Board Affairs Groups and Committees > Administrative Affairs
Sub-Committee descriptions:
Admissions - Encourages membership and reviews and recommends approval from the Board of Directors all applications for membership from qualified professionals.
Climate Change - Focused on promoting awareness and action towards environmental sustainability and advocating for policies and practices that mitigate the impact of climate change.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Identifies important issues related to equity, gender, identified and under-represented groups and communities for discussion and action.
Ethics - Establishes/updates guidelines for ethical standards in patient care, research, education, and industry interaction, and increases understanding of biomedical ethics in gastroenterology.
Publications/Archives - Responsible for all the CAG publications/communications including the website and archives. Its chair is a member of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology-Oxford University Press (JCAG-OUP) Advisory Group.
GIWomenCAN! - A group of physicians advocating for women in clinical gastroenterology and gastrointestinal research in Canada. The goal is to improve the experiences of Canadian women physicians and researchers working in gastroenterology.
Women's Mentorship Program - To provide female residents and newer gastroenterologists access to mentors from diverse GI practices, academic departments, and geographic regions. We hope to foster casual dialogue between mentors and mentees, while affording trainees the opportunity to gain valuable guidance and career advice from faculty not accessible to them in their training programs.
| Sub-Committee | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry McGrath, St. John's, NF | V.P. | |
| Admissions | Sarvee Moosavi, Vancouver, BC | Chair |
| Jennifer Leonard, St. John's, NF | Member | |
|
Climate Change
|
Des Leddin, Halifax, NS | Co-Chair |
| Harminder Singh, Winnipeg, MB | Co-Chair | |
| Neal Shahidi, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| John Igoe, Halifax, NS | Member | |
| David Armstrong, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Frances Tse, Ancaster, ON | Member | |
| Grigorios Leontiadis, Ancaster, ON | Member | |
| Paul Sinclair, Guelph, ON | Member | |
| Ciaran Galts, Victoria, BC | Member | |
| Russell Yanofsky, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Daniel Sadowski, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| Mary Zachos, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Natasha Lepore, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
|
Kelsey Cheyne, Toronto, ON
|
Member | |
| Charles Ménard, Sherbrooke, QC | Member | |
| Equity Diversity Inclusion Reconciliation Accessibility (EDIRA) |
Chadwick Williams, Darthmouth, NS | Chair |
| Alberto Caminero, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Milli Gupta, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Larry Jacob James, Halifax, NS | Member | |
| Prévost Jantchou, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Yasmin Nasser, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Pape-Mamadou Sene, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Sowmya Sharma, Halifax, NS | Member | |
| Harminder Singh, Winnipeg, MB | Member | |
| Laura Targownik, Toronto ON | Member | |
| Ethics | Ian Epstein, Halifax, NS | Chair |
| Publications/Archives | Jean-Eric Ghia, Winnipeg, MB | Chair |
| GIWomenCAN! | Laura Targownik, Toronto, ON | Chair |
| Talia Zenlea, Toronto, ON | Vice-Chair | |
| Rowena Almeida, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Natasha Bollegala, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Colette Deslandres, Montreal, QC | Member | |
| Deanna Gibson, Vancouver, BC | Member | |
| Milli Gupta, Calgary, AB | Member | |
| Smita Halder, Hamilton, ON | Member | |
| Dana Philpott, Toronto, ON | Member | |
| Lana Bistritz, Edmonton, AB | Member | |
| Melissa Kelley, Kingston, ON | Member | |
| Trainee Representative | Parul Tandon, Toronto, ON | |
| Women's Mentorship Program | Smita Halder, Hamilton, ON | Co-Chair |
| Lara Hart, Hamilton, ON | Co-Chair |