Ethics and Governance

The Ethics and Governance Committee ensures that all OARSI activities meet the highest ethical standards of the Society. The Committee reviews disclosures from the board, board nominees, committee and initiative participants and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors and enforces the OARSI Code of Ethics. The Ethics and Governance Committee will also be responsible for reviewing OARSI’s governance policies (bylaws, committee mandates) and making recommendations to the Board of Directors.

Chair

Joanna Sherwood
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 Germany

Board Liaison

Rik Lories, MD, PhD
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KULeuven-SBE Research Center
 Leuven, Belgium

Committee Members

Martin van der Esch, PhD
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Reade, Centre Of Rehabilitation and Rheumatology
 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Troy Trumble
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University of Minnesota
 USA
Cristina Ruiz-Romero, PhD
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Hospital Universitario A Coruña
 A Coruña, Spain
Elena Losina, PhD
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
 Boston, MA, USA
Jos Runhaar
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Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam
 The Netherlands
Ali Guermazi
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 USA
Sarah Ward
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University of Auckland
 Auckland, New Zealand
Sung-Hwan Kim
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Yonsei University
 Korea
Sarah Ward
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University of Auckland
 New Zealand