Guidance Oversight Committee

Committee Charge

  • Oversee the development and maintenance of SNMMI Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC). 

Committee Goals

  • Identify strategic topics for AUC development and update current documents as needed.
  • Monitor development of AUC including assignation of working group Chair, educating the Chair about the process of AUC development, assisting the Chair in recruitment of the working group, development of a regular meeting schedule, and monitoring the process of AUC development to completion.
  • Monitor for relevant Appropriate Use Criteria document development projects outside SNMMI and assist in those projects whenever possible.
  • Disseminate SNMMI AUC to the members of the society and other stakeholders. Monitor for changes in PAMA legislation and CMS implementation of the AUC program.

Committee Minutes

Committee Members

Kevin J. Donohoe, MD Chairperson
Alan B. Packard, PhD, FSNMMI Vice-Chairperson
Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FACNM Board Liaison
David Brandon, MD Ex-Officio Member
Erica J. Cohen Major, DO, MPH, FACNM Committee Member
Sharmila Dorbala, MD Committee Member
Shana Elman, MD Committee Member
Claire Gowdy, BMBS Committee Member
Hossein Jadvar, MD,PhD,FACNM,FSNMMI Committee Member
Steven M. Larson, MD, FACNM Committee Member
Renee M. Moadel, MD, MSc Committee Member
Savas Ozdemir, MD Committee Member
Justin G. Peacock, MD, PhD Committee Member
Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FACNM Committee Member
Carl Wesolowski, MD Committee Member
Doug Burrichter Liaison