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Secretary’s Report • The CUA honoraria reimbursement policy was also revised
to align with guidelines employed by other associations
and pharmaceutical companies.
Marie-Paule Jammal • A CUA pay equity analysis was conducted to ensure that
CUA Secretary each corporate office position is appropriately slotted on
Laval, QC the pay scale, based upon its job description, and that no
bias exists.
• A job description clarity project is underway to officially
HOPE IS THE AIR document the level of responsibilities and skills required
for each salaried CUA position.
pring is a time for renewed hope. We were timidly starting to • The CUA human resource policy is under revision and
Shope for better days with the end of the pandemic in sight, the Board remains committed to its support of CUA team
but, at the time of writing, we are now challenged by a new wellness.
kind of fear as, along with the rest of the world, we monitor the
situation in Ukraine. • We finalized the affiliate status of the Society for Canadian
Women in Urology, which has led us to examine the formal
On a lighter note, we are hopefully and enthusiastically planning definition of the benefits associated with CUA affiliate status.
to connect in-person with our colleagues and friends at the
upcoming CUA 2022 Annual Meeting in Charlottetown, PEI. We • We have heard those of you who’ve been concerned by
look forward to a robust scientific program with topics addressed the transmission of data for surveys. A formal mechanism
by world renowned speakers. is in development to manage survey requests that originate
from international institutions and associations that feel they
During these past months, your CUA Board of Directors has have a recognized connection with CUA.
focused on achieving the goals identified in CUA’s 2019-2024
strategic plan. One of these goals centres on governance; as I HOPE with all my heart that we will see each other (our whole
such the CUA has developed several new initiatives to ensure faces) in June in PEI.
continued efficiency in leadership.
I also want to extend to all our colleagues with friends or
• The travel and expense policy was updated to a family in Ukraine all my thoughts and wishes for peace.
well-defined standardized document that outlines the The tremendous courage this population is showing is a lesson
provisions for association-related travel and expenses to us all.
(now transparently posted on our website).

CUA welcomes new members Kylea Potvin - London, ON
Agnes Sobiesiak - Ottawa, ON
CUA welcomes our new active Jesse Ory - Halifax, NS Colvin Springer - Windsor, ON
and international members: Samuel Otis-Chapados - Québec City, QC Andrée St-Pierre Belzile - Québec City, QC
Michael Chua - Toronto, ON Joanie Pelletier - Québec City, QC Emily Thain - Toronto, ON
Kota Fujimoto - Wakayama City, Japan Rami Raad - Montreal, QC Dean Tripp - Kingston, ON
Jeffrey Glocer - Miramichi, NB Andrew Rasmussen - Edmonton, AB Harry Robert Whightman - Winnipeg, MB
Siobhan Telfer - Pensylvania, US MengQi Zhang - Ottawa, ON
Congratulations to our candidate Anne-Sophie Valiquette - Montreal, QC Julia Zhu-Pawlowsky - Ottawa, ON
members who have now joined the Christopher Wallis - Tenessee, US Welcome to our new candidate
ranks of CUA active membership: Alaya Yassein - Mississauga, ON members who are presently pursuing
Logan Zemp - Florida, US
Ahmed. S. Zakaria - Thunder Bay, ON a fellowship
Khaled Ajib - Georgia, US Welcome to our new
Patrick Anderson - Toronto, ON associate members Loay Abbas - Thunder Bay Regional Health Research
Emilie Baillargeon - Montreal, QC Institute, ON
Ravin Bastiampillai - Red Deer, AB Andy Afenu - Toronto, ON Moustafa Abdelbary - Northern Ontario School of
Udi Blankstein - Toronto, ON Abdulelah Alabdulwahab - Medicine, ON
Octav Cristea - Georgia, US Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Mutaz Farhad - Calgary University, AB
Alexandrine Da Silva - Montreal, QC Kasey Berscheid - Saskatoon, SK Isis Vargas Manrique - Calgary University, AB
Richard Di Lena - Hamilton, ON David Bouhadana - Montreal, QC Welcome to our new candidate
Andrew Di Pierdomenico - Toronto, ON Nancy Carson - St. John, NB
Mitchell Goldenberg - Toronto, ON Sonia Chahine - Québec City, QC members who are presently enrolled
Dylan Hoare - Coldwater, ON Victor Chalfant - Florida, US in a urology residency program
Valérie Hogues - Montreal, QC Stacy de Lima - Calgary, AB Abdulmalik Addar - McGill University, QC
Tristan Juvet - Toronto, ON Alyssa Denton - Saskatoon, SK Heather Rotz - Western University, ON
Daniel Keefe - Halifax, NS Jean-Luc Dionne - Montreal, QC Nicolas Vani Moreno - Western University, ON
Zachary Klaassen - Georgia, US Ashley Girard - Coldwater, ON Travis LeBlanc - Queen’s University, ON
Jeffrey Law - London, ON Benedikt Horlemann - Nepean, ON
Anjali Lobo - Halifax, NS Nikita Ivanov - Vancouver, BC
Jennifer Locke - Kelowna, BC Crystal King - Truro, NS IN MEMORIAM
Andre Matteliano - Winnipeg, MB David Le Nguyen - Ottawa, ON Michael John Allard - Victoria, BC 1943 - 2022
Alexandra Millman - Toronto, ON Carole McClelland - Truro, NS Gordon Duke - Victoria, BC 1940 - 2021
Elizabeth Naud - Quebec, QC Donna McNutt - Murray Siding, NS Gary Steinhoff - Winnipeg, MB 1949 - 2022
Justin Oake - Grand Falls-Windsor, NL Noushin Miandashti - Edmonton, AB
Gina Porter - Saint John, NB

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