Practice Standards and Guidelines Committee


The Practice Standards and Guidelines Committee has as its purpose to plan, facilitate and coordinate a comprehensive program of AIHA activities in development of standards and guidelines

• Organizational Overview
• Project Proposal Form 
• AIHA Guideline Template 
• AIHA Sample Guideline 
• Roster

Mission Statement

To plan, facilitate, and coordinate a comprehensive program of AIHA activities in development of standards and guidelines.

Goals and Objectives

Goal: Assist AIHA technical committees in the devleopment of standards and guidelines.

Objective #1: Coordinate the activity of technical committees when proposing, selecting, and developing standards and guidelines.

Strategies:

• Establish organizational procedures for submission, quality assurance, review, and dissemination.
• Prioritize the committees? proposals with regard to AIHA?s strategic plan, financial/staff resources and Board oversight.

Objective #2: Develop and maintain a Compendium of Current IH Practices.

Strategies:

• Establish a subcommittee responsible for development of the Compendium.
• Ask technical committees to collect and review existing literature for use as chapter elements.
• Ask technical committees to identify gaps where no standards or guidelines currently exist.
• Upon completion of the First Edition, establish a review policy/procedure for updating the Compendium.