Hemorrhage Task Force

Objectives

The charge of the CMQCC Hemorrhage Task Force is to decrease hemorrhage-related maternal mortality in California by defining the scope of the problem, determining best practices for the prevention of and response to maternal hemorrhage, and determining the most effective strategies for supporting California health providers in implementing those practices.

Co-Chairs

Hemorrhage Task Force Committee Members

  • Karyn Almryde RN, MSN, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, Director of Obstetrics & Surgical Services(San Diego)
  • James Byrne MD, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Chief, Obstetrics and MFM(San Jose)
  • Mary Campbell Bliss RN, MS, CNS, Sutter Sacramento--Sierra Region, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Valerie Cape CMQCC, Program Assistant(Stanford)
  • Leslie M. Casper MD, Regional Perinatal Coordinator(San Diego)
  • Brenda Chagolla RNC, MSN, CNS, Catholic Healthcare West, Manager, Patient Safety & Clinical Risk(Rancho Cordova)
  • Nancy Corbett RN, BSN, Kaiser Northern CA, Clinical Practice Leader(Oakland)
  • Gina Donatoni PhD, MT(ASCP), LA County Dept Public Health/MCAH Programs, Staff Analyst(Los Angeles)
  • Maurice Druzin MD, Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine(Palo Alto)
  • Sue Faron CNS, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, RN, CNS(San Diego)
  • Kimberly D. Gregory MD, MPH, UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine(Los Angeles)
  • Andrew Hull MD, FRCOG, FACOG, University of California San Diego, Associate Professor of Clinical Reproductive Medicine(San Diego)
  • Valerie Huwe RNC, BSN, UCSF Graduate Program in Perinatal Nursing, RN(Mountain View)
  • David Lagrew MD, UCI/Saddleback/Memorial Care, Chief Integration and Accountability Officer, Memorial Care Medical Director, Informatics MCPS(Laguna Hills)
  • Richard H. Lee MD, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Assistant Professor(Los Angeles)
  • Audrey Lyndon RNC, PhD, CNS, UCSF School of Nursing, Assistant Professor, Women's Health(San Francisco)
  • Elliott Main MD, California Pacific Med Ctr/CMQCC, Chairman and Chief of Obstetrics(San Francisco)
  • Holli M. Mason MD, California Association of Blood Banks, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Director, Transfusion Medicine and Serology
  • Jennifer McNulty MD, UC Irvine/Long Beach Memorial, Assistant Clinical Professor (Maternal Fetal Medicine)(Long Beach)
  • Kathryn Melsop MS, CMQCC, Program Manager(Stanford)
  • Suellen Miller PhD, CNM, MHA, University of California, San Francisco, Director, Safe Motherhood Programs(San Francisco)
  • Connie Mitchell MD, MPH, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Branch Chief, Policy Development(Sacramento)
  • Christine Morton PhD, CMQCC, Program Manager/Research Sociologist(Stanford)
  • Barbara Murphy MS, RN, Director of Perinatal Programs(Palo Alto)
  • Bryan Oshiro MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Associate Professor, OB/GYN(Loma Linda)
  • Nancy Peterson RNC, PNNP, MSN, IBCLC, Mid-Coastal California Perinatal Programs, MCCPOP(Palo Alto)
  • Diana Ramos MD, MPH, County of Los Angeles Public Health, Director, Maternal Child Health
  • Larry Shields MD, Central Coast Maternal Fetal Medicine, Perinatologist(San Luis Obispo)
  • Jean-Claude Veille MD, Sutter Sacramento--Sierra Region, Perinatologist(Sacramento)
  • Linda V. Walsh PhD, CNM, FACNM, Associate Professor(San Francisco)

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