1. The spirit and intent of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology is to have the Board represent certain professional groups, and for the Board to have a national/regional character. In thinking about qualified people for nomination, please give some consideration to what area/region of the country they would represent.

2. You are entitled to nominate any full, patient/family or retired member (in good standing). A member may be nominated for a Board position only if the member has held active membership status for two (2) years prior to being nominated. Members may self-nominate.

3. Membership on the Board requires attendance at one meeting per year (minimum, when held in person) and several video conferences. The face-to-face meeting is to be held just prior to the Annual Conference (when permitted). In addition, Board members are expected to Chair or assist with the Standing Committees of the Board or to stand for election to the Executive. The Executive is composed of President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The amount of work varies, but is not excessive. Those you nominate must be willing to participate actively! Board membership becomes official only after the slate of directors is presented and approved at the Annual General Meeting of CAPO members.

4. You must be a full, patient/family or retired member in good standing of the Association in order to nominate and for your nomination(s) to be accepted. To be eligible to serve, the nominee must have been a CAPO member for the two years preceding the nomination.

The Board of Directors shall consist of no less than ten(10) members and no more than fourteen (14) persons, consisting of no less than one (1), and no more than three (3), representatives of the following disciplines of social work, psychology, medicine, nursing, pastoral/spiritual care, rehabilitative services and patient/family representative, and one (1) member at large. Annually the board will set the number of positions available within the required ten (10) to fourteen (14) members.

We have an opening for five (5) positions to be filled in this year's election for the 2025 - 2027 term. The board endeavours to ensure that a balance of disciplines is filled to meet the current needs of the organization. Our particular interest is in seeking members to represent spiritual care and medicine

Nominations are being sought from the following fields:

• Spiritual/pastoral Care – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Medicine – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Patient/family – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Psychology – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Social Work – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Nursing – Further nominations are actively sought.
• Rehabilitation Services – Further nominations are actively sought.

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