PURPOSE

The CANN-NET Knowledge User Committee will work with the Executive Committee and all of the CANN-NET working committees to guide CANN-NET priorities, and to facilitate knowledge translation activities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work in partnership with the Ad Hoc Guidelines Working Group to establish priorities for new Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) guidelines;
• To work in partnership with the Knowledge Translation Committee to establish priorities for new knowledge translation activities
• To work in partnership with the Clinical Trials Group to provide feedback on priority areas for new knowledge
• To ensure adequate communication between knowledge users and the five working committees.

COMPOSITION

• Chair and vice-chair appointed by the CANN-NET Executive Committee
• Members
  • between three and five leading Nephrology knowledge users selected  based on experience, expertise, and geographic representation
  • CANN-NET Chair (ex officio)
  • CANN-NET Communications / KT Broker (ex officio)

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Knowledge User Committee is accountable to CANN-NET Executive Committee

MEETINGS

• The Committee meets via online meetings, teleconference, email and other available technology
• If the budget permits, the Committee may meet face-to-face biannually with the working committees, knowledge users and partners ideally in conjunction with other meetings
• Minutes shall be kept for all meetings as a record of discussion and action steps 

Current membership of the KU Committee: