ADA Audit Panel Says Initial Findings Incomplete — SkimNews
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- American Diabetes Association issued top-line findings on Sept. 1 from an internal panel reviewing the June 5 expulsion of five members from its New Orleans conference, but said the full review remains confidential.
- ADA's audit and governance committee (AGC) notified the Board on Sunday that its initial findings did not take into account the full breadth and depth of the AGC's investigation.
- The AGC said certain interviews were conducted after the initial findings were prepared, meaning those perspectives were not reflected in the Sept. 1 release.
- Additional findings are expected to be presented to the Board and may clarify or correct information previously provided, the committee said.
- The AGC cautioned that those additional findings could result in further actions by the Board.
Why it matters: Three months after five members were removed from ADA's June 5 conference, the organization's own auditors are signaling that the public top-line findings released Sept. 1 may have been premature — leaving the five expelled members without a final accounting and the Board free to take further disciplinary action once the fuller report is delivered.
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