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: