CTP Transplantation Regulations & Guidelines 5

Question 1

Which organization publishes the annual Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) program-specific reports used to evaluate transplant center performance?

Accepted Answer

The SRTR contractor (currently MPHI)

Answer

SRTR reports are produced by the SRTR contractor (currently the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation / MPHI) under contract with HRSA.

Question 2

Which ethical principle is most directly invoked when an OPO coordinator follows a hospital's 'designated requestor' policy and involves a trained requestor in the family approach?

Accepted Answer

Respect for autonomy

Answer

Using trained designated requestors ensures that families receive accurate, unbiased information to make an autonomous, informed decision about donation.

Question 3

Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) for kidney transplantation were redefined under KAS 2014. The current equivalent metric is:

Accepted Answer

KDPI > 85%

Answer

KAS 2014 replaced the ECD label with the continuous KDPI score, where KDPI >85% corresponds roughly to the old ECD criteria and requires recipient informed consent.

Question 4

The OPTN Board of Directors is required to submit proposed policy changes for public comment for a minimum of how many days before final adoption?

Accepted Answer

45 days

Answer

OPTN bylaws require a minimum 45-day public comment period for proposed policy changes before the Board can vote on final adoption.

Question 5

An OPO's Conversion Rate metric is calculated as:

Accepted Answer

Number of actual donors divided by number of eligible deaths (medically suitable referrals)

Answer

Conversion Rate = Actual Donors / Eligible Deaths, measuring how effectively the OPO converts medically suitable referrals into actual donors.

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CTP Transplantation Regulations & Guidelines 5