Committees

Committee Chair

Dr. Laura Purcell

Mandate

The purpose of the Committee shall be to fulfill all responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Committee, through policy or resolution, from time to time.

The Committee will be advisory in nature and not decision-making. A meeting of the Board will be called, in accordance with the Corporation’s by-laws and applicable law, whenever a decision of the Board is required hereunder.

Key Duties

Giving consideration to the different stakeholders of CASEM and the landscape within which CASEM and its members operate, determine the ideal composition of the Board that involves multi-layered diversity.
Draft a Nominations and Election Policy for approval by the Board.
Conduct an evaluation and assessment of the current composition of the Board, and on an annual basis, evaluate the composition of the then-current Board, and determine any gaps.
Establish and, on an annual basis, initiate and administer the process set out in the Nominations and Election Policy, including, but not limited to, approving all documents to be submitted to the Members, reviewing all nomination applications for completeness and eligibility, and presenting a final slate of nominees to the Members for election at the upcoming Annual Meeting of Members.
Regularly review the Nominations and Election Policy for any inefficiencies or improvements.

Committee Structure

The Committee will be composed of five (5) CASEM members in good standing selected by the Board, from those applications received via an open call for members.
Each Committee member will be appointed for a term of three (3) or four (4) years, so that the appointment of Committee members is staggered.
One Committee member will be the immediate CASEM Past President, who will chair the Committee and will transition yearly. The composition of the Committee will be reflective of the diversity of CASEM general membership. CASEM is committed to the promotion of equity, diversity and inclusion in its governance and will strongly encourage applicants from all diverse backgrounds to apply

The CASEM Executive Director, and any other administrative staff (as deemed necessary by the Executive Director), shall act as a resource to the Committee, but shall not be members of the Committee and shall not have voting privileges

Looking for new members! If interested please contact CASEM.

This committee is responsible for the development of the CASEM Team Physician Course, the CASEM Advanced Skills Course in Sport Medicine as well as programs on specific clinical issues in sport medicine. To date, the Committee has delivered programs on: Osteoarthritis, Running Injuries, Anti-Doping and more recently Endurance Sport Medicine.

Committee Chair

Dr. Erika Persson

Committee Terms of Reference

Mandate

To develop and deliver educational opportunities which are authored or partnered by CASEM, aimed at membership education and acknowledged nationally and internationally as quality leadership to enhance the role of the Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician.

Key Duties

To serve the sport and exercise medicine community by delivering educational content that meet the highest standards for CPD development as well as the educational needs of the membership.
Collaborate on the dissemination of new developments in sport and exercise medicine through CME.
Increase exposure of CASEM guidelines and position statements through its education offerings.
Liaise with other committees within CASEM and with other appropriate groups and organizations as needed to determine and offer CPD that meets the needs of the membership.
To continue to improve on the educational value of Team Physician courses through innovation in curriculum and format delivery.

Committee Structure

Chair: The Chair is a 3-year renewable term and the selection must be approved by the CASEM Board of Directors. The qualifications of the Chair include: hold a CASEM Diploma of Sport Medicine and should be an experienced Team Physician in clinical practice.

Members: There should be at least six Committee members who commit to a minimum two-year period with the option of a term renewal. The Committee members should include composite expertise and experience in the following areas:
Provincial and National Teams, Major Games Experience, Varsity Teams, Academic faculty leaders, Diversity in Sport Experience, and a resident or Fellow representative. All members (with the exception of the resident/Fellow representative) must hold a Diploma of Sport Medicine. The Chair will appoint Directors for the Team Physician Development Course and Advanced Skills Team Physician courses each time they are offered.
Typically leads from standing courses would be members of the committee along with interested CASEM members in education and training of physicians and include

The Credentials Committee is responsible for the ongoing development and the administration of the examination for the Diploma in Sport Medicine. First administered in 1989, the examination is a multi-stage OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation) process. The Diploma in Sport Medicine is awarded to those who successfully complete the exam and serves to identify to the public and the profession those with particular skills and special expertise in the area of Sport Medicine.

Committee Chair

Dr. Wade Elliott

Chief Examiner

Dr. Tatiana Jevremovic

Committee Terms of Reference

Mandate

To develop and deliver educational opportunities which are authored or partnered by CASEM, aimed at membership education and acknowledged nationally and internationally as quality leadership to enhance the role of the Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician.

