1. Osteoporosis Canada Scientific and Clinical Programs
Sept. 2016

2. Outline for Today
Scientific Advisory Council
Membership
Committees

3. Scientific Advisory Council
Our Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) of experts provides medical guidance
70+ Medical Experts
8+ Committees
We have internists, gerentologists, statisticians, GP’s, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, nutritionists etc etc.
Bound by terms of Reference which stipulates expectations of membership ie furthering Osteoporosis Canada’s cause, participating when asked, allowing OC to depend upon their expertise, contribute annually to OC financially
The committees – Executive, Guidelines, Development, Research, KT, COPN Review, Rapid Response and then the subcommittees – KT has four – the core, the Diagnostic Imaging, Family practise, Orthopedics; There are also other committees – Vertebrl Fracture Assessment Guidelines committee, AFF, and committees when we work in partnership with other organizations such as the Canadian Association of Radiologists as we did last year, developing a paper and several articles on wording in identifying fractures

4. Executive Committee Comprised of 12 medical experts
Chair: Dr. Suzanne Morin
Members: Chairs of committees plus other key members
Role: advisor and guide to OC’s President/CEO on all technical, scientific and/or medical matters.
To act on behalf of the SAC membership, and to make decisions on matters of urgency. This may be subject to later ratification or amendment by some or all of the SAC membership through the most appropriate communication mechanisms.
To identify and evaluate emerging internal and external developments of scientific/medical significance, and where indicated, make specific recommendations to the SAC.
To develop position statements, in consultation with appropriate SAC consultants, where the absence of guidelines on a research/medical/scientific issue requires a statement from OC in accordance with committee protocols determined by OC (e.g. Rapid Response)
To establish and constitute roles of committees to best carry out the functions of the SAC
To ensure a member of the Executive Committee serves as an active participant on individual SAC committees as appropriate
To give direction, support, and to provide advice and counsel, to the Vice-President, Operations & Clinical Programs Coordinator on technical, scientific and or medical matters of importance to the organization.
To safeguard the scientific credibility and integrity of OC
To oversee the review and approval of all material prepared for public/professional distribution with respect to scientific and/or medical content.
To establish and oversee ongoing annual planning, budgeting and review process of the SAC and its activities and report such progress to OC’s President/CEO.
Meet at least 4 times a year via teleconference
They review endorsements brought to them by the guidelines committee. Recently endorsed the long term care guidelines from Dr. Papaioannou
Topics on their radar include sarcopenia,

5. Guidelines Committee
Comprised of 10 SAC Members, 1 COPN member and Ravi
Chair: Dr. Heather McDonald Blumer
Role: The Guidelines Committee of the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) shall assume active leadership, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the SAC, in its primary role as scientific reviewer and advisor and guide to OC on all technical, scientific and/or medical matters.
To review and provide feedback on all research and medical matters related to guideline development
To identify and evaluate emerging internal and external developments of scientific/medical significance, and where indicated, make specific recommendations to the SAC, in collaboration with the Executive
To ensure that the Chair of the Guidelines Committee serves as an active participant on the Executive as appropriate
To give direction, support, and to provide advice and counsel, to the Vice-President, Operations and Clinical Programs Coordinator on technical, scientific and or medical matters of importance to the organization
To safeguard the credibility and integrity of OC in terms of guideline development
To oversee the review and approval of all material prepared for public/professional distribution with respect to scientific and/or medical content

6. Research Committee Comprised of 8 experts including a COPN member
Chair: Dr. Wendy Ward
Role: The Research Committee of the SAC shall assume primary responsibility for identifying, recommending and funding research opportunities.
CaMos Award
Tim Murray Travel awards
Monitor current status of the OC research fund, ensuring commitments fall within the annual funding budget
Identify distribution of funds to support funding options
Develop protocol to process and evaluate research applications
Recommend peer reviewed research and researchers
Develop new researchers in the field of osteoporosis
Develop strategies to heighten awareness of osteoporosis research in Canada, including that supported by the OC Research Fund, within the scientific community and to the general public

7. Development Committee
Comprised of 8 “seasoned” SAC Members
Chair: Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou
Role: The Development Committee shall assume primary responsibility for ongoing cultivation, recruitment and selection of appropriately qualified candidates for the Scientific Advisory Council, its Executive Committee, Guidelines Committee, and Research Committee
To recruit appropriately qualified candidates for SAC Consultants, Executive Committee, Guidelines Committee, and Research Committee
To ensure Consultants know and respect the roles and responsibilities of SAC membership
To undertake an annual review and assessment of SAC composition to ensure the SAC has a membership with the appropriate mix of capabilities, skills, interests, qualifications and geographic representation
To undertake an annual call to the SAC membership requesting intent to continue to serve for a renewable 3-year term
To undertake a call for strategic additions to the SAC Consultants, at any time within the year, when medical and/or scientific expertise is required to carry out SAC functions
To call for nominations from the SAC membership for the Executive Committee, Guidelines Committee, Research Committee, and additional Consultants following which a slate of candidates will be prepared and voted on by the SAC membership via telecommunications
 Group recently met to review committee membership – 5 people applied this year and each has been offered membership and am awaiting their response

8. Knowledge Translation Committee
Subdivided into 4 committees:
Core
Diagnostic Imaging
Family Practitioners
Orthopedic
Co-chairs: Sandra Kim and Stephanie Kaiser

9. Rapid Response Team Chair: Aliya Khan
A topic is identified in the media and sent to me, I contact the rapid response team to see if they feel a response is required. I alert the COPn Review Team as well as Matthew
If a response is deemed appropriate by the team, it is prepared and posted usually within 48 hours; it is shared with the COPn review committee as they create a consumer response
It is then posted and sent to all SAC members
Sometimes they will put the topic on a to do list for an article etc if not deemed requiring a response immediately

10. COPN Review Committee
Chair: Dr. Rowena Ridout

11. Questions???