Guidelines Advisory Panel
TSANZ Enhancing Clinical Guidelines Project 2024 - 2026
With the success of The Enhancing Clinical Guidelines Project 2022 - 2024, the project will continue to be supported for another two years. The collaboration between TSANZ and OTA focuses on maintaining current processes for managing the TSANZ Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors as well as supporting clinical improvement and implementation across the network.
Project announcements and updates will continue to be posted here...
Enquiries to: [email protected]
April 2025
- Updated version 4.3 National SOP Organ Allocation, Organ Rotation, Urgent Listing
- Draft revisions for TSANZ Clinical Guidelines version 1.14 are currently in progress, due for release in June 2025.
September 2024
New releases:
- version 1.13 TSANZ Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors
- version 4.2 National SOP Organ Allocation, Organ Rotation, Urgent Listing
May 2024
Draft revisions for version 1.13 are currently in progress, due for release in September 2024.
GAP Members 2024 - 2026
Transplant Physicians | |
Renal | Dr Karen Keung + Dr Kathy Paizis |
Heart | A/Prof Kavitha Muthiah |
Lung | awaiting nomination |
Liver | awaiting nomination |
Pancreas | Prof Toby Coates AO |
Paediatric | Dr Nicholas Larkins |
Donor Coordinators | |
QLD | Niamh Farrell |
NSW/ACT | Marilina Ripoll |
VIC | Andrew Young and Meaghan Bruns |
SA | Bonny Kapelko |
WA | Kylie Monk |
NT | Leigh Hill |
TAS | Kate Gray |
NZ | Annette Flanagan |
OTA | Luke Datson |
Transplant Coordinators | |
Kidney/Panc | Debbie Gregory |
Kidney | vacancy April 2025 |
Heart/Lung | Jodi Gillott |
Lung | Jamie Rance |
Liver | Julie Pavlovic/Joanne Brooks |
Pancreas | Paul Robertson |
April 2024
New project commences for 2024 - 2026
Guidelines Advisory Panel (GAP) re-recruitment for 2024 - 2026, EOI to be submitted to [email protected]. Access Terms of reference.
The Guideline Advisory Panel is a multidisciplinary group of donation and transplantation clinicians (physicians & nurse coordinators) who meet quarterly to discuss emerging guideline updates, their impact on clinical service delivery, and voice new issues pertaining to guideline or National SOP content.
March 2024
New TSANZ Clinical Guidelines mobile app is now available for android and iOS devices
download here: TSANZ Clinical Guidelines - TSANZ
Viewing TSANZ Clinical Guidelines on desktop computer only? A new TSANZ Clinical Guidelines webpage is now available: TSANZ Clinical Guidelines
January 2024
Publication of new versions:
- version 1.12 TSANZ Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors
- version 4.1 National SOP Organ Allocation, Organ Rotation, Urgent Listing
December 2023
Updated Guidelines 1.12 and SOP 4.1
Version 1.12 TSANZ Clinical Guidelines & Version 4.1 National SOP Organ Allocation, Organ Rotation, Urgent Listing are currently under final review and due for release in January 2024
September 2023
New Guidelines Webpage and mobile App coming soon
Design & development is now underway to redesign the Clinical Guidelines Webpage and release a new mobile App - enabling our clinicians to access Guidelines on the go.
Due for launch in January 2024.
August 2023
Publication of the new version 1.1 Surgical Technique for Deceased Donor Abdominal Organ Retrieval - click here
June 2023
Publication of the new version 1.11 TSANZ Clinical Guidelines for Organ Transplantation from Deceased Donors - click here
March 2023
Publication of the new version 4.0 National SOP Organ Allocation, Organ Rotation, Urgent Listing - click here
The Guidelines Advisory Panel alongside key stakeholders have undertaken a comprehensive review of the National SOP and ensured alignment of content with the TSANZ Clinical Guidelines.
Version 1.11 TSANZ Clinical Guidelines coming soon....
September 2022
Guideline Advisory Panel (GAP) now formed
The Guideline Advisory Panel is a multidisciplinary group of donation and transplantation clinicians (physicians & nurse coordinators) who meet quarterly to discuss potential guideline updates and raise new emerging issues pertaining to guideline content.
Want to stay in the loop with guideline updates?
The Clinical Guidelines Network is a collection of donation & transplant units across AU and NZ who receive an e-bulletin when the guideline is updated. For any enquiries on joining please email: [email protected]
May/June 2022
The Clinical Guidelines Survey
Thank you to all who took the time to complete the survey - it has provided a valuable insight into the current usage of the guideline across the donation & transplantation network and an important platform as we launch into the next phase of the project.