Key aims of the Allied Health Committee

• Equip ILTS AHP members with evidence-based materials, shared best practices, and resources to more effectively advocate for optimal patient care
• Contribute to quality guidelines and increasing consensus concerning the management of pre-, peri- and post-transplant care for liver donors and/or recipients
• Collaborate with other transplant societies/organizations in the world, working with and mobilizing the expertise of AHP
• Increase awareness of how AHP can address their diverse communities’ lifestyle challenges and advocate for health promotion

Committee Members:

•  Lara Elshove – Chair {2026} Eramus University Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
•  Julie Corkrean – Vice Chair {2027} Houston Methodist, Texas, USA
• Wojciech Polak, MD, PhD – Affiliated Councilor {2027} – Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
• Yanik Bababekov – Special Projects Officer {2026} University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA
• JoLynn Shinsako {2026} University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
• Dana Jakoubek {2026} University Of California San Francisco Medical Center, CA, USA
• Priscilla Wee {2026} National University Hospital, Singapore
• Etsuko Soeda {2026} Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
• Michelle Bell {2026} Houston Methodist, Texas, USA
• Saista Asif Amin {2026} Al Qasimi Women and Children Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
• Eunice Ainomugisha {2026} Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
• Georgeine Smith {2026} The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
• Chantal Wiggins {2026} Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
• Nisha Prasai {2026} Patan Academy of Health Science, Bagmati, Nepal
• Alison Rowley {2027} King’s College Hospital, UK

*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in the year shown in brackets