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Committees
CAEP is proud of the work our committees have accomplished throughout our 40+ years. Many initiatives have started out as ideas at a committee meeting. We would like to thank all our members who volunteer their time to improve patient care by participating on a committee.
The CAEP Antiracism and Anticolonialism Committee will provide advocacy, support, mentorship and networking opportunities for Emergency Physicians who are Black, Indigenous and persons of colour, and allies. It will work toward equity with a focus on addressing racism and colonialism in emergency medicine in the areas of patient care, physician advancement, professional development and medical education.
Objectives
To develop partnerships with other equity-focused health care groups within and outside of CAEP (e.g., the CAEP Women in Emergency Medicine Committee, the CAEP 2SLGBTQ+ Committee, the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada, Black Physicians of Canada) and to establish collaborations with community organizations and patient advocacy groups.
To provide a networking forum for CAEP members who are Black, Indigenous, and persons of colour, and allies.
To create opportunities for mentorship for medical students, residents and staff from Indigenous and racialized groups.
To develop guidelines for emergency medicine practice to promote equity specifically in addressing racism and colonialism in patient care, physician advancement, professional development and medical education and to recommend metrics for Canadian emergency departments to apply in assessing progress in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
To contribute to the resources available through CAEP’s EDI Resource Centre.
Chair
Jennifer Bryan MD FRCPC
Toronto, ON
Mandate
Review the results and recommendations of the external audit and confirm the qualifications and independence of the external auditor;
Review annual audited financial statements and other financial information presented to the Board and/or membership;
Advise the Board as to whether annual audited financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles;
Present to the Board of Directors, the audited financial statements for the previous fiscal year and recommend the annual appointment or reappointment of the auditors;
Develop and recommend appropriate policies to ensure sound financial and investment policies and practices and recommend revisions as required to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary duties.
Review quarterly financial statements and provide advice to the Board and/or management on financial performance or related matters;
Review and assess financial governance, treasury and investment performance in alignment with established CAEP policies;
Review the policies governing internal financial controls and processes established by management;
Report quarterly to the Board on compliance with established financial policies and identify key financial performance highlights and issues to be considered and/or addressed by the Board;
Monitor the Association’s compliance with legal and regulatory financial governance requirements that may have a material impact on the financial statements; and
Take direction from and report to the Board with respect to additional duties that the Board may ask the Committee to perform from time to time.
Chair
Paul Pageau MD, CCFP(EM)
Ottawa ON
Mandate
To ensure the expectations of the Board of Directors are met for the CME/CPD program.
Review and make recommendations to the Board regarding appropriate educational decisions as they.
relate to the CME/CPD program.
Implement CME/CPD recommendations approved by the Board.
Conduct all needs assessments for CME/CPD events.
Prepare new Roadshows and other CME/CPD proposals
Identify speakers.
Ensure that CAEP CME/CPD programs are cost efficient and at a minimum, meeting the contribution goals to the Board.
Chair
Eric Clark MD FRCPC
Ottawa, ON
The CAEP Digital EM committee’s main objective is to build a community of practice in emergency medicine in Canada to define, trial, and validate digital technologies, and advocate for their evidence-informed and sensible implementation to improve the delivery of emergency care in the healthcare system at scale.
Chair
Kendall HO MD FRCPC
Vancouver, BC
Mandate
To define standards of care for Emergency Preparedness.
To provide resources to achieve and surpass the standard of care.
To promote research in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Medicine.
To promote and facilitate emergency preparedness planning between agencies and avoid planning “silos.”
Chair
Jared Bly MD CCFP(EM) FCFP
Edmonton AB
Mandate
Develop a section to enable members to share and disseminate
information on EMS and related topics.
Identify opportunities to improve the delivery of medically directed EMS
systems in Canada.
Provide EMS expertise to the CAEP Executive.
Serve as a resource to CAEP members and medical directors of EMS
systems.
Pursue and encourage research opportunities in EMS.
Chair
Kevin Lobay MD FRCPC
Edmonton AB
Mandate
To provide a networking forum for CAEP members interested in pursuing their interests
in IEM.
