The SRTR has established a Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) to advise the
SRTR staff, the joint OPTN/SRTR Data Working Group, the OPTN Board of Directors
and the various OPTN committees, subcommittees and working groups on issues
that affect clinical and scientific data. These issues include enhancement of
data collected on transplant candidate and transplant recipient morbidity and
functional impairment; data collected and reported concerning the cost and/or
resource utilization associated with transplantation; new areas of research
that should be addressed; and research reports and articles submitted to
peer-reviewed journals.
The following SAC information is available: