Transplant Policy Committee
Charge:
Identifying opportunities to maximize access to
kidney transplantation for every American who would benefit (regardless of socioeconomic
status, geography, race/ethnicity, or sex/gender), or otherwise through
advocacy across federal legislative, regulatory, executive branches as well as profession-sanctioned
arenas. These efforts include:
Developing ASN’s transplant
policy priorities annually and advancing them in coordination with the ASN
Council and several of the society’s committees, including:
- ASN Policy and Advocacy Committee.
- ASN Quality Committee.
- ASN Health Care Justice Committee.
- ASN Workforce and Training Committee.
Forming collaborative working
relationships with policymakers, advocacy organizations, and other relevant
entities active in shaping kidney transplant policy.
Supporting ASN members in
understanding and implementing transplant-related policy changes in their
practices, including general and transplant nephrologists.
Advancing the society’s vision of transforming
transplant and increasing access to donor kidneys (such as through clinical, educational,
workforce, or innovation-related efforts).
