The AIHA Research Task Force, of which R. Lewis was the chair, was discussed. The Task Force was established to investigate research needs within AIHA and to develop an on-going process to identify research gaps. The Board decided to move forward with the first two recommendations, but not the third. A subcommittee to continue the work of the AIHA Research Task Force was established. The chair of this committee will be R. Lewis.
Additional members are to be determined.
Z. Walton is moving into the Compendium Subcommittee chair seat, replacing past-chair Alan Fleeger. B. Ewing will obtain electronic copies of the Compendium chapters and send them to the liaisons. B. Ewing to contact all liaisons after the conference to find out the status of their committee contact. B. Ewing suggested a deadline of August 1 for a status report of liaison TC contact and response. The Gap Subcommittee will draft a one page instructions to authors for Guideline documents.