Guidelines Advisory Panel

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]

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. *Coming Soon*

May 2024

Draft revisions for version 1.13 are currently in progress, due for release in September 2024.

GAP Members 2024 - 2026

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.