Committees

In an effort to broaden our positive impact and collaborative outreach, our organization has recently transitioned into the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative.  With this transformation, we further our mission and continue to focus on maximizing the value of participating in the Collaborative.  With that in mind, we encourage you to consider taking a more active role in shaping our Collaborative by volunteering to join a committee within the organization.  We hope that your participation in these committees will enrich your ACHQC experience and allow you to contribute in a new and rewarding way.  

Participation on ACHQC committees is open to all interested surgeons, residents, and fellows who are currently ACHQC members.  If you are interested in joining a committee or would like more information, please send an email to aileen@achqc.org.

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ACHQC Committees and Task Forces 

Compliance Committee

Mission: To ensure collaborative operations meet regulatory, legal, and current operational standards

Committee Chair:	Nicole Goddard
Committee Members:	Howard Haenel, Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH

Data Assurance Committee

Mission: To assure completeness and accuracy of collaborative data

Committee Chair:	Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH
Committee Members:	Aileen Beckler, Debbie Fenoglio, Nicole Goddard

Data Integration Committee

Mission: Improve usability and ROI for surgeons entering data into the QC

Committee Chair:	Bryan Ellis, DO
Committee Members:	Nora Fullington, MD, Dwayne Greco, Todd Harris, MD, Jeremy Warren, MD

Data Use & Publications Committee

Mission: To ensure fair and equitable access to collaborative data

Committee Chair:	Corey Deeken, PhD
Committee Members:	Lucas Beffa, MD, Ivy Haskins, MD, Rana Higgins, MD, William Hope, MD, Wesley Love, MD, Flavio Malcher, MD, Benjamin Miller, MD, Rebecca Petersen, MD, Arielle Perez, MD, MPH, Clayton Petro, MD, Richard Pierce, MD, PhD, Ajita Prabhu, MD, Michael Reinhorn, MD, MBA

Development Committee

Membership Inclusivity/Surgeon Outreach Committee

Mission: Develop resources and programs to encourage and support diversity and inclusivity within the QC. Continually touch-base with surgeons in the QC to assure we are meeting their needs

Committee Chair:	Todd Harris, MD
Committee Members:	David Krpata, MD

Opioid Reduction Task Force

Mission: Impact the opioid epidemic by reducing opioid prescribing and consumption. Partner with patients to set realistic expectations about postoperative pain and pain management

Task Force Co-Chairs:	Clayton Petro, MD, Michael (Micki) Reinhorn, MD, MBA
Task Force Members:	Amitabh Goel, MD, Todd Harris, MD, Rana Higgins, MD, Anthony Iacco, MD, Lauren Ott, PA-C, Arielle Perez, MD, MPH, MS, Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH, Michael Rosen, MD, Jeremy Warren, MD

View the Opioid Reduction Initiative page here.

Patient Engagement & Advocacy Committee

Mission: Identify key areas to improve patient outcomes and increase patient education

View the ACHQC Patient Engagement & Advocacy Committee Charter here

Committee Co-Chairs:	Harriet Schwartzman, Eric Beauford
Committee Members:	David Anderson, Lilia Chastine, Lisa Diederich, Susan Eller, Bryan Ellis, DO, Maurice Hyett, Wes Irvin, John Parker, Leonard Saxe, PhD, Robert Yates, MD

Quality Improvement Committee

Mission: Provide comprehensive, real-time ongoing assessment of improving quality within the QC. Identify annual Quality Improvement efforts to disseminate to the QC

Committee Chair:	Luke Beffa, MD
Committee Members:	Trey Bradley, MD, Aldo Fafaj, MD, Ivy Haskins, MD, Bridgette Kreuz, Ron Lewis, MD

Research Committee

Mission: Oversees and sets the agenda for Embedded Registry Studies and/or Multi-Center Prospective Studies

Committee Chair:	Mazen Al-Mansour, MBBS
Committee Members:	Trey Bradley, MD, Courtney Collins, MD, William Hope, MD, Li-Ching Huang, PhD, Megan Melland-Smith, MD, Benjamin Miller, MD, Richard Pierce, MD, PhD, Christopher Schneider, MD, Luciano Guilherme Tastaldi, MD, Noah Tocci, MD, Mia Weiss, MPH

Residents & Fellows Committee

Mission: Enhance resident and fellow participation in the QC. Allow easy transition from residency/fellowship to attending and engagement in the QC

Committee Co-Chairs:	Aldo Fafaj, MD, Sergio Mazzola Poli De Figueiredo, MD
Committee Members:	Ryan Ellis, MD, Benjamin Fung, MD, Antoinette Hu, MD, Clara Lai, MD, Alex Lois, MD, Rachel Liu, MD, Daphne Lu, MD, Sara Maskal, MD, Matthew Madion, MD, Nir Messer, MD, Xavier Pereira, MD, David Silver, MD, Kelsi Swanson, MD, Luciano Guilherme Tastaldi, MD, Sam Zolin, MD

View the Residents & Fellows page here. 

Variables & Definitions Committee

Mission: To maintain and update surgeon and patient user interfaces and variable definitions

Committee Co-Chairs:	Eric Pauli, MD, Ajita Prabhu, MD
Committee Members:	Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH