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Research

Join the Research Committee

Chair: Sylvie Baudart

Co-Chair: Sarah E Schroeder 

Contact: research@vadcoordinator.org 

REDCap Data Entry Program Link: REDCap Data Entry Link



MISSION

Our mission is to serve as a research framework for ICCAC members, providing strategical steps and opportunities in creating research projects for the betterment of the MCS Patient. and the MCS community.  


VISION

The vision for the Research Committee is to provide avenues to increase amount of Nursing and Allied Health VAD Clinician Research, through grant assistance, and educational opportunities. We want to foster all of this regardless of what your expertise in research is!


RESEARCH SUPPORT OPPORTUNITITES


Email your friendly ICCAC Research Buddy 

Have a research idea but don't know where to start?  Have some questions and would like to know if that's a research idea?

Need guidance of funding?  How to do statistical analysis? 

 Just shoot us an email at research@vadcoordinator.org and we will point you in the right direction.


RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITY 

2026 GRANT Opportunities: We plan to award TWO US scholarships again to the top two highest scored protocol submissions.


HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL:  STAY TUNED
We will use THIS criteria for the blinded grading of the research proposal: 2025 Reviewer Score Card Form


DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? Reach out to the Research Committee at research@vadcoordinator.org


Presentation/Publication Grant Award Notifications:

PREVIOUS Awards:

2023:

1. Sarah Schroeder: What to Expect When You’re Expecting: The Development of the Anticipatory Guidance Tool for Outcome Expectations When Receiving a Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device: Phase 1

2. Laura Coyle: Outcomes in HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients Requiring Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device Support

2024: 

1. Erin Davis: Surviving the Storm: Communication Training to Optimize Advanced Heart Failure (AHF) Team Communication and Collaboration

2. Thomas Schlöglhofer: Orthostatic Pump Flow Response in LVAD Patients: Insights Gained from Noninvasive Cardiovascular Monitoring

2025:

1. Abigail Thorndyke Shonrock: Compassion Strikes Back: Improving Dyadic Quality of Life for Left Ventricular Assistive Devices Patients and Caregivers

2. Laura Coyle: Comparison of Driveline Exit Site Anchoring Devices in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients




Committee Chairs

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If you have any questions, please contact research@vadcoordinator.org.