Key Duties

Devises and administers the examination
Ensures that the exam reflects knowledge learned in CASEM approved programs, and that the Credentials committee communicate to the CASEM Board of Directors areas where the performance of recent candidates suggests new educational initiatives are likely indicated.
Develops eligibility and validation criteria for candidates.
Ensures administration and examination costs.
Schedules the examination in a centre, which is accessible for participants of the exam, for a weekend, which conflicts the least with other Sport Medicine and related meetings and exams, scheduled at the discretion of the committee.
Prepares job descriptions and appoints the staff needed to conduct the examination.

Committee Structure

Chair: The Chair of the committee is responsible for organizing and running the meetings related to the development of the examination, setting the budget, and all communication with CASEM members (including
appeals and complaints) and the CASEM Board of Directors. The appointment of the Chair is two years with an optional reappointment for two years if approved by the committee (or two exams, whichever is greater).

Chief Examiner: The Chief Examiner is responsible for running the actual examination, and has final decision on the wording of questions or appeals. The appointment of the Chief Examiner is two years with an optional reappointment for two years if approved by the committee (or two exams, whichever is greater).

Members:The other members of the Committee must include at least (unless not possible for logistical reasons)
1. The CASEM Executive Director (ex-officio)
2. 8-10 other CASEM members who hold the Diploma of Sport Medicine. The committee members must include:
• At least 2 orthopaedic surgeons
• Appropriate representation from academic and non-academic members
• At least 2 family medicine trained physicians;
• At least one member has to be Emergency Medicine [Royal College or CCFP (EM)]
• Other members will come from other medical specialists such as Physiatry, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Physiologists, etc.
• At least one Francophone member
• All CASEM members are eligible to sit on the committee. However, there can only be a maximum of 2 non-Canadian residents, and both the Chief Examiner and Chair must be Canadian residents.
3. Corresponding members may be added to the Committee at the discretion of the Chair. These members should be actively involved in Sport Medicine If the corresponding member does not hold the Diploma, the member will be advised in advance that they will be illegible to sit the exam for a minimum of two examinations.
4. Representation from geographical regions, as well as gender and official languages should be considered.

The term of appointment for members is 4 years with an optional re-appointment of 2 years and a maximum of 2 re-appointments (or a total of 8 years). There is a position of Chief Examiner Elect – this person must come from the committee with a minimum of 4 years (or 4 exams, whichever is less) on the committee and does not exclude the Chair.

Looking for new members! If interested please contact CASEM

The Games Application Committee reviews all medical team applications received from the CASEM members, including physician nominations from National Sport Organizations, to represent the CASEM at Major Games. These Games include the Olympics, Paralympics, Commonwealth, Francophone, University and Canada Games. The Committee recommends the best qualified applicants taking into account expertise, commitment to Sport Medicine, the Diploma Exam in Sport Medicine and other needs from the Major Games. Also taken into account are specialities, gender and language representation.

Committee Chair

Dr. Tatiana Jevremovic

Committee Terms of Reference

Mandate

To review and rank all medical team applications received from CASEM members including physician nominations from National Sport Organizations, to represent the CASEM at Major Games

Key Duties

The committee does not select any applicants for the events/games themselves. The responsibility of selecting any members to be part of a major game is directed at the requesting authority and/or CMO of the event.

The Committee will perform the following key duties:

As a committee reviews a committee, review, score and rank each candidate for various positions at major games.
Provide a report of the ranked list to the requesting authority.
Liaise between the committee and CASEM office, major games and other committees of CASEM as required.
Education for CASEM members on games application and ranking process
Identifying and determining the scoring of important SEM experience for ranking candidates.

Committee Structure

Chair: Three year renewable term. Selection by the committee but requires approval from the Board. Must have a CASEM diploma and have attended Major Games.

Members: minimum 2 year commitment. No specific limit on numbers of members in order to get membership from various levels of experience and allow liaison with other committees within CASEM.

There should be at least three Committee members who commit to a minimum two-year period with the option of a term renewal. The Committee members should include composite expertise and experience in the following areas: National Teams, Major Games Experience, Diversity in Sport Experience. All must hold a Diploma of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Awards Committee

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Board Nominating Committee (Closed)

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Communications/ Marketing/ Membership Committee (Open to New Members)

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Continuing Professional Development (Open to New Members)

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Credentials (Diploma) Committee (Closed)

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Post Graduate Medical Education Committee (Closed)

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Publications Committee (Open to New Members)

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Research Committee (Open to New Members)

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Games Application Committee (Open to new Members)

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Clinical Interest Groups (Cigs) (Open to New Members)