Description of the PCORnet Committees - PCORnet/DataCommittee GitHub Wiki

PCORnet Council and Committee Chairs (Section 1.1.2.2, PCORnet Governance Policy) The Chairs of the PCORnet Council and its Committees will be elected by the PCORnet Council. The Chairs will serve two-year terms, renewable for one additional term.

Engagement Committee (Section 1.1.5, PCORnet Governance Policy) The Engagement Committee’s purpose is to design, continuously improve, and oversee PCORnet’s system of engagement of patients, clinicians, research, health system leaders, industry, regulators, and other stakeholders. The Engagement Committee will review and make recommendations to the PCORnet Council for approval of Network engagement policies and standard operating procedures. This Committee of the PCORnet Council will be composed of a Chair and up to 10 members drawn from the voting members of the PCORnet Council, or their designees. Three members will be patients. Other stakeholders will also be represented.

Data Committee (Section 1.1.6, PCORnet Governance Policy) The Data Committee’s purpose is to oversee PCORnet’s data network, which is managed by the Coordinating Center. It will also be charged to stimulate informatics and research data innovations that advance the goals of PCORnet. This Committee of the PCORnet Council will be composed of a Chair and up to 10 members drawn from the voting members of the PCORnet Council, or their designees. At least two members will be patients.

Research Committee (Section 1.1.7, PCORnet Governance Policy) The Committee’s purpose is to design, continuously improve, and oversee PCORnet’s research activities, which includes such topics as generating and prioritizing research concepts, ensuring research quality, and developing research partnerships, and assigning PCORnet study designation to individual projects when principal investigators request such designation. This Committee of the PCORnet Council will be composed of a Chair and up to 10 members drawn from the voting members of the PCORnet Council, or their designees. At least two members will be patients.