To advocate to the CAEP membership the importance of CAEP’s involvement in IEM.
To collaborate with other emergency medicine organizations, including the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM).
To strive for IEM experiences which involve the empowerment and capacity-building of local community members for the provision of EM service and education.
To develop, maintain and update a database of opportunities in developing countries (or remote areas of Canada) for students, residents and physicians in Emergency Medicine. These opportunities may include involvement in clinical, educational or research in International Emergency Medicine (IEM).
Chair
Amanda Collier MD FRCPC
Kingston ON
Mandate
Identify candidates for election to the Board of Directors and for election to the position of President-Elect and approach those candidates with respect to running.
Identify candidates for any other elected positions that may arise in relation to other Association activities, committees, documents or functions.
Prepare a slate of nominees for circulation to the Members along with a call for nominations.
Oversee the collection of the nominations and the ballots.
Prepare a full and final slate of nominees, if necessary, and circulate to the Members.
Self assess, on an annual basis, the Committee’s effectiveness.
Chair
Michael Howlett MD CCFP(EM)
Oshawa ON
Mandate
To ensure CAEPs voice is heard on key issues affecting emergency medicine.
To represent CAEP when interviewed by members of the media
To represent CAEP when meeting with key individuals in government and other industries.
Act as media spokesman for CAEP in key areas of expertise or direct media to a CAEP member who holds expertise in the desired subject matter.
Initiate and respond to opportunities for collaboration with external bodies engaged in public interest activities.
Propose position statements which have the potential to strengthen the Association’s public interest role or profile.
Meet quarterly and provide reports to the Board of Directors.
Chairs
Elizabeth Shouldice MD CCFP(EM)
Ottawa ON
Michael Herman MD CCFP(EM)
Ottawa ON
Mandate
Promote high-quality research that improves patient care across Canada.
Promote the training, development, and support of qualified EM researchers.
Enhance collaboration amongst Canadian centres to conduct impactful EM research.
Increase participation in CJEM activities at Canadian medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Strive to ensure all the best Canadian EM research is presented at the annual CAEP Scientific Conference.
Evaluate research submissions via a peer-review method for the purpose of identifying high-quality presentations for CAEP’s Annual Conference.
Evaluate research grant proposals via a peer-review method for the purpose of supporting high-quality projects funded by the EM Advancement Fund.
Review and approve research surveys from CAEP members to be distributed to the consenting CAEP members.
Review research protocols to provide letters of endorsement.
Chair
Justin Yan MD MSc FRCPC
London ON
Mandate
Ensure membership initiatives reflect the mission and vision of the organization.
Develop specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely (SMART) goals for the purpose of member recruitment and retention.
Advice on marketing strategies for the purposes of recruitment of new members, retaining current members, and re-engaging lapsed members.
Advise on potential member benefits that add value to a member and their practice
Chair
Sunil Sookram MD FRCPC CCFP
Edmonton AB
Mandate
Vision
The VISION of the Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee is to have an impact on Canadian emergency medicine (EM) through the creation of a QIPS community of practice, the development of the fields of QI and PS, and national QIPS interventions and educational activities.
Mission:
The MISSION of the QIPS Committee is to provide a forum for Canadian EM providers to share challenges, ideas, and solutions for issues that pertain to the quality and safety of care of patients in the emergency departments (EDs) across the country, and to enable clinical and scholarly collaborations pertaining to QI and PS.
Chair
Sachin Trivedi MD FRCPC
Saskatoon SK
Mandate
This committee will provide advocacy, support, mentorship and networking opportunities to LGBTQ+ individuals and allies in emergency medicine with the goal of promoting visibility and inclusion, and advancing knowledge and understanding around LGBTQ+ issues in emergency medicine.
To empower LGBTQ+ physicians and learners in emergency medicine through representation, mentorship, education and advocacy.
Chair
Murdoch Leeies MD FRCPC
Winnipeg MB
Get Involved
If you are interested in joining these dedicated committee members, please complete the form below and a member of the CAEP staff will forward your request to the appropriate committee Chair.
Please note that you must be a CAEP member to participate.
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