Nursing and Social Sciences Council International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Nursing and Social Science Council Board Reports April 24, 2009
NSSC Operating Board Annette Devito Dabbs, chair Connie White-Williams, vice-chair Catherine Murks, past chair Workforce Leaders
Education Sharon Beer Communication: Susan Chernenko Grants and Awards: Bernice Coleman Standards and Guidelines: Michael Petty Registries and Databases: Fabienne Dobbels Development: Kevin Carney
Education NSSC Liaison: Sharon Beer –ISHLT Membership survey –Program planning –Training opportunities –Development of training standards Future: Monographs, on-line textbook, master class for coordinators
2009 Program Committee Kathy Grady Fabienne Dobbels Sharon Beer 2010 Sharon Beer and Michael Petty
Communication NSSC Liaison: Susan Chernenko –ISHLT newsletter –Online membership database –Discussion forum Future: Chat rooms
Grants and Awards NSSC Liaison: Bernice Coleman –Research grant proposals (6) –Research Award (7) Future: Connect mentor/mentees, topics, e- grant submission
Standards and Guidelines NSSC Liaison: Michael Petty –standards and guidelines in progress Future: topics of interest RTW, Driving with VADs
Registry and Databases NSSC Liaison: Fabienne Dobbels Future: contribute variables of interest to datasets
Development NSSC Liaison: Kevin Carney –Introductory letter sent December 2008 –Invitation with program Future: Clarify role at society level, relationships with sister societies, membership
NSSC Operating Board and Workforce Leaders Connie White-Williams, chair Bernice Coleman, vice-chair Annette Devito Dabbs, past chair M Petty, Standards and guidelines + S Beer, Education + F Dobbels, Registries and Databases + B Levvey, Communication + J Currey, Grants and Awards + K Carney, Development + Susan Chernenko, Board of Directors
Commentary Society structure: –Grassroots commitment –Representation & involvement –Communication challenges –Council leaders roles –Title: Nursing, Social Science and ……..? Program: –Concurrent council meetings –Sunrise session (Mentoring researchers) –Satellite symposium (EB-Clinical topics) –Abstracts (data-based NSSC research)