The IDEAL Council oversees the governance of the Collaboration. The Council is formed of an international group of surgeons and researchers in surgical and other complex interventions, methodologists, statisticians, journal editors and experts in the translation of research into clinical practice.
Governance of the IDEAL Collaboration consists of a core IDEAL Council that direct the activities of IDEAL and a variety of specialist Advisors. Our core Council meets quarterly by teleconference to plan and review the ongoing activities of IDEAL.
We would like to acknowledge and thank our funders for supporting the work of IDEAL
Our work is intended to improve the ethical and scientific quality and transparency of surgical innovation research. Specifically we are engaged in coordinating the further development of research methodology in this field, promoting education about IDEAL and actively working with stakeholders to create an environment supportive of appropriate and timely evaluation internationally.
We would like to acknowledge and thank Medtronic for their funding to support the work of the IDEAL Collaboration. Medtronic funding is provided as an unrestricted educational grant and Medtronic play no role in determining the policy, communications, strategy or activities of the IDEAL Collaboration.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)
Interim Chair – Hani Marcus, UK
Past Chair – Peter McCulloch, UK
Vice Chair – Art Sedrakyan, USA
Joel Horovitz, USA
Jane Blazeby, UK
Arsenio Paez, CAN
Pedro Ramirez, USA
Andreas Obermair, AUS
Xin Sun, CHN
Andrew Cook, UK
Advisors serve up to 3 years in the role. They receive documentation pertaining to all Council teleconferences and are given the opportunity to join calls and advise on their particular areas of expertise and interest.
David Beard
Bruce Campbell
Marion Campbell
Tammy Clifford
Andrew Cook
Guy Maddern
Wendy Rogers
