FOLLOW-UP APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO DEVELOP AN
ISHLT Standards, Guidelines, Consensus, or Policy Document
Submit this completed Follow-up Application to amanda.rowe@ishlt.org
at least 4 weeks prior to the date by which approval is required.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All proposals must be submitted to ISHLT HQ office by the Standards and Guidelines
Workforce Leader of the sponsoring Council.
1. Official Title of the Document:
2. Date:
3. Submitter Name (All follow-up applications must be submitted to the ISHLT HQ office by the Standards and
Guidelines Workforce Leader of the sponsoring Council):
4. Project Leader(s) (indicate if any have been appointed by a collaborating Society/Organization):
5. Collaborating Councils (if any):
6. Collaborating Societies/Organizations (if any):
7. Endorsing Societies/Organizations (if any):
8. Proposed Writing Sub-Groups:
9. Proposed Writing Sub-Group Chairs (must be ISHLT members unless representing a collaborating
Society/Organization; indicate which Chairs have been appointed by a collaborating Society/Organization):
10. Proposed Topic Outline for Each Writing Sub-Group:
11. Proposed Writing Committee Members for Each Writing Sub-Group (include full name, degree, institution, state, country, email; identify and provide rationale for inclusion of each non-ISHLT member; indicate which writing committee members have been appointed by a collaborating Society/Organization):
12. Proposed Expert Reviewers for Completed Document (3-5 people; must be ISHLT Members unless representing a collaborating Society/Organization; indicate which expert reviewers have been appointed by a collaborating Society/Organization):
13. Proposed Timetable (include dates for the following)
* invitations issued and COI collected
* writing assignments, instructions, and deadlines communicated to all
* writing process initiated
* discussion with Mandeep Mehra and/or James Kirklin re: publication in JHLT or Monograph
* submission of initial drafts to Writing Sub-Committee Chairs
* comments/revisions back from Writing Sub-Committee Chairs
* creation of final drafts incorporating comments/revisions from Writing Sub-Committee Chairs
* submission of final drafts to Writing Sub-Committee Chairs
* submission of final drafts to Project Leader for Collation/Editing
* submission of final compiled draft to Expert Reviewers
* comments back from Expert Reviewers
* creation of Final Document Draft incorporating comments from Expert Reviewers
* submission of Final Document Draft to membership of relevant Councils or entire ISHLT membership for review and comment
* comments back from members
* revision of Final Document Draft based on member comments
* submission of Final Document to Standards and Guidelines Committee for review and approval
* submission of Final Document to ISHLT Board of Directors for approval

* submission of document for publication
14. Other deadlines related to output in formats other JHLT or Monograph publication:
15. Dates and deadlines related to any pre-approved face to face meetings:
NOTE: The Standards and Guidelines Committee must approve all Project Leaders, Taskforce Chairs, writing committee members, and expert reviewers before invitations are issued. ISHLT staff will issue the invitations and collect conflict of interest disclosure information. Conflict of Interest disclosure must be collected from all participants before any writing can begin.
Please submit this completed application to Amanda.Rowe@ishlt.org
.
Thank you!