COMMITTEES

Standing Committees

Board of Directors
  • Terms & Structure
    • 10-15 members (As identified in the following board make-up)
    • Term on the Board will coincide with Officer and Committee Chair terms
  • Board make-up
    • Current chairs of each of the standing committees
    • Executive Committee (Officers)
    • 2 Members-at- large as voted by the membership
  • Board Charge
    • Maintain oversight of the society for purposes of operations, education, finances, organization, committee deliverables, membership value, policies, and procedures.
    • All Board members will have the opportunity to participate in the meeting’s agenda discussions, but official Society votes will be limited to the Executive Committee, Finance Chair, Program Chair, Scientific Chair, Education Chair and Members-at-large.
Executive Committee (Officers)
  • Terms & Structure
    • 3-5 members (President, 1st Vice President/Treasurer, 2nd Vice President/Secretary, Immediate Past President)
    • 1-year term beginning at the end of the annual meeting and continuing through the end of the annual meeting the year following
    • Authorized to meet and take action between board meetings when called on by President
  • Committee Charge
    • Work with the President to establish society strategy and goals for the year, evaluating performance of society initiatives and reporting on those initiatives to the full board on a regular basis.
    • Advise Board of Directors regarding organizational direction and investments.
Education Committee
  • Terms & Structure
    • 5-7 members (Chair, Vice-Chair, and up to 5 additional members, including representatives from the Program Committee and Resident & Fellowship Education Committee as members).
    • 3-year term beginning at the end of the annual meeting and continuing through the end of the annual meeting 3 years following.
    • Term of service may be renewable one time for 3 years.
  • Committee Charge
    • The Education Committee shall develop and maintain a curriculum platform, based on topics essential for the practice of Personalized Arthroplasty, which will benefit both trainees and established practitioners.
    • Deliverables will include (but not be limited to) developing the strategy and content for the following:
      • Webinars
      • Podcasts
      • Tweet chats
      • Print Media
      • Patient Materials
      • Video Development
Scientific Committee
  • Terms & Structure
    • 6-8 members includes a member of the Program Committee as a concurrent member (Chair, Vice-Chair, 5-6 members).
    • 3-year term beginning at the end of the annual meeting and continuing through the end of the annual meeting 3 years following.
    • Term of service may be renewable one time for 3 years.
  • Committee Charge
    • This committee functions to enhance the profile of the PAS through supporting research activities, nurturing multi-institutional collaborative research initiatives in arthroplasty and the creation of standardized nomenclature around Personalized Arthroplasty.
    • Research coordination: Facilitate member task force who will collectively identify and coordinate research collaboration opportunities that can be addressed by and through PAS community.
    • Grant Management
      • Distribute and manage the funds received from industry and members for grant operations.
      • Create an annual grant program competition.
      • Review applications submitted for the Society’s annual grant program, select grant recipient(s), and send notification letters to the recipient and other applicants.
      • Ensure that award recipients adhere to award requirements, providing reports as compelled by the grant parameters.
    • Publication support
    • Abstracts review in conjunction with the Program Committee.
    • Partnership with Journal to produce and publish annual meeting proceedings.
Annual Meeting Planning Committee
  • Terms & Structure
    • 8-10 members, chaired by the President-Elect and includes a member of the Education Committee as a member.
    • 1-year term beginning at the end of the annual meeting and continuing through the end of the annual meeting 1 year following.
    • Term of service may be renewable one time for 1 year.
  • Committee Charge
    • Committee (President-Elect) determines the location and format for the annual meeting where they will be Program Chair.
    • Committee determines the program needs and objectives and communicates that to the CME provider.
    • Committee develops a draft program with pre-invited speakers (Staff will confirm speaker commitment through email following receipt of draft program).
    • Committee members invite speakers and coordinate requested CME with staff, facilitating non-compliant or conflict of interest areas directly with speakers.
    • Committee members orchestrate the various meeting components including focus session topics and speakers, special training sessions, audience response, and self-assessment modules to be presented.
    • Working together with the Research committee, will review and accept the abstracts, scientific papers, posters, and/or shown cases that will be presented.