Pulmonary Scientific Council Chair: Lianne Singer Vice-Chair: David Weill Secretary: Michael Mulligan Past Chair: Geert Verleden
Accomplishments over past year 1. Successful Academy at ISHLT DCD registry approved 3. BOS manuscript near completion (with ATS) 4. Palliative care survey manuscript near completion (with ACCP), presented at ISHLT Formation of AMR working group, symposium at ISHLT 2011
Goals and plans for coming year 1. Implement DCD Registry 2. Launch QUILT (Quality of Life in Lung Transplantation) Registry 3. Advance AMR working group projects – survey, state of the art review 4. Lung donor management guideline 5. Post-transplant management guideline 6. Google group launch 7. Excellent content for ISHLT 2012
Key discussion points and action items for the Board 1. Communications Committee – dissolved? 2. Terms of Workforce chairs/members 3. Engaging Education workforce members in Academy 4. Registry data linkage issues
Items needing budget consideration (include amount requested and rationale) QUILT registry – importing data from ISHLT registry to link with patient-derived quality of life data (cost estimate pending) Support for DCD registry – approved Support for guidelines development