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Aims of the COIS:
- To provide emotional support on a personal level for parents and people with OI
- To fully acquaint medical personnel, hospitals, educational institutions, and social agencies with all facets of osteogenesis imperfecta
- To encourage and foster Canadian medical research into the underlying causes of OI
- To keep an up-to-date library of literature both medical and general, pertaining to OI
- To promote an understanding and awareness of brittle bones by the general public
- To establish and maintain a confidential central registry of OI patients
- To solicit and receive funds to carry out the aims of the Canadian Osteogenesis Imperfecta Society
Board Of Directors:
President and Chair
S. Jacinta Whyte
Secretary
Sara Reed
Treasurer
David Turnbull
Medical Advisor
Francis Glorieux, OC, MD, PhD
Kenneth W. Gudek, Sr.
Kristin Hayes
Sarah Kamal
