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.
Bylaws
- To deal with all items of the Bylaws or such related subjects as they may deem advisable or as may be referred to them.
Committee on Finance and Audit
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.
Conference
Mandate
Continuing Professional Development
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.
Membership
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
Nominating
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.
Public Affairs
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.
Research
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
Wellness
Mandate
The Emergency Medicine Wellness Committee strives to advocate and promote personal and professional wellbeing of
Emergency Medicine across Canada. Click here to visit the Wellness page.
Chair
Rod Lim MD
London, ON
Social Emergency Medicine
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SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity)
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.
Anti Racism Anti Colonialism
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.
Toronto, ON
BioEthics
Mandate
- Provide support and analysis to the board and CAEP members regarding ethical and professional issues
- Produce ethics-focused presentations and publications
CEDIS
Mandate
Critical Care (C4)
Mandate
- To provide a forum for sharing challenges, ideas and solutions for critical care issues as they pertain to emergency department physicians
- To encourage an interest in critical care medicine and issues.
CTAS
Mandate
- To represent, maintain and develop the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS)
Chair
Margaret Dymond RN
Digital EM
Chair
Disaster
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.”
Emergency Ultrasound Committee
Mandate
- To promote all aspects of emergency point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in Canada: training, competency and research.
EMS
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.
First Five Years in EM
Click here to view the committee website!
Mandate
- The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) First Five Years* in Emergency Medicine (FFYEM) Committee serves to represent and advocate for physicians in their first 5 years of practice.
Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Mandate
- To provide a forum for Canadian emergency medicine clinicians, researchers, educators and administrators committeed to optimizing the care of older people in EDs; and to define and promote standard of excellence in their care.
Global Emergency Medicine
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
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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
Lucas Chartier MD FRCPC
Toronto, ON
Palliative Care
Proposed Mandate
- To provide CAEP with a centre of expertise on the issues relating to the care of patients with palliative care needs in Canada’s Emergency Departments.
Stroke
Mandate
- To improve the quality of acute stroke care in patients presenting to Emergency Department in Canada through evidence based guidance.
Trauma and Injury Prevention
Chair: Marcel Emond, MD, CCFP(EM), FRCPC
Undergraduate Education Committee
Mandate
Women in Emergency Medicine
Mandate
- To empower women in emergency medicine through representation, mentorship, education and advocacy.
Chair
Gillian Sheppard MD CCFP
St. John’s NL
Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers (NCER)
Mandate
- To enable emergency care researchers to conduct multi-center research or education studies, provide mentorship, create knowledge through research, support knowledge translation, and ultimately improve emergency patient care for all Canadians.
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.