Committees
What do CPS committees do?
The Canadian Paediatric Society works through its many committees to advance child health issues in Canada. They are the backbone of the CPS.
Committee members volunteer their time to develop position papers, provide expert advice and make recommendations to the Board of Directors on issues related to their area of expertise, serve as advocates for child and youth health issues, get involved in CPS projects and continuing professional development, serve as media spokespeople, and much more.
Can I join a CPS committee?
If you are a CPS member, you can apply by fax, mail, or by e-mail at memberservices@cps.ca. Just send a letter with the name of the committee you want to join, along with a short biography. Your request will be forwarded to the Committee on Committees and the chair of the committee you want to join.
If you are not already a CPS member but you want to join a committee, find out how you can join the CPS.
Each committee has a different set of specific requirements. Follow the links to any of the committees listed below for more information.
Adolescent Health Committee
- A practice that has a significant component of adolescent medicine
- A strong interest and dedication to improving the health of teens
- Two members (at least) should have adolescent medicine as their major clinical and teaching practice
Annual Meeting Committee
- Expertise, training, or qualifications in continuing professional education
- Membership should have a nationwide representation
- Membership should represent subspecialties and general paediatrics
- Membership should represent those employed full-time in an academic or university setting
- Membership should represent those employed in a community setting
Awards Committee
- Membership must represent western, central, and eastern Canada
- Membership should represent both academic and community paediatric expertise
Bioethics Committee
- Training or expertise in bioethics
- Strong interest in bioethics
Community Paediatrics Committee
- Membership should represent both academic setting and private practice
- Membership should represent urban and rural areas of the country
- Membership should have a nationwide representation
Constitution Committee
- Interest and expertise in constitutional matters
Continuing Professional Development Committee
- Interest in developing the role of CME in the lives of paediatricians, including provision of programs by the CPS
- Support for the concept elucidated by MOCOMP in recognizing and documenting activities to maintain competence
- Membership should represent CME education providers as well as consumers, both academic and non-academic
- Membership should have nationwide representation
Drug Therapy and Hazardous Substances Committee
- An interest and expertise in the use of pharmacotherapy in children or an interest in the prevention and management of the exposure of children to hazardous substances
- Some members should have formal training in clinical pharmacology or toxicology, although this is not a prerequisite
Fetus and Newborn Committee
- Knowledge and experience to contribute expertise on issues of national concern involving children (including prenatal care)
- Ability to identify needs on a regional and national basis
First Nations and Inuit Health Committee
- Membership liaises with delegates from the government and with a variety of First-Nations governmental and health agencies
- Involved in the day-to-day care of aboriginal infants, children, and adolescents
Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
- Subspecialty training and academic appointment in paediatric infectious diseases or medical microbiology
- Ability to write scientific reports, as shown by publications
- Special expertise in an area of infectious disease or immunizations
- Must receive recommendation from the department chair or division head
Injury Prevention Committee
- Membership should have nationwide representation
- Membership should represent both academic and community practitioners
- Expertise relevant to this field
Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee
- Expertise and technical background in nutrition
- Membership should have a nationwide representation
- Membership should represent different types of practice (academic, community, full-time, part-time...)
Physician Resource Planning Committee (Manpower)
- Interest and expertise in physician resource planning
Psychosocial Paediatrics Committee
- Membership should represent both the academic and community experience
- Membership should have nationwide representation
- Membership should represent developmental, adolescent, behavioural-emotional, and community paediatrics
- Membership should represent diverse cultural backgrounds
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