Committees
Below you will find a list of Medical-Dental Staff Committees of ChristianaCare that carry out functions delegated to the Medical-Dental Staff by the Board.
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Bylaws Committee |
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Purpose |
To regularly review and update the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, and other policies of the Medical-Dental Staff; and recommend changes to the Medical Executive Committee. |
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Chair |
William Egan, M.D. |
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Schedule |
2nd Tuesday of the month at Noon. |
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Staff Credentials Committee |
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Purpose |
Reviews the credentials of all applicants for appointment and reappointment to Medical-Dental Staff. This committee also reviews all applicants seeking to practice as credential health care providers (e.g., advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and optometrists). |
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Chair |
Matthew Rubino, M.D. |
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Schedule |
3rd Wednesday of the month at Noon. |
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Graduate Medical Education Committee |
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Purpose |
This committee has the overall responsibility of planning, coordinating, approving and evaluating the educational programs of the various departments, including undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate. |
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Chair |
Lisa Maxwell, M.D. and Vaughn Wright, EdD, co-chair |
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Schedule |
4th Wednesday of the month at Noon. |
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Nominating Committee |
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Purpose |
This committee identifies qualified candidates from the Medical-Dental Staff for positions of President Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, and for At-Large positions of the Medical Executive Committee. |
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Chair |
Immediate Past President of the Staff |
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Schedule |
Ad hoc basis. |
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Medical-Dental Staff Peer Review Committee |
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Purpose |
This committee oversees the three performance areas of the Peer Review Process: Administrative, Clinical and Behavioral. |
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Chair |
President, Medical-Dental Staff |
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Schedule |
2nd Friday of the month at 7:00 a.m. |
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Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee |
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Purpose |
Oversee the safe use of medication throughout the institution. |
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Chair |
Gerard Fulda, M.D. |
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Schedule |
3rd Monday of the month at Noon. |
Additional Committees designated by Medical Executive Committee or President’s Cabinet
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Infection Prevention Committee |
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Purpose |
The Infection Prevention Committee oversees the surveillance, prevention, and control of infections, both in direct patient care and in patient care support, carried out by Christiana Health Care Services. |
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Chair |
Marci L. Drees, M.D. |
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Schedule |
3rd Monday of the month from Noon to 1:30 p.m. |
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Radiation Safety Committee |
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Purpose |
Monitors the radiation safety program and the safe use of machine-produced radiation as well. |
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Chair |
Hung Dam, M.D. |
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Schedule |
1st Thursday per quarter at Noon, unless otherwise noted. |
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Critical Care |
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Purpose |
Oversees the quality of services within critical care and special care units. |
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Chair |
Vinay Maheshwari, M.D. |
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Schedule |
1st Tuesday of every other month at Noon. |
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Medical Emergency Response Committee (MERC) |
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Purpose |
Oversees the inpatient program for response to medical emergencies. |
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Chair |
Michael Benninghoff, D.O. |
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Schedule |
1st Wednesday of the month. |
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Nutrition Support Team |
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Purpose |
Oversees the provision of appropriate enteral and parenteral nutrition care, including nutrition therapy throughout the organization. |
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Chair |
Luis Cardenas, D.O. |
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Schedule |
Weekly patient care rounds and additional ad hoc meetings as needed. |
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Ethics |
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Purpose |
This committee provides the framework to address ethical issues that arise throughout the organization. |
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Chairs |
Marvin Lee, PhD, John Goodill, M.D. |
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Schedule |
2nd Friday of the month at 7:30 a.m. |