Table 1.

Terms of reference

Role of advisory board membership	Members to participate in a collaborative process. Members will provide content-related support, and bring knowledge, skills and experience to the working group throughout the multiple stages of the research study process (ie, the integrated knowledge translation process including the end-of-grant dissemination).
Method and frequency of communication	The facilitator (JJ) will provide background documents. Agendas to be provided in advance of meetings, with identification of key decisions to be made by the advisory board. There will be ongoing opportunities for communication, in a manner that facilitates the function of advisory board members in their roles.
Description of workload	Meeting participation by members. Provision of feedback on key issues will be made in meetings or by email correspondence. There will be opportunities for interested advisory board members to meet authorship criteria (see below ‘Authorship’).
Timelines	The advisory board involvement is anticipated to begin in June 2015 and end in December 2016. Meetings and/or updates will occur every 2–3 months (3–5 meetings/year, and with brief email correspondence).
How advice will be managed	Advisory board input will be sought and considered along with that of the core research team. Disagreements on views will be respectfully and collaboratively managed by the advisory board facilitator (JJ).
Authorship	Criteria outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors will be used to guide publication authorship.44