The Diabetes Communicator Editorial Board: Call for Applications

The Diabetes Communicator (DC) editorial board is seeking 2 new board members. To ensure a multidisciplinary team on the editorial board, we are seeking candidates in the professions of nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, social work and physical activity. Other professions, as related to diabetes, will be considered. Board members serve an initial 2-year term and may be reappointed for 2 additional terms of office. In addition, candidates should be existing members of the Diabetes Educator Section (DES) or agree to become members of the DES upon appointment. Board Member Responsibilities (a) Collaborate with members of the editorial team to identify themes for issues and potential topics of relevance to the readership. (b) Provide a network into the diabetes healthcare community to supply suitable author candidates for articles in DC. (c) Supply written articles for DC when required. (d) Review and approve the content of articles in DC to ensure that they are factually accurate, consistent with DES/CDA policies and relevant to the target audience. (e) Act as an associate editor on at least 1 issue per year. (f) Attend meetings and teleconferences when necessary. The board currently has 3 teleconferences and 1 annual in-person meeting at the CDA professional conference. (Due to the IDF 2015 World Diabetes Congress held in Vancouver, British Columbia, there will not be a CDA conference this year; no decision on a 2015 in-person meeting has been made.) Interested Applicants Should: • be a member in good standing with the Diabetes Educator Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association professional designation • complete the following application form, along with 2 samples of written work (preferabl