The VFC AGM is the foundation’s annual obligation to, among other things, receive the President/Director’s report on the current and future business of the foundation, receive the Treasurer’s report and financial statements for the 2023 calendar year, and appoint accountants for the new year.   Members also vote to elect officers (President, Treasurer and Secretary) and directors for the new year, as well as transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

The 2024 Vasculitis Foundation Canada (VFC) AGM will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12 Noon ET online, and by phone, via ZOOM. The AGM starts at 12:00 Noon ET, however, online arrival and sign-in starts at ~11:30 AM ET. The number of ZOOM attendees may be limited, sign-in earlier rather than later!

Below, for your review are 5 PDF documents with the complete 2024 AGM details as follows:

PDF file: 2024 AGM Doc #1 VFC 2024 NOTICE INVITE of to AGM
PDF file: 2024 AGM Doc #2 VFC 2023 Presidents Report
PDF file: 2024 AGM Doc #3 VFC 2024 PROXY REPLY
PDF file: 2024 AGM Doc #4 Schedule AGENDA to AGM
PDF file:2024 AGM Doc #5 VFC 2023 AGM Minutes

Join us with guest speaker Dr. Justine Lafeur-Careau as she breaks down the complicated process of building a vasculitis diagnostic info-graphic, and discusses the next steps.

Building our vasculitis diagnostic tools for family and ER physicians, as well as for individuals who suspect they may have vasculitis is a big project.  It’s a complicated process to take a multitude of symptoms and diagnostics, and turn it into a simple info-graphic, or algorithm, that leads to a possible diagnosis!  And, there are new additions to the vasculitis family!  We are currently working on five pathways that lead to a possible diagnosis!  We know that ~67% of you were misdiagnosed, and ~78% of you have been hospitalized at least once!  We want to improve these results which will lead to a quicker vasculitis diagnosis, and better vasculitis outcomes.

Our new diagnostic tools are taking shape, and we are interested to get your input and feedback.

To attend the ZOOM MEETING by internet 💻:

If you have not already done so, please send an email to: [email protected] requesting to attend the AGM and we will send you an invitation by email with complete details on how to attend the meeting.

To attend the ZOOM MEETING by phone ☎️: 

If you have not already done so, please send an email to: [email protected] and we will send you an invitation by email, or call us, and we’ll get you the complete details on how to attend the meeting.

If you have questions about any part of our AGM, or need to check your membership status, please feel free to contact us by email at: [email protected]

We look forward to meeting with as many of you as possible at the 2024 VFC AGM

Note:  Only “current” VFC members can vote, memberships are considered “current” within three months of the renewal date. If you cannot email your Reply and Proxy please mail it to the address in the Reply and Proxy document below.

Keep well,
Jon Stewart
President
Vasculitis Foundation Canada