CAPMR

About CAPM&R

Our Vision

The national leader in setting the standard of care in physiatry to improve the lives of Canadians.

Our Mission

A representative member service organization for physiatry in Canada that:

• Promotes the profession
• Advances professional education
• Advocates on rehabilitation issues and standards
• Provides opportunities for scientific advancement and practice development

Critical Success Factors

• Physiatry is known and valued by other health care professionals and the general public
• Physiatry is resourced as a position along with the attendant infrastructure supports required to treat patients
• Physiatry has professional experts that are sought after for their opinions on rehabilitation
• CAPM&R has a sustainable business model with increasing membership, funding and governance structure

Values/Guiding Principles

We strive for EXCELLENCE by:

• Promoting the highest standards for undergraduate and postgraduate education
• Our commitment to lifelong learning and the CanMEDS framework
• Scholarship

We are INCLUSIVE by:

• Representing clinical practitioners, educators, researchers, trainees and certified specialists
• Providing valued services to members

We demonstrate LEADERSHIP by:

• Providing opportunities for professional development
• Raising awareness of the roles and contributions of the profession
• Informing public policy by determining the rehabilitation agenda
• Influencing policy on the rights of persons with disabilities

We promote COLLABORATION by:

• Forming strategic alliances
• Supporting other organizations by creating a forum for exchange of information
• CAPM&R has a voice with governments and peer bodies

We encourage INNOVATION by:

• Promoting research
• Being a driver for change
• Celebrating academic achievements