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Introduction
The CPA is committed to advancing the quality of mental health care for Canadians through the promotion and development of excellence in psychiatric clinical practice, education, training, and research as well as by supporting the provincial psychiatric associations in improving the environment in which psychiatrists practice.
These objectives are implemented through a number of volunteer committees and working groups, including:
the
Council of Academies
(comprising the child, geriatric, forensic and psychosomatic added areas of competence)
the
Standing Committee on Education
(chaired by Dr. J. Levrette)
the
Standing Committee on Professional Standards and Practice
(chaired by Dr. S. Brooks)
the
Scientific and Research Standing Committee
(chaired by Dr. D. Addington)
the
Special Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
(chaired by Dr. P. Chandarana)
the
Standing Committee on Economics
(chaired by Dr. T. Choptiany)
the Canadian
Psychiatric Association and the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Collaborative Working Group on Shared
Mental Health Care (co-chaired by Dr. N. Kates and Dr. M. Craven)