To provide leadership in transplant education at all levels of training and expertise.

1. Develop, support and promote educational activities and resources offered by IPTA
2. Support of educational activities at scientific meetings
3. Contribute knowledge and expertise in developing comprehensive educational content and resources to support members with their educational needs.

1. Lead the Development of Association Wide Position Statements on Topics in Pediatric Transplant Ethics
   - Our hope is that these statements can help shape ethical best practices the individual transplant systems served by our members.
2. Publication of Clinical Ethics cases and other ethics education pieces in the quarterly IPTA Newsletter.

• Approach to the transplant candidate with active infection
  Expert opinion providing a framework for decisions regarding acceptance or delaying solid organ transplantation in candidates with active infections:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30838753
• CMV guidelines and pediatric case-based commentary
  ID CARE members who participated in the 3rd CMV consensus conference and guidelines formulated a case-based manuscript highlighting key points and changes, with an emphasis on pediatric-specific topics: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/petr.13276
• Pneumocystis prophylaxis strategies across centers
  A survey-based assessment tool was created for evaluation of current Pneumocystis jirovecii prophylaxis strategies in various centers, with data submitted for consideration of publication in Pediatric Transplantation.
• Live virus vaccination after solid organ transplantation
  ID CARE members who participated in a 2-day consortium of vaccine experts provide a review of the growing evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of live-attenuated viral vaccines in selected patients after solid organ transplantation and expert recommendations:  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/petr.13571
• Emerging mosquito-borne viruses and impact on transplantation
  As a request form the IPTA council, a manuscript was created by experts in the field addressing the topic, focusing on Zika, dengue, and chinkungunya and relevance to pediatric SOT and HCT recipients: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30338634
• EBV/PTLD consensus conference

1. Identify strengths of existing members in order to support educational offerings for members.
2. Enhance engagement with existing members and create new opportunities for senior and junior members to interact.
3. Partner with other IPTA committees to enhance membership offerings and increase member retention.

The Outreach Committee oversees all phases of the Outreach Program. This includes reviewing and evaluating applications, performing onsite needs assessments, and working with selected centers to further develop their programs.

1. Committee review of mission and purpose of the Committee as well as a current overview of current projects and application for a new RFA.
2. Review the status of the two most recently completed outreach trips to Sri Lanka and South Africa and determine next steps for these program participants.
3. Provide a plan to IPTA Council for a new call for applications.
4. Develop partnerships with other societies who may co-sponsor sister-program agreements.
5. Update outcomes assessment of Outreach program sites.
6. Update status and activity of all previous Outreach program sites.

The committee’s purpose is to assure that important topics related to the transplantation of children are brought to the attention of the transplant community and beyond through appropriate publication tools. The committee does this through committee-driven writing projects and the quarterly newsletter. We assist especially younger IPTA members in developing their writing skills and scientific output through an individual mentoring program.

Would you like help from senior IPTA members to refine your research question or review your manuscripts to increase likelihood of publication? The Publications Committee would like to invite you to participate in the Peer Mentoring designed to increase access to experienced reviews. We would like to offer to participants a chance to have dialog with those experienced in the publication process prior to final submission. Responsibilities of your mentor would reviewer style feedback to you and being available for subsequent questions. Our mentors are also willing to refine language to meet standards for publication, especially for non-native English speakers. If you want to become a mentee, please contact Chesney Castleberry (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with your research question or manuscript!