{"id":187,"date":"2017-11-18T19:10:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T19:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2024-04-03T19:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T19:30:17","slug":"leadership-committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &#038; Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Leadership &amp; Committees<\/h1>\n<h2>Board of Directors<\/h2>\n<p>The CRA nominations committee is chaired by the Past President and is made up of past presidents, and other members at large (in good standing) who volunteer.\u00a0 The CRA puts out a call for volunteers (for board and all committees) yearly. The nominations&#8217; committee chair approaches those people who volunteer for the board to gauge interest, commitment and skills.\u00a0 The names are presented to the nomination committee to review and then the shortlist is nominated and elected at the AGM.<\/p>\n<h2>Officers<\/h2>\n<p>The CRA nominations\u2019 committee approaches members of the board of directors to gauge their interest in becoming an officer (Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President and possibly eventually President) and nominate them to the board for voting after the Annual General Meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p><strong>President<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Trudy Taylor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice-President<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Stephanie Tom<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past-President<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Nigil Haroon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretary-Treasurer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. John Wade<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chief Executive Officer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Ahmad Zbib<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-Org-Chart-FREN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organization Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Louis Bessette<br \/>\nDr. Tommy Gerschman<br \/>\nDr. Nigil Haroon<br \/>\nDr. Nicole Johnson<br \/>\nDr. Lillian Lim<br \/>\nDr. Mary Purcell<br \/>\nDr. Trudy Taylor<br \/>\nDr. Stephanie Tom<br \/>\nDr. John Wade<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Board\u00a0Committees<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Board Education<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Louis Bessette<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/board-education-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board Education Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><strong>Chair, <\/strong>Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong>Dr. Nicole Johnson<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-task-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Finance and Risk\u00a0Management<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. John Wade<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/finance-and-risk-management-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Finance and Risk Management Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Industry Council<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Stephanie Tom<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/industry-council-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Industry Council Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><strong>Chair, <\/strong>Membership Engagement\u00a0Committee<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong>Dr. <span class=\"TextRun SCXP160284846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,0,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP160284846 BCX0\">Lillian Lim <\/span><\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/membership-engagement-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Membership Engagement\u00a0Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Nominations &amp; Awards<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Nigil Haroon<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/nominations-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nominations &amp; Awards Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Operational\u00a0Committees<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair,\u00a0Annual Scientific Meeting Program<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Marinka Twilt<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair, Abstract Review<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Mohammed Osman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/annual-scientific-meeting-program-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Communications<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Dax Rumsey<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/communications-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communications Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Education<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Elizabeth Hazel<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CanREAL (Canadian Rheumatology Education and Learning) Advisory Sub-Committee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chair, CPD (Continuing Professional Development)<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Dr. Gregory Choy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chair, NWRITE (National Written Rheumatology In-Training Examination)<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Raheem Kherani<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-Chairs, Postgraduate<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Drs. Marie Clements-Baker and Dharini Mahendira<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Chair, Undergraduate<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Raheem Kherani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Program Committee Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Chair, LEAP<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0(CRA\u00a0LEAdership\u00a0Program)<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Dr. Janet Pope<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Chairs,\u00a0<\/strong>NRRC (<strong>National Rheumatology Residents Curriculum<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Drs. Liane Heale and Medha Soowamber<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><strong>Chairs,\u00a0<\/strong>Residents\u2019 Pre-Course<br \/>\n<\/strong>Drs. Cristina Moran-Toro and Claire LeBlanc<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chairs, CRA RheumReview<\/strong><br \/>\nDrs. Shahin Jamal<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/education-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Education Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Co-Chairs, External Relations Committee<\/strong><br \/>\nDrs. Carter Thorne &amp; Stephanie Tom<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/external-relations-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">External Relations Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Guidelines<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Glen Hazlewood<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/guidelines-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guidelines Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Human Resources<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Dana Jerome<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/human-resources-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Resources Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Pediatrics<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Nadia Luca<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair, Choosing Wisely<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Nadia Luca<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-Chairs, Education<\/strong><br \/>\nDrs. Piya Lahiry and Evelyn Rozenblyum<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Chair, Human Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dr. Jennifer Lee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/pediatric-executive-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pediatrics Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240192377 BCX0\">Planetary Health Task<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240192377 BCX0\"> Force<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW210283643 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210283643 BCX0\">Dr. Stephanie Tom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Quality Care<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Amanda Steiman<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair, Choosing Wisely<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Arielle Mendel<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-Chairs, Transition Care<\/strong><br \/>\nDrs. Michelle Batthish and Stephanie Garner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chair, Project Athena Digital Quality Improvement<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Claire Barber<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chair, Project Athena EMR Optimization Oversight<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Amanda Steiman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/quality-care-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quality Care Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Research<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Janet Pope<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chair, CIORA Grant Review<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Susa Benseler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/research-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Chair, Therapeutics<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Alison Kydd<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/rheum.ca\/about-us\/leadership-committees\/therapeutics-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Therapeutics Committee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Liaisons<\/h2>\n<div class=\"well\">\n<p><strong>CRAJ Editor-in Chief<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Philip Baer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liaison, Journal of Rheumatology<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Cory Baillie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liaison, The Arthritis Society (Medical Advisory Committee Chair)<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW228848747 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW228848747 BCX0\">Dr. Nigil Haroon\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW228848747 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>President, Arthritis Health Professions Association (AHPA)<\/strong><br \/>\nMs.\u00a0Michelle Bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Journal of Rheumatology &#8211; Board of Directors<\/h2>\n<div class=\"well\">\n<p><strong>President<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Cory Baillie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice-President\/Vice-Chair<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Philip Baer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Board Secretary\/Director<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Joanne Homik<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directors at Large<\/strong><br \/>\nDrs. 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