MHC Working Groups
EDUCATION Working Group
CO-LEADS:
Kunal Karamchandani MD / Meghan Michael MD / Chris Potestio MD
Goals:
- Follow up on the submission of the manuscript, “Enablers and Barriers to Multicenter Perioperative Handoff Collaboration: Lessons Learned from the I-PASS Team” to Anesthesia & Analgesia.
- Develop and conduct a survey assessing the current state and needs for undergraduate (teamwork) handoff curriculum in the U.S.
- Plan and prepare for the upcoming, “Handoff Effectiveness Research in periOperative environments (HERO) Collaborative Research Conference (CRC)”.
- Identify the core competencies associated with performance of a structured and well rounded handoff.
Active members:
Aditee Ambardekar (UTSW), Zarah Antongiorgi (UCLA), Laura Boston (Vanderbilt), Charley Gartman (UPENN), Philip E. Greilich (UTSW), Patrick Henson (Vanderbilt), Jennifer Hernandez (UTSW), Kunal Karamchandani (Penn State), Jana McAlister (UTSW), Meghan Michael (UTSW), Huong Nguyen (UTSW), Chris Potestio (Cooper), Erin Pukenas (Cooper), Lee Ann Riesenberg (UAB), Michelle Tubinis (UAB), Joyce Wahr (UMinn)
IMPLEMENTATION/EMR Working Group
CO-LEADS:
Joanna Abraham PhD / Amanda Lorinc MD
Goals:
- Develop standard features/specifications of handoff tool
- Develop standardized handoff tool in EPIC
Active members:
Joanna Abraham (WUSTL), Aalok Agarwala (MGH), Trenton Bryson (UTSW), Guy Dear (Duke), Philip E. Greilich (UTSW), Patrick Guffey (U Colo), Janice Kelly (AORN), Felix Lin (EPIC), Amanda Lorinc (Vanderbilt), Adam Marsh (EPIC), Fallon Ngo (UTSW), Bradly Phillips (U of Michigan), Zoe Sawyer (EPIC), Brad Taicher (Duke University), Andrea Vannucci (U of Chicago)
| Tasks | Person(s) responsible | Next update / Due date |
| Last conference call | All members | |
| Next conference call | All members |
RESEARCH Working Group
CO-LEADS:
Meghan B. Lane-Fall MD, MSHP, FCCM / Elizabeth Lazzara PhD
Goals:
- Support R13 conference by leading identification of handoff research gaps
- Support R13 conference by identifying and facilitating necessary pre-work for participants
- Develop authorship principles for MHC publications
Active members:
Aalok Agarwala (MGH), Rodney Chen (UTSW), Daniel France (Vanderbilt), Philip E. Greilich (UTSW), Joseph Keebler (ERAU), Meghan B. Lane-Fall (UPENN), Elizabeth Lazzara (ERAU), Isaac Lynch (UTSW), Eleanor Phelps (UTSW), Jamie Sparling (MGH), Matthew B. Weinger (Vandy), Gina Whitney (U Colo)
MHC STEERING COMMITTEE
CO-LEADS:
Philip E. Greilich MD, MSc
Goals:
- Develop/support effective MHC working groups
- Develop collaborative work product between institutions
- Establish foundation for long-term research collaborative
Active members:
Aalok Agarwala (MGH), Atilio Barbeito (Duke), Amanda Burden (Cooper), Jeffrey B. Cooper (MGH), Philip E. Greilich (UTSW), Joseph Keebler (ERAU), Meghan B. Lane-Fall (UPENN), Amanda Lorinc (Vanderbilt)
| Tasks | Persons responsible | Next Steps |
| Approval/Distribution of Updated Charter | PG/SM | |
| Update to APSF BOD | MLF | |
| Last conference call | All members | January 8, 2021 |
| Next conference call | All members |
COMMUNICATIONS Working Group
CO-LEADS:
Summer Fitts RN, BSN / Gina Whitney MD
Goals:
- Refresh MHC Website and Upload Resources Content
- MHC Blog schedule up and running
Active members:
Arney Abcejo (APSF Liaison - Communications), Shane Angus (APSF; Case Western University), Andie Barron (AORN; UTSW), Elizabeth Card (ASPAN; Vanderbilt), Rodney Chen (UTSW), Summer Fitts (Vanderbilt), Logan Gisick (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University), Philip E. Greilich (UTSW), Jeanie Lee (Johns Hopkins), Isaac Lynch (UTSW), Katie Megan (APSF Liaison; EdensWorks, Inc.), Emily Methangkool (UCLA; APSF Liaison - Social Media), Eleanor Mullen (AANA; Newton-Wellesley Hospital), Jamie Sparling (MGH), Gina Whitney (U Colo)
| Tasks | Persons responsible | Next Steps |
| Last conference call | All members | |
| Next conference call | All members | March 2021 |