EDI Advisory Group

Committee Overview 

• Advisory group to assist the CAEP board in ensuring that equity, diversity, and inclusion are considered in all CAEP’s activities, vision, and mission. 

  
  
  
  

Members 

• Chair – vacant 

• SOGI Representative – Murdoch Leeies 

• Anti-Racism / Anti-Colonialism Representative – Kelly Soros 

• WEM Representative – Ayesha Zia 

• Jaspreet Khangura – CJEM Equity Decision Editor 

• Indigenous Health Representative – vacant 

• Disability Advocate – vacant 

• Member at Large – Huma Ali 

• CAEP President – Aimee Kernick 

  
  

   

Key Achievements & Highlights 

• Dissemination of sociodemographic data collection tool 

  • The EDI advisory group worked with board members in the development of the sociodemographic data collection tool. 

  • It was distributed to the members earlier this year and will be redistributed annual. 

  • Data will be made available to CAEP members and revisions will be made in subsequent years based on feedback received.   
    

• Social EM Section Proposal 

  • Terms of Reference drafted by Dr. James Liu 

  • EDI Advisory Group made aware of proposal and to discuss at upcoming meetings 
    

• CAEP CPD COI document 

  • Draft completed 2025, feedback received from CAEP members and forwarded to board and conference organizers for review 

  • To discuss at up coming meetings 

• Feedback submitted to the new CMA Code of Ethic and Professionalism 

Challenges 

• The group consisted largely of new members this year and the group chair committee remained vacant which caused some challenges regarding group goals and communication.  Group members that are attending the CAEP conference plan to meet in person to address this.  Options include: 

  • Co-Chair 

  • Shorter term 

  • Select chair at random 
    

• One consideration was to create an EDI specific board position.  This may allow EDI to be included in all board would work and ask act as a direct line of communication to the EDI advisory group.  This EDI board member would also serve as the group chair. 
  

• There are 2 vacant positions (Disability Advocate and Indigenous Health Representative) 

Looking Ahead (Next Year) 

• Identify chair position 

• Fill the 2 vacant positions: 

  • Disability Advocate 

  • Indigenous Health 

• Create EDI position on the board 

• Review sociodemographic survey results 

• Revise CPD COI document 

• Liaise with members proposing Social EM Section