The Bone and Joint Decade is guided by an International Coordinating Council (ICC) of experts from various geographical regions and disciplines.
Tony Woolf UK (Chair) – Inflammatory Conditions
Anthony.woolf@btopenworld.com
Kristina Akesson (Sweden) – Osteoporosis
Kristina.akesson@med.lu.se
Karsten E Dreinhofer (Germany) – Trauma and Rehabilitation
karsten.dreinhoefer@charite.de
Mike Hazes (Netherlands) – Inflammatory Conditions
j.hazes@erasmusmc.nl
David Hunter (Australia) – Rheumatology
david.hunter@sydney.edu.au
Deborah Kopansky-Giles (Canada) – Chiropractic
kopanskygild@smh.ca
Debra Lappin (USA) – Strategist in public health and science policy
debra.lappin@bakerd.com
Ghassan Maalouf (Lebanon) – Osteoporosis
gmaalouf@bmchcs.com
Girish Mody (South Africa) – Inflammatory Conditions
modyg@ukzn.ac.za
Marcos E Musafir (Brazil) – Trauma
mmusafir@uol.com.br
Lillian Mwaniki (Kenya) – Patient Advocacy
lillianmwaniki@wananchi.com
Mitsuo Ochi (Japan) – Knee Surgery
ochim@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Jack Skrolsvik (Norway) – Patient Advocate
jskrolsvik@hotmail.com
Josef Smolen (Austria) – Inflammatory Conditions
josef.smolen@wienkav.at
Gerold Stucki – Rehabilitation
gerold.stucki@unilu.ch
Vo Van Than (Vietnam) – Spinal Surgery
thanvmd@gmail.com
James Waddell (Canada) – Orthopaedic Surgery
waddellj@smh.ca
Stuart Weinstein (USA) – Paediatric Orthopaedics
stuart-weinstein@uiowa.edu
The ICC is advised on commercial matters by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC).
Kim Miles (New Zealand) – Advocacy and public relations
kim@nzoa.org.nz
Amye Leong (USA) – Business strategy and patient advocacy
amye@healthymotivation.com
The BJD Secretariat serves the day-to-day needs of the overall organisation. Based in Truro UK and staffed by a dedicated team of professionals, the BJD Secretariat can be contacted through the following link