MEDICAL ADVISORY PANEL

Roles and Responsibilities

Our mission is to improve the lives of protein intolerant children and their families by providing information, resources, support forums, and by promoting public awareness and supporting medical research.

We plan to fulfill this mission by accomplishing the following goals:

  • Empower families

  • Become the number one source of information for families  and medical professionals

  • Promote early diagnosis and treatment

  • Promote awareness and education in the public and the medical community

Who can be a Medical Advisor?

Any Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, or Research Professional interested in volunteering his or her health care knowledge to help The PIC Foundation fulfill our mission and goals is eligible to participate.

How do I participate?

Interested parties may submit their CV or resume to The PIC Foundation Board of Directors. We will conduct a telephone interview to make sure we are a “good fit”. Once appointed to the panel, the new volunteer will sign the Medical Advisor Agreement and serve a renewable term of two years.

What are the functions and obligations of the Medical Advisor?

There is no set schedule or commitment for participation. The PIC Foundation Board of Directors will contact you when your support is needed. There are no regular meetings to attend and no travel is involved. Attendance at our annual education seminar is encouraged, but not required. Almost all contact is via email or telephone including voting. If the Panel members or The PIC Foundation Board of Directors deems a meeting necessary, it will be scheduled at the Panel member’s convenience via conference call. The average time spent is about one hour per month at your convenience.

Medical Advisory Panel Members perform the following functions:

  1. Provide guidance to The PIC Foundation Board of Directors by sharing your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions to assist in accomplishing our mission and goals.

  2. Review and approve by Panel vote, all educational materials to be published by The PIC Foundation and distributed to the medical community and the public at large.

  3. Promote The PIC Foundation and its mission to your colleagues and patients by having The PIC Foundation printed materials available in your office and by identifying yourself as a The PIC Foundation Medical Advisory Panel member when applicable.

  4. Keep The PIC Foundation Board Members and Medical Advisory Panel members apprised of the latest research and information regarding protein intolerance relating to your field of practice.

  5. Keep The PIC Foundation Board Members apprised of any opportunities to promote our mission including attending and/or presenting at any of your professional organization’s meetings, conferences, etc., attending and/or presenting at any community or professional function that you think may advance our cause, and any fund-raising opportunities that you become aware of.

  6. Partnership for Cures (our parent organization) has a program called Two Years to Cures. In brief, it is a program that supports research to re-purpose medications for rapid cure of childhood disease. Although protein intolerance is not technically a disease, we are all encouraged to submit any ideas we may have to help treat or cure this disorder.

What do I get?

Participation is strictly voluntary and there is no compensation. You will receive acknowledgement of your participation in our organization on our website and in certain printed materials. We will promote any books or publications that you may have by listing them and/or links to them on our website. If desired, we will list your medical practice information on our website. Best of all, you will receive the satisfaction of knowing that you are giving back to the community and helping to end the needless suffering of countless protein intolerant children and their families.