
About
The creation of this LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Decision Aid was funded through a generous award provided by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
This award has allowed us to speak to LVAD patients, caregivers, and clinicians in order to figure out what patients want to know when making decisions about LVAD therapy. In all, we completed over 80 patient, caregiver, and clinician interviews to inform the creation of this decision aid.
To learn more about our methods during this process, please download the document below. We strive very hard to meet any and all decision aid standards set forth by IPDAS.
The Team
Our LVAD Decision Aid was made through the collaboration of an interdiciplinary team and is funded through the generous support of The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Feel free to learn more about us.
Asso Professor Baylor College of Medicine
Research Assoc Baylor College of Medicine
Professor MD Anderson
Head of Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic
Asst Professor Baylor College of Medicine
PCORI LVAD Patient Partner
PCORI LVAD Patient Partner
PCORI LVAD Patient Partner
Surgical Dir Miami Transplant Inst
Dir, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's
Dir of Heart Failure, INTEGRIS
Director, MCS Support Program, Houston Methodist
Director Heart Transplant Program, Baylor St. Luke's
Dir of MCS, UChicago
Adv Heart Failure, Aurora St. Luke's
Head of Heart Failure, Montefiore
Research Coordinator, Baylor College of Medicine
Research Assistant, Baylor College of Medicine
Former Team Members
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Estevan Delgado, MA
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Courtenay Bruce, JD, MA, CPHQ
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Sheryl McCurdy, PhD
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Lidija Wilhelms, BA
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Holland Kaplan, MD
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Mackenzie Nettlow
Contact Us
The Left Ventricular Assist Device Decision Aid Project is housed in the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.
Phone: 713-798-3785
VADDA PCORI Project
One Baylor Plaza, Suite 310D
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact jennifer.blumenthal-barby@bcm.edu or send us an email below.