Canadian Glaucoma Society
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Contact information
Yvonne M. Buys, MD, FRCSC
Toronto Western Hospital
399 Bathurst St.
EW 6-405
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8
CANADA
Tel.: +1 416-603-5682
Fax.: +1
E-mail: y.buys@utoronto.ca
Web site: http://www.eyesite.ca/cgs
  

Board
Marcelo T NicolelaPresident
Yvonne M BuysPast President
Paul RafusePast President
Neeru GuptaTreasurer / Secretary
Gisele LiCouncillor
James TaylorCouncillor
  

Organizational structure
Founding date (year) 1989
The society has statutes (bylaws) Yes
The statutes address financial accountability* Yes
* Is it clear how the flow of income and expense (including meetings) is and which officer or committee is responsible?  
The board members are elected Yes, by the General Membership
New members of the board are added by cooptation** Yes
** Cooptation means officers are appointed by the leadership without an election process involving the total membership  
The term of functioning for members of the board is 3 year(s)

Membership
The number of members of our society is approximately 78
Our society has an annual printed report Yes
Criteria for Membership
  1. Members must have had formal specialist training
    (i.e. established glaucoma fellowship training) in glaucoma
 No
  1. Members must have had informal specialist training (i.e. all forms of training outside established glaucoma fellowships) in glaucoma

    If not specialist / generalist ratio
 Yes
-
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by publications
 Yes
  1. Members have a manifest interest in glaucoma as shown by the percentage of glaucoma patients seen (or by other criteria)
 Yes
  1. Members have expressed interest in glaucoma
 Yes
  1. Everyone can be a member without further qualification
 No
  1. We use other criteria
 -

Mission statement/goals
The purpose of our society shall be to maintain and improve the quality of patient care and teaching, particularly as it relates to the investigation and treatment of glaucoma. The Society will direct its efforts to promoting the interchange of information and scientific material and facilitating meetings of those who have a special interest in the diagnosis and management of the glaucomas. The Society is to be a non-profit organization.

Liaisons with other organizations
Liaisons with a general ophthalmological society Yes
Liaisons with other organizations Yes

Guidelines
Code of practice on society - Industry relationships available No
Society guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma available No
Using guidelines made by an other organization 1Yes, the Society Guidelines will be developed by the COS, with input from the CGS, in the next few years.

Miscellaneous
Research foundation No
On-line discussion forum (e.g. AGS-net) No

Society program
The Society program*** contains: organizing glaucoma meetings Yes
*** Program = total of activities of the Glaucoma Society  
The Society program contains: form of publication No
The Society program contains: other initiatives -
Current initiatives -
Are society-sponsored fellowships or research grants available? Yes

Meeting
Meeting frequency Once a year
Time of year end of June, three days
Meeting attendance
  • No. of foreign delegates
 During Meeting of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society
  • No. of local delegates
 -
The ratio of glaucoma specialists to generalists that attend the meeting is Yes
The meeting has oral paper sessions Yes
The meeting has poster sessions Yes
The meeting has discussion sessions Yes
Presentation / discussion time ratio
Presentations are on original research Yes
Presentations are updates / reviews Yes
Presentations are both original research and updates / reviews Yes, 1 : 3
The meetings are mono – sponsored No
The meetings are multi -  sponsored Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to the Society Yes
Financial benefits from the meeting go to individuals No
Financial benefits from the meeting go to others No

Glaucoma Patient Organizations
Our country has a Glaucoma Patient Organization 0
Additional remarks