The VFC AGM is the foundation\u2019s annual obligation to, amongst other things, receive the President\/Director\u2019s report on the current and future business of the foundation, receive the Treasurer\u2019s report and financial statements for the 2021 calendar year, and appoint accountants for the new year. \u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
The 2021 Vasculitis Foundation Canada (VFC) AGM will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 1 PM ET online, and by phone, via ZOOM. The AGM starts at 1:00 PM ET, however, online arrival and sign-in starts at 12:30 PM ET. The number of ZOOM attendees may be limited, sign-in earlier rather than later!<\/p>\n
Below, and for your review, are 6 PDF documents with the complete 2021 AGM details as follows:<\/p>\n
PDF file: 2021 AGM Doc1 \u00a02021 Notice of AGM<\/a> Dr. Jiang is VFC\u2019s first Vasculitis Fellow<\/strong> and has been\u00a0actively\u00a0engaged\u00a0in developing vasculitis patient management tools.\u00a0\u00a0Her patient survey in February got\u00a0~80 responses within 48 hours!<\/strong> \u00a0Thank you\u00a0for your\u00a0enthusiastic response\u00a0and for\u00a0providing valuable input!\u00a0\u00a0Your responses, and the fact that vasculitis patients can be overwhelmed with a vasculitis diagnosis,\u00a0proved the need for improved educational materials and patient management tools.<\/strong> These\u00a0\u201ctools”\u00a0will help you navigate the “world\u201d of powerful treatments, regular lab tests, biopsies and ongoing doctor appointments. Understanding disease\u00a0symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, lab tests and how to track those results\u00a0will go a long way to improve disease knowledge and your disease progress.\u00a0\u00a0Join Dr. Jiang as she introduces some \u201ctools” to help you with your vasculitis!\u00a0<\/p>\n And, since covid-19 vaccination is on everyone\u2019s mind Dr. Jiang will also review the current COVID-19 vaccine guidelines as they may apply to vasculitis patients.<\/p>\n To attend the ZOOM MEETING by internet<\/strong> \ud83d\udcbb:<\/p>\n If you have not already done so, please\u00a0send an email to:\u00a0contact@vasculitis.ca<\/a>\u00a0requesting to attend the AGM and\u00a0we will send you an invitation by email\u00a0with complete details on how to attend the meeting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n To attend the ZOOM MEETING by phone<\/strong>\u00a0\u260e\ufe0f:\u00a0<\/p>\n If you have not already done so, please\u00a0send an email to:\u00a0contact@vasculitis.ca<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0we will send you an invitation by email, or call us, and we\u2019ll get you the complete details on how to attend the meeting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPDF file: 2021 AGM Doc2 \u00a02020 President\u2019s Report<\/a>
\nPDF file: 2021 AGM Doc3 \u00a02021 AGM Reply\/Proxy<\/a>
\nPDF file: 2021 AGM Doc4 \u00a02021 Schedule for AGM<\/a>
\nPDF file: 2021 AGM Doc5 \u00a02021 Agenda for AGM<\/a>
\nPDF file: 2021 AGM Doc6 \u00a02020 AGM Minutes<\/a><\/p>\nJoin us with our\u00a0guest speaker Dr. Joanne Jiang who\u00a0will speak on \u201cPatient Tools\u201d for better vasculitis outcomes – and who doesn\u2019t want that!<\/h3>\n