From:Lisa Stocks, RN, MSN, FNP

To: Region 5 Members

From:Lisa Stocks, RN, MSN, FNP

Regional Councillor

Subject:Fall Region 5 Meeting Information and Agenda

Date:August 5, 2016

* The deadline to request that a non-discussion proposal be moved to the discussion agenda is September 29*

The Region 5 meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV. Please make arrangements to attend the entire meeting.A continental breakfast and buffet lunch will be provided.

Members who require an overnight accommodation should contact the hotel by phone or online by September 7, 2016 to reserve a room at a discounted rate of $152 plus tax (there is an additional $32 resort fee).

• Online:
• Phone: 866-317-1829 *refer to group code SMUNO6 or group name UNOS

Region 5 Meetings* when calling to book reservations. Please note that there is a $15.00 processing fee when booking by phone.

The Region 5 Collaborative Faculty is pleased to announce that a FallCollaborative will be held on October 5, 2016, at the same location. There is a fee of $135 to attend and you must register: . The Collaborative is designed to provide opportunities for best practice sharing and to increase communication across OPOs and transplant centers. An agenda will be posted to Transplant Pro in the coming weeks. If you would like more information, contact John Archer at .

Beginning August 15th, twelve public comment proposals and three white papers will be available for your review on the OPTN website ( under the “governance” tab. The official OPTN/UNOS Representative or Alternate may vote on behalf of an institution, or an individual may be designated a proxy. Letters designating a proxy can be emailed to John Archer() or submitted at the meeting registration table.Members are encouraged to submit individual feedback on public comment proposals by visiting the OPTN website at the following link:

Breakout Sessions and Regional Business Meeting

The regional breakout sessions and business meeting are provided at no charge. You may submit agenda items for breakout sessions to John Archer at . There is no registration for the breakout sessions or the regional business meeting.

8:00 am– Transplant Administrators/Mangers Roundtable (90 minutes)

The focus of this session is to discuss common challenges and share best practices.

8:00 am– Research Committee (90 minutes)

The focus of this session is to review data for regional studies, discuss potential new studies, and share ideas for potential future collaborative initiatives.

8:45 am– OPO Roundtable (45 minutes)

The focus of this session is to discuss common challenges and share best practices.

9:30 am - Organ Specific Breakout Sessions (60 minutes)

These sessions provide an in-depth review of any public comment proposals the committees have submitted for consideration, information about the committees’ current and future projects, review of Board-approved proposals, and discussion about challenges and opportunities to increase transplantation in the region.

Liver/Intestine

Kidney and Pancreas

Thoracic

9:30 am - DMG Webportal Working Group (60 minutes)

This session focuses on the new DMG enhanced portal, on-going work with EMR vendors to automate data entry, recruiting new members and expanding participation nationally.

Regional Business Meeting (10:30 am – 4:00 pm)

A draft meeting agenda is posted on the Transplant Pro website at the following link: The fall regional meeting agenda is divided into two sections: discussion and non-discussion.

Discussion Section

Proposals on the discussion section of the agenda will be presented by the regional representatives to OPTN/UNOS committees, discussed, and voted upon at the regional meeting.

Non-discussion Section

The Regional Councillors and Administrators selected public comment proposals for the non-discussion agenda that are expected to have a minimal impact on the transplant community and are anticipated to generate minimal regional discussion. The non-discussion agenda was developed to remove proposals that are smaller in scope from the main meeting agenda, to allow more time for presentation and discussion of proposals that affect many members of the transplant community and/or are controversial.During the regional meeting, each proposal on the non-discussion agenda will be voted upon, but will not be presented and discussion will not be permitted.

To request that a proposal on the non-discussion agenda be discussed, 8 member institutions (15%) must request removal.Submit this request to our Regional Administrator, John Archer, at r (804)782-4774 by September 29.

Webinars to learn about non-discussion proposals

Two national webinars will be held to provide members an opportunity to learn about the proposals on the non-discussion agenda and ask questions of the presenters.Since the information presented at each webinar will be identical, you onlyneed to attend one. I encourage you to attend a webinar.

Please register for one of the sessions using the following link:

The webinar presentation will be posted after the first webinar on the Transplant Pro website, under the regional meeting tab: August 24.

The webinars will be held on the following dates and times:

• Tuesday, August 23 at 2:00-3:30 pm EST
• Tuesday, September 20 at 2:00-3:30 pm EST

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing the webinar and teleconference information for the meeting.Please note that the link you receive is valid for one entry into the webinar.

Important: Participants are required to dial into the webinar for the audio portion using the teleconference information provided in the confirmation email.

Once you join the webinar, you will receive a PIN that you must enter to participate in the Q&A portion of the webinar. If you participate by teleconference only, please press the # key when the PIN number is requested.

If you have questions about the information provided in this memo, please contact John Archer (Regional Administrator) at (804) 782-4774 or .