Who we areWhat we do

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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

Current membership represents involvement of all 11 UNOS regions, 25 OPOs

12 transplant centers

Who we are

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

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

1st 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

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

Not all requests for support are financial • Wrote letter of support for Kiran Khush, MD,

Stanford for NIH grantEvidence-Based Evaluation and Acceptance of Donor Hearts for Transplantation

• Facilitated participation in the study

What we do

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

Collaborative review and scoring of grant applications addressing core mission

Independent ethical oversight of projects from submission to completion

Where we are going

• 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

• Join us OHare Hilton Fly-in /Fly-out September 30, 2015

Membership info theodrc.org

How you can help

• Submit a proposal

How you can help

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

• Fund us

How you can help