Boards & Committees - Standards and Guidelines



ISHLT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES COMMITTEE

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Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD, Chair
Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD, Junior Faculty and Trainee Council Workforce Leader
Nicholas R. Banner, FRCP, Heart Failure Council Workforce Leader
Michael G. Petty, PhD(c), RN, CCNS, CNS, Nursing, Health Science, and Allied Health Council Workforce Leader
Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, Infectious Diseases Council Workforce Leader
David Weill, MD, Pulmonary Transplantation Council Workforce Leader
Okan Elidemir, MD, Pediatric Council Workforce Leader
Evelyn Horn, MD, Pulmonary Hypertension Council Workforce Leader
Stephanie A. Moore, MD, Mechanical Circulatory Support Council Workforce Leader
Carmela D. Tan, MD, Pathology and Basic Science Council Workforce Leader
Diego H. Delgado, MD, At Large Member
Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, MD, At Large Member
Daniela Pini, MD, At Large Member



CONTACT INFORMATION


CHAIR
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD
Midwest Heart Specialists
801 South Washington St, 4th Floor
PO Box 3226
Naperville, IL 60566
Phone: 630-527-2730
Fax: 630-527-2754
Email: mcostanzo@midwestheart.com

JUNIOR FACULTY AND TRAINEE COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Ohio State Univ Med Center
Dept of CT Surgery, N-850 Doan Hall
410 West 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-293-4509
Fax: 614-293-3453
Email: susan.moffatt-bruce@osumc.edu

HEART FAILURE COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Nicholas R. Banner, FRCP
Harefield Hospital
Cardiology & Transplant Medicine
Hill End Road
Harefield, Middlesex, UB9 6JH
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: 44-1895-823-737
Fax: 44-1895-828-556
Email: N.Banner@rbht.nhs.uk

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NURSING, HEALTH SCIENCE, AND ALLIED HEALTH COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Michael G. Petty, PhD(c), RN, CCNS,CNS
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
PCU 6C
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612-273-5607
Fax: 612-273-4479
Email: mpetty1@fairview.org

INFECTIOUS DISEASES COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Pediatrics Infectious Disease/Desk S25
9500 Euclid Ave/S25
Cleveland, OH  44195
Phone: 216-636-1077
Fax: 216-636-3705
Email: danzigl@ccf.org

PULMONARY TRANSPLANTATION COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

David Weill, MD
Stanford University Medical Center
300 Pasteur Dr.
Room H3143
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 650-724-6795
Fax: 650-725-5489
Email: dweill@stanford.edu

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PEDIATRIC COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Okan Elidemir, MD
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin, CC1040.00
Houston, TX  77030
Phone: 832-822-3300
Fax: 832-825-3308
Email: oxelidem@texaschildrenshospital.org

PULMONARY HYPERTENSION COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Evelyn Horn, MD
Well Cornell Medical Center
520 E. 70th St, Starr 4
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-746-2381
Fax: 212-746-6665
Email: horneve@med.cornell.edu

MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Stephanie A. Moore, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiology Division
55 Fruit St, GRB800
Boston, MA 02114
Phone:  617-726-9554
Fax:  978-505-4105
Email: samoore@partners.org

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PATHOLOGY AND BASIC SCIENCE COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Carmela D. Tan, MD
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave, L25
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone: 216-444-9489
Fax: 216-445-3707
Email: tanc@ccf.org

AT LARGE MEMBERS

Diego H. Delgado, MD
Toronto General Hospital
585 University Avenue
NCSB11C-1201
Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2
CANADA
Phone: 416-340-3940
Fax: 416-340-4134
Email: diego.delgado@uhn.on.ca

Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, MD
Hospital Juan Canalejo
Servicio de Cardiologia
Xubias 84
La Coruna, 15006
SPAIN
Phone: 34-981-178-304
Fax: 34-981-178-299
Email: mcrelei@canalejo.org

Daniela Pini, MD
via Monzee 45A
Segrate
Milan 20090
ITALY
Phone: 39-2-8224-4054
Fax: 39-2-8224-4691
Email: daniela.pini@humanitas.it

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COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
  • The leader of each Scientific Council Professional Standards and Guidelines Workforce shall serve on the Committee.
  • The Committee Chair may appoint up to three at large committee members to serve one-year, renewable terms for the purpose of ensuring broad geographic representation on the Committee.
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Identify the need to update existing standards and guidelines and to develop new standards and guidelines relevant to the mission of the Society.
  2. Develop a calendar for the regular review/revision of existing standards and guidelines and for the development of new standards and guidelines.
  3. Develop criteria to which all ISHLT standards and guidelines documents must adhere, to include the following: content and format standards; endorsement/adoption of standards and guidelines developed by other organizations; development of standards and guidelines jointly with other organizations; rights of publication of co-sponsored standards and guidelines.
  4. Develop policies regarding content development of standards and guidelines, to include the following: authorship and content must reflect the international nature of the Society and the broad interests of the membership; evidence based medicine approaches must be systematically incorporated; minority and special populations must be considered; all guidelines must be developed into pocket guideline and a downloadable slide set.
  5. Review proposal for standards and guidelines generated by the Scientific Councils.
  6. Refer proposals for standards and guidelines to the appropriate Scientific Council Standards and Guidelines Workforce for development into formal proposals.
  7. Act as liaison between the Scientific Council Standards and Guidelines Workforces, the proposed guideline authors, and the Board to facilitate presentation of well structured proposals for the board's consideration, with appropriate budget proposals.
  8. Act as liaison with the Journal editor to keep him/her aware of timelines, topics and length of proposed standards and guidelines documents to facilitate appropriate and timely publication strategies.
  9. Coordinate with the Communications Committee regarding external distribution/public awareness of ISHLT guidelines and the publication of guidelines in other-language journals.
  10. Coordinate with the Education Committee regarding the development of educational activities to disseminate information/training about new standards and quidelines.
  11. Provide initial review of requests from other organizations to co-sponsor or endorse guidelines relevant to the mission of the society and make recommendations to the Board regarding such.
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