Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program
The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) contributes to the improvement of the health of children and youth in Canada by national surveillance and research into childhood disorders that are high in disability, morbidity and economic costs to society, despite their low frequency.
The CPSP gathers data from over 2,500 paediatricians and paediatric subspecialists each month to monitor rare diseases and conditions in Canadian children. Other participants, such as paediatric neurologists, allergists, medical geneticists and intensivists are enrolled in the program when research studies indicate their participation. These physicians provide health care to over seven million Canadian children and youth.
The program has steadily grown from three studies in the pilot year to 40 conditions under study since its inception, in 1996. Surveillance is an important part of the practice of medicine, allowing for the tracking and studying of conditions. Not only can surveillance help determine the burden of disease and assess interventions to prevent the occurrence of a disorder, the information collected can also allow development of health policies to address the needs of patients with these conditions.
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A special thank
you to CPSP participants
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The CPSP will be
awarding two prizes to attend the 2010 CPS
Annual Conference in Vancouver in June,
including full registration and two nights'
accommodation. Get details here.
If you have not already done so, please complete
the form and fax to 613-526-3332. |
For further information on the CPSP, please contact:
 CPSP Coordinator, Surveillance
2305 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 4J8
Tel.: 613-526-9397, ext. 239
Fax: 613-526-3332
E-mail: cpsp@cps.ca
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