Committees

Research Committee

Chair: Dr. Phyllis Billia

The purpose of the Research Committee is to promote, foster, and facilitate high quality research so as to improve the care of patients with heart failure disorders through creation of knowledge and its translation into best practices. 

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Heart Failure Update Planning Committee

Co-chairs: Drs. Jonathan Howlett, Shelley Zieroth and Serge Lepage

The Heart Failure Update Planning Committee is responsible for developing a premier meeting for healthcare and research professionals involved in heart failure care and ensure the educational integrity and financial success of the meeting.

Please visit the Heart Failure Update website for more information. 
 

Nominations & Awards Committee 

Chair: Dr. Shelley Zieroth

The purpose of the Nominations and Awards Committee is to prepare a call for nominations to the membership for vacant Board positions, select a CHFS Annual Achievement Award recipient, and recruit candidates for consideration as members on CHFS Committees.

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Education Committee

Chair: Dr. Justin Ezekowitz

The Education Committee provides a structure to address educational efforts aimed at heart failure professionals, patients and caregivers on behalf of the CHFS Board and to provide recommendations to the Board on related issues. 

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Website Content Committee

Chair: Dr. Kim Anderson

The primary purpose of the Website Content Committee is to ensure current and contemporary content is available to CHFS members and stakeholders.

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Nursing and Allied Health Council

Chair: Rodolfo Pike

The CHFS Nursing and Allied Health Council provides an opportunity for nurses to network with colleagues to enable them to have a robust and informed voice on CHFS Committees, and represents a bidirectional conduit for communication between CHFS committee activities and nurses/allied health professionals.

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