TSANZ Council
TSANZ Council is elected by the members of TSANZ. The President has a two year term and Councillors a four year term. The President of the Australasian Transplant Co-ordinators Association is a member of TSANZ Council.
TSANZ Standing Committees on Organ and Tissue Transplantation
TSANZ has Standing Committees devoted to transplantation of particular organs or tissues. The purpose of these Standing Committees is to promote scientific and clinical interest from those with special interest in the relevant area. In addition these groups are also charged by TSANZ with the task of providing the professional expertise for defining the organ allocation protocols used in clinical practice in Australia.
The current Standing Committees of TSANZ are:
Organ/Tissue |
Convenor |
| Chair | Professor Peter Macdonald |
| Cardiac | Dr Paul Jansz |
| Cornea | Dr John Males |
| Donor Surgeons & Coordinators | Professor Richard Allen |
| Liver | Professor Stephen Munn |
| Lung | A/Professor Greg Snell |
| Paediatric | Dr Steven McTaggart |
| Pancreas & Islet | A/Professor John Kanellis |
| Renal | Dr Scott Campbell |
| Tissues | Mr Steven Nailer |
| Transplant Coordinators | Ms FRancesca Rourke |
| Xenotransplantation | Professor Peter Cowan |
In addition there are specific contributions to these protocols by:
These protocols are subject to continuous revision with the current definitive version being held by TSANZ at the TSANZ office and published on the TSANZ web site.
Date of protocol: August 2002