPOs 12 transplant centers Who we are

4. ATC poster presentation 2012 Charles Wright, MD, Lifelink of FL 8.6% of 2127 referrals to 5 OPO’s treated with hypothermia suggested increase in OTPD in patients treated with hypothermia versus those not treated with hypothermia What we do

5. Prospective study of OTPD from anoxic donors treated with and without hypothermia 20 OPO’s 1296 donors enrolled data analysis under way What we do

6. 1 st RFP granted 2014 $20,000 Amy Friedman, MD Kristin Delli Carpini LiveOnNY How many biopsies does a kidney require $10,000 Bryan Tillman, MD University of Pittsburgh A vascular isolation catheter to mitigate warm ischemia of donor organs among donation after cardiac death donors What we do

7. Not all requests for support are financial Pediatric intensivist evaluated donor management protocols, guidelines and goals employing an on-line survey tool and follow-up focused interview 100% participation rate of 58 OPO’s Submitted to Pediatric Critical Care, July 2015 What we do

8. Not all requests for support are financial Wrote letter of support for Kiran Khush, MD, Stanford for NIH grant Evidence-Based Evaluation and Acceptance of Donor Hearts for Transplantation Facilitated participation in the study What we do

9. Intervention trial examining effect of pre-conditioning agent on mitochondrial function and whether alterations in mitochondrial function can be employed to assess suitability of organs for transplant Where we are going

10. Collaborative review and scoring of grant applications addressing core mission Independent ethical oversight of projects from submission to completion Where we are going

11. Foster investigator-initiated collaborative multidisciplinary clinical research Promote a culture of scientific inquiry in the area of organ donation Advance organ donor research methodology Mentor scientific investigators in this area Achieve external funding to support the mission Where we are going

12. Join us OHare Hilton Fly-in /Fly-out September 30, 2015 Membership info theodrc.org How you can help

13. Submit a proposal How you can help

14. Participate in our studies OPO process and the efficiency of kidneys shared for cPRA 99-100% in the new KAS system Hepatitis C and organ utilization How you can help

15. Fund us How you can help