Boards & Committees - Standards and Guidelines



ISHLT 2010-2011 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES COMMITTEE


LEADERSHIP ROSTER

Chair:  Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD

Council Workforce Leaders:


Junior Faculty & Trainee:  Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, MD, PhD
Heart Failure and Transplant Medicine:  Naveen Pereira, MD
Nursing, Health Sciences and Allied Health:  Michael G. Petty, PhD(c), RN, CCNS, CNS
Infectious Diseases:  Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH
Pulmonary Transplantation:  David Weill, MD
Pediatric Transplantation:  Robert J. Boucek, Jr. MD
Pulmonary Hypertension:  Evelyn Horn, MD
Mechanical Circulatory Support:  Stephanie A. Moore, MD
Pathology and Basic Science:  Carmela D. Tan, MD
At Large Members:

  Diego H. Delgado, MD
  Maria G. Crespo-Leiro, MD
  Daniela Pini, MD



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CONTACT INFORMATION

CHAIR
Maria Rosa Costanzo, MD
Midwest Heart Specialists
801 South Washington St, 4th Floor
PO Box 3226
Naperville, IL 60566
630-527-2730
630-527-2754 (fax)
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
614-293-4509
614-293-3453 (fax)
susan.moffatt-bruce@osumc.edu

HEART FAILURE COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Naveen L. Periera, MD
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN, 55905
507-538-8151
507-266-0103 (fax)
pereira.naveen@mayo.edu

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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
612-273-5607
612-273-4479 (fax)
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
216-636-1077
216-636-3705 (fax)
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
650-724-6795
650-725-5489 (fax)
dweill@stanford.edu

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PEDIATRIC COUNCIL
Standards and Guidelines Workforce Leader

Robert J. Boucek, Jr.,MD
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way NE
M/S W 4841, G-0035
Seattle, WA  98105
206-987-2761
206-987-3839 (fax)
robert.boucek@seattlechildrens.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
212-746-2381
212-746-6665 (fax)
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
617-726-9554
978-505-4105 (fax)
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
216-444-9489
216-445-3707 (fax)
tanc@ccf.org

AT LARGE MEMBERS

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

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

Daniela Pini, MD
via Monzee 45A
Segrate
Milan 20090
ITALY
39-2-8224-4054
39-2-8224-4691 (fax)
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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