IANS Committees

Online consultation

Through the consultation service, clinical providers will be able to query the IANS experts on issues concerning:

1. patient management
   
2. equipment/supplies for an anal neoplasia clinic and
   
3. billing/coding.
   

To submit your questions or cases to our committee of specialists please click on the Online Consultation link below.
Please note: If you would like to submit an image with your submission, please send the image to iansociety@gmail.com.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Chairs
Beth Stier, MD                                                                                               Naomi Jay, NP, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology                                      Assistant Professor of Physiological Nursing
Boston Medical Center 
                                                                                University of California, San Francisco
Boston, MA                                                                                                   San Francisco, California
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Online Discussion Forum

This is an opportunity for IANS members to exchange information and views on various topics of interest in the field of anal neoplasia.  The topic will change quarterly.  Please send suggestions for future topics to iansociety@gmail.com.

For the discussion forum we have the disclaimer and then to the topic page. The topic is:
Who should be screened for anal squamous intraepithelial lesions?

Check out IANS Online Discussion Forum here.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Patient Education Committee

Goals:

1. To collate relevant and existing patient educational materials from clinics, offices and organizations
   
2. To select existing pamphlets or excise some information from those pamphlets and create a more broadly relevant pamphlet which covers each of the educational categories. 
   
3. To decide on more general materials (suitable for all clinics) or more specific educational materials (which may be relevant only for some settings).
   
4. To develop a “Patient Education Corner” on the IANS website that would be suitable for patients
   
5. To involve patients and the community in the discussions and decisions
   

Chairs:
Beth Stier, MD                                                                                              Justine Almada, Executive Director

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology                                     The HPV and Anal Cancer Foundation

Boston Medical Center 
                                                                                 New York, USA * London, UK

Boston, MA  
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Clinician Education Committee

Goals:

1. To provide materials to educate HRA providers in recognition and management of anal neoplasia.
   
2. Develop/publish standards for competency in HRA
   
3. Develop guidelines for screening, treatment and follow-up of anal neoplasia
   
4. Develop assessment tools for providers
   

Chairs

Membership and Fundraising Committee

Goals:

1. To help to build IANS by expanding awareness of the society and growing a geographically and professionally diverse membership|
   
2. To develop sources of philanthropic funds to further the society’s mission
   

Chairs

Joel Palefsky, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)                                                                 Stephen Goldstone, MD

Professor of Medicine                                                                                 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

University of California, San Francisco                                                       Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

San Francisco, CA, USA                                                                             New York, New York
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quarterly Newsletter Committee

Goals:

1. To gather pertinent scientific and practice-based information both to keep the membership apprised of advances relevant to anal neoplasia
   
2. To publish such material on a quarterly basis
   

Chairs
Mayura Nathan                                                                                         Richard Hillman

Consultant Physician                                                                                Associate Professor
Honorary senior clinical lecturer                                                               Western Sydney Sexual Health Center
Homerton University Hospital                                                                   University of Sydney
Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry                              Sydney, Australia
London, England
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Scientific Meetings Committee

Goals:

1. To assist in the organization of the annual IANS scientific meeting
   
2. To assist in development of regional meetings that advance the agenda of the society
   

Chairs

Joel Palefsky, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)                                                                 Stephen Goldston, MD

Professor of Medicine                                                                                 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery

University of California, San Francisco                                                       Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

San Francisco, CA, USA                                                                             New York, New York