Committee Roster
Chair
MenakaPai, MD, BSc, FRCPC, MSc
('27)
Appointed Members
GregoryAbel, MD, MPH
('26)
DonaldArnold, MD
('27)
AmyBillett, MD
('27)
AdamBinder, MD
('26)
StellaChou, MD
('27)
PayalC.Desai, MD
('29)
GeorgeGoshua, MD, MSc
('28)
ReneeGresh, DO
('28)
DamonEugeneHoughton, MD, MS
('29)
MichaelK.Keng, MD
('26)
ThomasKnight, MD
('29)
RobertI.Liem, MD
('27)
Ming YY.Lim, MBBChir
('29)
CamilaMasias, MD, MPH
('27)
CindyNeunert, MD
('26)
JordanK.Schaefer, MD, MSc
('28)
SurbhiShah, MD
('30)
Ex Officio Members
CindyE.Dunbar, MD
('27)
AlisonLoren, MD, MSCE
('28)
RobertNegrin, MD
('26)
Liaisons
LisaM.Baumann Kreuziger, MD, MS
('26)
MatthewCheung, MD, MSc
('26)
Jean M.M.Connors, MD
('27)
ChancellorE.Donald, MD
('28)
WarrenFingrut, MD, MPH
('30)
VictoriaAGill, BA
('28)
Kah Poh (Melissa)Loh, MD
('27)
HeatherMale, MD
('28)
JoriMay, MD
('26)
JenniferRothman, MD
('26)
MichaelT.Tees, MD, MPH
('28)
PallawiTorka, MD
('29)
Staff Liaison
RobKunkle
Committee Mandate
The Committee on Quality promotes the highest quality care of patients with hematologic diseases and is responsible for overseeing and implementing the ASH Executive Committee-approved quality initiative, including but not limited to the development of clinical practice guidelines; tools and resources to aid dissemination and implementation of the guidelines including pocket guides, teaching slide sets, clinical pathways, patient versions, educational modules, and adaptation efforts; quality performance measures; quality toolkits; educational programming during the ASH annual meeting; promotion of research in quality and health care outcomes among hematologist and others; response to policy-related efforts and representing the society at quality forums and meetings. Members of this committee may not be employees or owners of Ineligible Companies, as defined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
The Committee on Quality oversees the work of the Guideline Oversight Subcommittee that oversees the development of ASH clinical practice guidelines.
To allow for continual crosscutting dialogue with other standing committees, the Committee on Quality structure includes liaison positions from the following committees:
- ASH Executive Committee (Councillor in Clinical Practice)
- Committee on Advancing Excellence and Population Health
- Committee on Communications
- Committee on Educational Affairs
- Committee on Government Affairs
- Publications Committee
- Committee on Practice
- Committee on Training
- Trainee Council
The chair of the Guideline Oversight Subcommittee (unless an appointed member of the committee) serves as a liaison member of the Committee on Quality.
Members of the Committee on Quality are required to participate in occasional meetings at ASH Headquarters, monthly conference calls, and workgroups as needed, and are called upon to respond to written requests related to the quality agenda.
The Chair of the Committee on Quality serves as a liaison member of the Media Experts Subcommittee and Program Committee and is expected to attend the meetings of those committees. The chair also serves as an ex-officio (non-voting) member of the Guideline Oversight Subcommittee.