Project Governance
The Research Team - Governance, Management and Commitment
The team has adopted a shared governance model. Principles and approaches that keep the shared governance model operating as a partnership include: shared commitment to the research program's objectives, transparent decision making, clearly stated roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, clear timelines and deliverables, timely and effective and regular communication including investing in "face to face time", respect for boundaries, and ethical practice in both research and care delivery.
The roles and contributions of the senior leaders participating in this team are critical to the success of the program, and this group of decision-makers has made a strong commitment to the success of this program of research. Investigators have also made similar commitments and for example have had explicit discussions about the real amount of time that must be contributed.
The OPTIC Governance Structure organizational chart (click here) shows the reporting structure. Specific committees and their members are listed below.
Steering Committee
Greta Cummings (Co-Chair)
Joanne Konnert (Co-Chair)
Glenda Coleman-Miller
Peter Norton
Colin Reid
Carole Estabrooks
Susan Lynch, Project Manager
Data Committee
Carole Estabrooks (Co-Chair)
Adrian Wagg (Co-Chair)
Greta Cummings
Colin Reid
RAI:
Peter Norton
Cindy Regier
Qualitative:
Joan Bottorff
Norah Keating
Transition Tool (T3)
Garnet Cummings
Economic:
Meredith Lilly
Greta Cummings
Geographic:
Candace Nykaforuk
Brian Rowe
Susan Lynch, Project Manager
Elmabrok Masaoud, Statistician
Laura Bissell - BC Project Coordinator
Stephanie Abel - AB Project Coordinator
Qualitative Working Group
Joan Bottorff (Co-Chair)
Norah Keating (Co-Chair)
Carole Robinson
Belinda Parke
Meredith Lilly
Candace Nykiforuk
Anne Marie Broemeling
Cindy Regier
Tracey Neil
Susan Lynch, Project Manager
Ozden Yurtseven, Data Analyst
Maggie Lo - BC Project Coordinator
Stephanie Abel - AB Project Coordinator
T3 Working Group
Garnet Cummings (Co-Chair)
Anne-Marie Broemeling (Co-Chair)
Cindy Crane
Michael Ertel
Karen Latoszek
Tracey Neil
Sunil Sookram
Jacque Lee
Candace Nykiforuk
Meredith Lilly
Adrian Wagg
Anne-Marie Bostrom
Cindy Regier
Susan Lynch, Project Manager
Ozden Yurtseven, Data Analyst
Maggie Lo - BC Project Coordinator
Stephanie Abel - AB Project Coordinator
Economic Working Group
Meredith Lilly
Greta Cummings
Norah Keating
Geographic Working Group
Candace Nykiforuk
RAI Working Group
Peter Norton (Co-Chair)
Cindy Regier (Co-Chair)
Colin Reid
Anne-Marie Broemeling
Adrian Wagg
Ozden Yurtseven
James Doiron
OPTIC Operations Committee
Greta Cummings (Co-Chair)
Colin Reid (Co-Chair)
Working Group Members as needed
Susan Lynch, Project Manager
Maggie Lo - BC Project Coordinator
Stephanie Abel - AB Project Coordinator
Integrated KT Committee
Joanne Konnert (Co-Chair)
Glenda Coleman-Miller (Co-Chair)
Caroline Clark
Corinne Schalm
Greta Cummings
Colin Reid
Jacques Lee