1. Nursing and Social Sciences Council International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Nursing and Social Science Council Board Reports April 24, 2009

2. NSSC Operating Board 2008-2009 Annette Devito Dabbs, chair Connie White-Williams, vice-chair Catherine Murks, past chair Workforce Leaders

3. Education Sharon Beer Communication: Susan Chernenko Grants and Awards: Bernice Coleman Standards and Guidelines: Michael Petty Registries and Databases: Fabienne Dobbels Development: Kevin Carney

4. Education NSSC Liaison: Sharon Beer –ISHLT Membership survey –Program planning –Training opportunities –Development of training standards Future: Monographs, on-line textbook, master class for coordinators

5. 2009 Program Committee Kathy Grady Fabienne Dobbels Sharon Beer 2010 Sharon Beer and Michael Petty

6. Communication NSSC Liaison: Susan Chernenko –ISHLT newsletter –Online membership database –Discussion forum Future: Chat rooms

7. Grants and Awards NSSC Liaison: Bernice Coleman –Research grant proposals (6) –Research Award (7) Future: Connect mentor/mentees, topics, e- grant submission

8. Standards and Guidelines NSSC Liaison: Michael Petty –standards and guidelines in progress Future: topics of interest RTW, Driving with VADs

9. Registry and Databases NSSC Liaison: Fabienne Dobbels Future: contribute variables of interest to datasets

10. Development NSSC Liaison: Kevin Carney –Introductory letter sent December 2008 –Invitation with program Future: Clarify role at society level, relationships with sister societies, membership

11. NSSC Operating Board and Workforce Leaders 2009-2010 Connie White-Williams, chair Bernice Coleman, vice-chair Annette Devito Dabbs, past chair M Petty, Standards and guidelines + S Beer, Education + F Dobbels, Registries and Databases + B Levvey, Communication + J Currey, Grants and Awards + K Carney, Development + Susan Chernenko, Board of Directors

12. Commentary Society structure: –Grassroots commitment –Representation & involvement –Communication challenges –Council leaders roles –Title: Nursing, Social Science and ……..? Program: –Concurrent council meetings –Sunrise session (Mentoring researchers) –Satellite symposium (EB-Clinical topics) –Abstracts (data-based NSSC research)