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About CAPM&R
MISSION
The CAPM&R represents and promotes the interests
of the specialty of physiatry in Canada by providing and maintaining a national
forum and network.
It advances and increases awareness of the
specialty through strategic alliances and partnerships, public policy and, most
importantly, professional and practice development.
VISION
The CAPM&R shall represent all physiatrists and
physiatrists in training and promote excellence in their roles as medical
expert, communicator, collaborator, manager, health advocate, scholar and
professional.
STRATEGIC
DIRECTIONS
The Association shall
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Expand opportunities for education,
scientific collaboration and practice development.
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Promote and provide leadership for continuing
professional development in physiatry.
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Create strategic alliances and partnerships
to enhance both the practice of physiatry and the process of rehabilitation.
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Increase awareness of the roles and
contributions of physiatry.
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Identify and respond to issues that affect
the practice of physiatry and the people we serve.
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Facilitate networking and social interaction
among physiatrists.
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Be fiscally responsible to enable further
growth and development.
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OBJECTIVES
Its objectives are
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to advance the practice of physical medicine
and rehabilitation
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to promote related research
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to further the teaching of undergraduate and
postgraduate students in the field
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to represent its members in their
relationship with governments and medical associations
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to support other organizations whose purpose
is to create a forum for the exchange of views among the representatives of
the various groups, professional and lay, who are concerned with physical
medicine and rehabilitation and
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to provide a forum for communication and
dissemination of specialty information through the association's
newsletter.
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STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE
It is the Purpose of the Canadian Association of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (CAPM&R) to provide and maintain a
national professional forum and network, for the exchange of information and
opinion, which shall contribute to advancing both the specialty of physical
medicine and rehabilitation and the provision of rehabilitation within the
health care of Canadians.
To achieve this purpose, the Association shall:
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Maintain categories of membership which
effectively represent the breadth of clinical practice, education and
research in physical medicine and rehabilitation, through trainees and
certified specialists in that field, associated basic scientists and
representatives of other related medical and surgical specialties.
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Support improvements in the quality of
physical medicine clinical practice and the provision of adequate
compensation for services rendered.
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Provide members with opportunities for
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Hold annual meetings which permit scientific,
business, collegial and social interaction.
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Promote high standards for undergraduate and
postgraduate education in the specialty.
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Encourage clinical and basic science research
relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation.
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Maintain liaison with organizations who
promote exchanges of views and information between professional and lay
groups concerned with rehabilitation.
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Use monies received from membership fees or
from other sources to further the purpose of the Association.
CME/CPD
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the CAPM&R Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) program is to promote excellence in the professional practice
of physiatrists. The CPD program supports the life-long learning needs of
physiatrists and physiatrists in training.
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Through a continuous iterative process, the
goals are:
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To assess the professional development needs
of the target audience.
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To provide educational activities consistent
with educational needs
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To foster learning through various
educational methods
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To evaluate the effectiveness of the
educational activities and their effects on the knowledge, skills and
attitudes of participants
Through these goals, the CAPM&R CPD program
strives to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians in order to
continue to improve health care in Canada.
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