Standing committees of the CAMH Board

CAMH's by-laws provide for the following Standing Committees:  Executive Committee, Audit and Finance Committee, Governance Committee and the Quality Assurance and Patient Care Committee.  The by-laws also make provision for the establishment of other Standing Committees as needed.  Currently the Board has the following additional Standing Committees:  Community Relations, Ethics, Management Compensation and Review Committee and Property Committee.

All of the Committees meet regularly and report to the Board of Trustees.  Each Committee consists of a Board-appointed Chair, Trustees, and other representation as outlined in the terms of reference for each Committee. In addition to the above Committees, the Board has established a Fiscal Advisory Committee and a Medical Advisory Committee, as required by the Public Hospitals Act (Ontario). To find out more about CAMH's Standing Committees click on one of the following links.  

Audit and Finance
The Audit and Finance Committee oversees CAMH's financial management and receives the results of the year-end financial audit. The Committee also recommends an Auditor, reviews the financial plan and year-end audit with the Auditor, makes recommendations to the board and reviews financial statements. 

On the Finance side, the Committee studies and recommends an annual budget for capital and operating revenues and expenditures. In addition, the Committee studies detailed financial and statistical statements on a regular basis, informs and advises the Board on internal control issues and risks, reviews financial policies and develops and recommends investment policies.

Community Relations
The Community Relations Committee ensures that CAMH is governed and operated in a manner consistent with the Statement of Commitment to Community, the Statement of Commitment to Partnerships and the Principles for Community Relations.  The Committee advises the Board on ways to solicit stakeholder input, monitors issues concerning the relationship of CAMH to its communities, and monitors CAMH's progress in building partnerships, broad determinants of health and diversity.  The Committee's membership has representation from the Family and Empowerment Councils, Program and Service Advisory Committees of CAMH and communities at large.

Ethics
The Board Ethics Committee was established to oversee the adherence to and the promotion of the highest ethical standards. The main tasks of the Committee are: to review and recommend to the Board of Trustees policies developed by the Sub Committees; to ensure an efficient and appropriate clinical ethics structure, research ethics review system and educational program, and to promote ethics across CAMH.

The Committee has established three Subcommittees:  

1) Clinical Ethics Subcommittee; 
2) Research Ethics Subcommittee;
3) Educational Subcommittee.

Executive
Consisting of the Chair, the Vice Chair, the President and three additional Trustees, the Executive Committee exercises the full powers of the Board in circumstances when a decision or action is required on an urgent basis, reporting every action to the next Board meeting.  The Committee also reviews and discusses pertinent Board agenda items.

Governance
The Governance Committee nominates people for election to the Board.  A Nominations Sub-Committee ensures that the composition of the Board is in accordance with the by-law requirements for a Board with a range of expertise and perspectives and broad community representation.

The Governance Committee also oversees the education and orientation of the Trustees and establishes procedures for annual evaluation of the Board and its Committees.  The membership on the Governance Committee is entirely CAMH Trustees.

Management Resource and Compensation Committee
This Committee has responsibility for reviewing the compensation philosophy and policies of CAMH with respect to employees.  It is responsible for the annual performance evaluation and compensation of the CEO, it reviews significant changes to the organizational or Executive structure, and ensures the CAMH Human Resource Plan is in alignment with the Strategic Plan.  The Committee is comprised of five Trustees, chaired by the Vice Chair.

Property
The Property Committee is responsible for providing oversight and monitoring of the Queen Street Redevelopment project and associated site consolidation. In addition, the Committee provides oversight and monitoring of significant capital projects on existing properties.

The Committee also assesses and monitors project business plans, the tendering and awarding of contracts, construction projects and provides progress reports to the Board. The Committee also ensures compliance with building codes, legal requirements, and property quality. The terms of reference for this Committee provide for a membership that includes Trustees and external members as needed.

Quality Assurance and Patient Care
The Quality Assurance and Patient Care Committee reviews and evaluates the quality of patient care and the mechanisms and processes to monitor patient care issues at CAMH. The Committee reports and provides advice to the Board on matters related to planning, programming, policies and performance that directly affect users.

The Committee also reviews reports and considers recommendations regarding the quality of client care, patient safety, education and research programs and services, and recommends policies for risk management. Membership on the Committee includes representatives from the Empowerment and Family Councils.

Fiscal Advisory Committee
Operating under the authority of the Public Hospitals Act (Ontario), the Fiscal Advisory Committee provides advice to the Board with respect to the operation, use and staffing of the hospital.

The Committee is chaired by the Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services and members include:  the Vice-Presidents of Finance & Support Services, Clinical Programs, Information Management Group & CIO, Communication, Education & Community Health, Research, Human Resources & Organizational Development, and representatives from the Board of Trustees, OPSEU, ONA, medical staff, management staff, nursing, professional services and from the mental health and addictions family and consumer/survivor communities.

Medical Advisory Committee
Established as required by the Public Hospitals Act (Ontario), the Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) acts in an advisory capacity to the Board and the Chief Executive Officer in matters concerning the medical and dental care of patients, teaching, and research.  The Committee oversees the appointment, re-appointment, and privileges of medical staff and is responsible for supervising the practice of medicine and the quality of medical and dental care provided at CAMH.  The Committee reports at every Board meeting.

The CAMH Medical Advisory Committee is unusual in the sense that its membership reflects the true multidisciplinary nature of an academic health sciences centre. The Physician-in-Chief chairs this committee and members include the Chief Executive Officer; a representative of the Board; the Executive Vice-President of Programs, the Vice-Presidents of Communications, Education & Community Health, Clinical Programs, and Research; Clinical Directors, Senior Responsible Physicians, the executive of the Medical Staff Association, a non-psychiatrist physician as recommended by the MAC to the Board, the Chair of the Clinical Practice Council (who is also the Chief of Nursing Practice and Professional Services), and the Chief Information Officer.

Medical Advisory Committee Sub-Committees include the Medical Credentials, Utilization, Infection Control, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Health Records, Clinical Care, and the Annual Reappointment Committee.

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