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Utilizing OPTN Offer Filters to Improve Offer Acceptance Practices
Presented On:July 16, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm• EST

Kidney, lung, heart, and liver programs are now able to use the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Offer Filters tool, an innovation that aims to increase the number of transplants by improving placement efficiency. This session will focus on the benefits and impacts of utilizing OPTN Offer Filters. Transplant Programs will share their experiences, lessons learned, and how the filters have affected their offer acceptance practices.

  • Learn about the functionality of OPTN Offer Filters.
  • Understand program and system benefits.
  • Identify ways to successfully implement OPTN Offer Filters.
Kevin Val Discipulo
Speaker
Kevin Val Discipulo
BSN, RN, CCTC, PHN
Program Manager, Kidney Pancreas Transplant
Stanford Hospital
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Nicole Platt
MS, CCTC
Procurement Coordinator
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Thomas Pham
MD
Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Stanford Health Care
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Heather Packard
Director of Clinical Services, Solid Organ Transplant
Stanford Health Care
Yawah Nicholson
Mentee, Speaker
Yawah Nicholson
Director Transplant Quality & Performance Excellence
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jenna Keeling
Speaker
Jenna Keeling
RN, MSN, PCCN
Director, Cardiothoracic Transplant Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Chadi A. Hage
Speaker
Chadi A. Hage
MD, ATSF
Medical Director, Lung Transplant
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Christina Braun
Speaker
Christina Braun
Transplant Performance Improvement Outcomes Specialist
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Beth Overacre
Moderator
Beth Overacre
Performance Improvement Clinician
United Network for Organ Sharing

Members of the donation and transplantation community serving diverse populations to include administrators, coordinators, physicians, nurses, surgeons, managers, quality improvement specialists, social workers, and other donation and transplantation center professionals and their colleagues.

Continuing Education Credits

Continuing Education credits are no longer available for this learning opportunity.

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