Committees

Each Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) is led by a Steering Committee, to ensure that the mission, purposes, and activities pursued by SHLT are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

Each Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) is led by a Steering Committee, to ensure that the mission, purposes, and activities pursued by SHLT are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

Makes recommendations on the Society’s response to global opportunities to support or inform research, education, technologies, and policies that improve access to care and outcomes for patients with advanced heart and lung disease.

The 16-person ISHLT Board of Directors is responsible for managing the affairs of the Society and providing appropriate and effective governance and leadership of ISHLT.

The Conflict-of-Interest Management Committee is responsible for the development, and management of ISHLT conflict of interest policies, including identifying and mitigating potential conflicts and determining processes to review and mitigate COI.

The purpose of the Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) is to coordinate the Society’s efforts to engage with, provide effective mentorship of and leadership opportunities for those who are in the early stages of their careers.

The Education Oversight Committee (EOC) is responsible for identifying and connecting the committees or task forces needed to execute projects and programs within the ISHLT education portfolio.

The Ethics Committee addresses issues referred by the Board of Directors or generated by the committee and recommends strategies to advance ISHLT’s goal of fostering an ethical, diverse, and inclusive organization.

The Executive Committee consists of the five ISHLT officers (President-elect, President, Past- President, Secretary and Treasurer). They make urgent or emergency decisions for the Society, and provide leadership to the Board.

The Finance Committee assists with the development of the Society's annual budget and oversees the financial performance of the Society.

The Governance Committee includes two components: a Governance Operating Committee and a Governance Nominating Committee.

The purpose of the ISHLT Grants Program is to support research training in heart and lung transplantation as well as end-stage heart and lung diseases so as to encourage the development of clinical or basic science research implications.

The ISHLT Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (IMACS) is an international registry intended to enroll and follow patients who receive durable mechanically assisted circulatory support devices (MCSD).

The members of the Global Steering Committee are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Foundation’s Fostering Excellence Campaign. Their leadership and support are paramount to the ongoing success of the fundraising effort.

The LAF provides a representation-based forum for the varied geographic, generational, gender, and specialty-based constituencies of ISHLT to discuss issues of interest and concern to their constituencies and the Society.

Each Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) is led by a Steering Committee, to ensure that the mission, purposes, and activities pursued by SHLT are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

The Membership Committee promotes the growth and retention of membership within the Society by working with staff and the Society’s organizational components to develop strategies to remove barriers to participation and enhance the value of membership.

The Pediatric to Adult Transition Task Force is tasked with addressing the need for a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to patients transition from pediatric to adult healthcare systems.

Each Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) is led by a Steering Committee, to ensure that the mission, purposes, and activities pursued by SHLT are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

The purpose of the Research Oversight Committee (ROC) is to oversee, coordinate, and harmonize the activities of the committees under its purview to ensure that their programs and services further the Society’s research mission and strategy.

As part of its mission, ISHLT engages in the development of Professional Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements, Health Policy Guidance Statements, and Standards Statements regarding care of patients with advanced heart and/or lung disease.

The purpose of the Statements & Publications Oversight Committee (SPOC) is to oversee and harmonize the publications of the Society and ensure that they further the Society’s Publications mission and strategy.

The International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry is one of a kind and was created to provide on-going, current data regarding patient, donor, and transplant characteristics as well as post-transplant outcomes.