Global ACL Registry Task Force

Mission

Composition

Jason L. Koh, MD, MBA

Co-Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED STATES

David A. Parker, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACS

Co-Chair, 2025-2027
AUSTRALIA

Eivind Inderhaug, MD, PhD, MPH NORWAY	Martin Lind, MD, PhD, Prof. DENMARK
Philipp Niemeyer, MD, Prof. GERMANY	Sean O'leary, MB BChir, FRCS (Tr & Orth) UNITED KINGDOM
Heather Prentice, PhD UNITED STATES	Björn Barenius, MD, PhD, ass. Prof. SWEDEN
Mark G. Clatworthy, FRACS NEW ZEALAND	Lars Engebretsen, MD, PhD NORWAY
Sebastian Kopf, MD, PhD, Prof. GERMANY	Hamish Love, FRACS NEW ZEALAND
Gregory B. Maletis, MD UNITED STATES	Norimasa Nakamura, MD, PhD JAPAN
James R. Robinson, MBBS, FRCS(Tr & Orth), MS UNITED KINGDOM	Romain Seil, MD, Prof. LUXEMBOURG
Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD, PhD FRANCE	Tim Spalding, FRCS(Orth) UNITED KINGDOM

Charges

The following charges are the 2025 - 2027 committee term.

Development
- Identify alternate sources of funding outside of traditional industry supporters; Example: public/private grants, societies and foundations, sports organizations, etc.
- Leverage committee member relationships with industry to help secure multi-year pledges of support from companies, to help offset the cost of ISAKOS support for the global registry.
- Participate in donor relationship-building, helping identify, engage, cultivate, and retain donors.
Oversight
- Explore potential collaborating registries who will participate on registry project.
- Identify additional sources of funding of ISAKOS support for a Global ACL Registry.
- Outline potential new opportunities that could attract industry support of research.
- Provide oversight for international registry collaboration on Global ACL Registry.
Publications
- Recommend strategies for contributing to ISAKOS Publications, including the ISAKOS eNewsletter and Journal of ISAKOS
Research & Education
- Evaluate the support required by ISAKOS and recommend strategies for building capacity for delivering that support.
- Provide support and tools to participating registry members and those with an interest in developing a new ACL registry at the national or institutional level.
- Select qualified and trained registry resources to aid ISAKOS in successful support of a Global ACL Registry project.
- Work with participating registries on development of a clear, concise strategy for the Global ACL Registry, providing a roadmap of purposeful actions.
Strategic Plan
- Advance the fulfillment/achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives how projects will assist in accomplishing key strategies of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.
- Foster members’ research ambitions while growing the Global ACL Registry, positioning ISAKOS at the forefront for advocating research.
- Leverage the Global ACL Registry to help ISAKOS advance the worldwide exchange and dissemination of research and patient care in arthroscopy, knee surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine.
- Position ISAKOS as a global leader that attracts and convenes the leaders of ACL registries around the world.

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