IAACD Structure

Chair: Diane Damiano

Members:

Responsibilities

1. Promote the development of evidence-based best practice recommendations/guidelines/care pathways that take into account regional/cultural/environmental variation
2. Prioritize the development of recommendations that are identified by health care professionals from lower to middle income countries as topic areas of the highest need
3. Support the adaptation of the best practice recommendations to meet the needs of different regions
4. Support the implementation of the recommendations internationally
5. Provide leadership for the development of a mechanism to support ease of access to best practice recommendations globally
6. Present an annual report to the Executive Committee and Member

Chair: Ros Boyd

Members:

Responsibilities

1. The duty of the Conference Planning Committee shall be to recommend to the Executive Committee a host Member Academy and venue for the next IAACD Conference to take place at an interval of 3-4 years, taking into consideration continental sequence where appropriate.
2. Member Academies of the IAACD will apply to host the IAACD Conference, instructions for which will be detailed in the Administrative Procedures Manual. The final selection will be made by the Executive Committee by simple majority
3. A member of the IAACD Conference Planning Committee will serve as a Co-Chair of the Host Member Academy’s Scientific Program Committee to ensure international coverage of the IAACD
4. Upon request from Member Academies give support in organizing the scientific programme in local and regional

Chair: Christine Imms (AusACPDM)

Members:

Responsibilities

The major purpose of this committee is to advise and, if appropriate, to support efforts of existing academies who desire to be a part of the IAACD or any regional group of professionals who are considering forming an academy of childhood onset disability. The AMAC committee and its members do not hold final responsibility for deciding membership. AMAC activities to support applicant academies will consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Informing them about the goals and purposes of the Alliance, requirements for membership, and the application and approval process;
2. Assisting academies or groups in the application process;
3. Reviewing applications and present them to the Governing Council or Executive Committee as appropriate; and
4. Providing advice on governance and management structures that support effective society operations.

In addition to supporting new member academy applications, the AMAC will support the operations of the IAACD through establishing governance procedures including, but not limited to, receiving and reviewing Member Academy Annual Reports as part of the process of ensuring Member Academies continue to meet membership Standards and the objectives of the IAACD.

For more information about becoming a Member Academy click here or email to membership@iaacd.net

Chair: Sean A. Tabaie, MD

Members:

Responsibilities:

The communication goal is to create effective communication channels, processes and practices that are open, integrated and meaningful.

1. Establish visibility of the IAACD – internally and externally;
2. IAACD should be a vehicle for openness in sharing and seeking information, including decision making processes;
3. Defined, useful channels, processes and practices for timely information flow accessible to all;
4. Targeted communication of the value and potential impact of IAACD.

Chair: Dr. James Rice

Members:

Responsibilities:

1. Assist the Treasurer and Executive Committee in setting operating budgets for IAACD activity each year
2. Identify funding sources to assist the IAACD in its role in supporting clinicians in developing parts of the world to deliver best-practice care for people with disabilities
3. Explore options for philanthropic funding which promotes the broad vision of IAACD in connecting the child disability workforce around the world, to improve outcomes for people with disabilities
4. Consider other novel fund raising activities, including holding key events which aim to raise awareness and funding for IAACD

Co-Chair: Christopher Morris

Co-Chair: Gulam Khandaker

Members:

Responsibilities:

1. Collaboration & Priority Areas

• Develop and maintain strong links and collaboration with partner academy research committees.
• Encourage international collaborations and networks of clinicians and researchers willing to support research activity in all disciplines and at all levels of childhood disability.
• Identify and support multi-centre collaborative research opportunities that service to increase pace and quality of new knowledge development.
• Identify priority areas for research that will impact LMIC countries, building North-South teams that establish programmatic areas of focus linked to potential granting sources.

2. Research Skill Development

• Support teaching of research skills, literacy and development of research capacity [people/resource] to undertake childhood disability research, particularly in countries with limited resources, infrastructure and research traditions (LMIC).
• Promote informal (workshops, mentorship) and formal (Masters, PhD) research skill development [people/resource] related to childhood disability research in countries with limited resources, infrastructure and research traditions (LMIC) (In collaboration with Global Professional Education Committee

3. Advocacy & Awareness

• Promote awareness and accessibility of research findings including critical appraisal to identify trustworthy evidence. (In collaboration with Clinical Best Practice Committee)
• Encourage and assist people in the field including families, young people and clinicians, other professionals and carers to identify shared research priorities.

4. Dissemination & Publication

• Encourage and support researchers from LMICs on dissemination of research findings (particularly publication and presentation at international forums).
• Provide leadership globally to support generation, synthesis and publication of high-quality research on all aspects of childhood disability with a priority for needs driven research developing evidence to inform decision-making from national policies to individual personal level.
• Provide leadership in challenging and advocating against the publication and spread of poor-quality research, predatory publishing and commercial promotion of services based on low quality research.