The Department of Paediatrics - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 13
About This Presentation
Title:

The Department of Paediatrics

Description:

University of Toronto. Dr. Peter Steer. McMaster University. Dr. Cheryl Greenberg ... Represents the 16 Canadian university affiliated teaching hospitals ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:32
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 14
Provided by: Pae56
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: The Department of Paediatrics


1
  • Serving the Health Needs of Children, Youth and
    Their Families Through Leadership in Education,
    Research and Clinical Care

2

MISSION STATEMENT To provide national
leadership in paediatric research and education
to promote the health and health care of
children and youth.
3
Dr. Bruno Piedboeuf Université Laval Dr. Harvey
Guyda McGill University Dr. Claude
Lemoine Université de Sherbrooke Dr. Marc
Girard Université de Montréal
Dr. Rick Cooper Memorial University
Dr. Terry Klassen University of Alberta
Dr. Robert Armstrong University of B.C.
Dr. William Bingham University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Cheryl Greenberg University of Manitoba
Dr. Brent Scott University of Calgary
Dr. Jonathan Kronick Dalhousie University
Dr. Peter Steer McMaster University
Dr. Joseph Reisman University of Ottawa
Dr. Hugh OBrodovich University of Toronto
Dr. Kimberly Dow Queens University
Dr. Timothy Frewen University of Western Ontario
4
PCC History and Background Information
  • Founded in 1960 as the Assembly of Canadian
    University Paediatric Department Heads
  • Represents the 16 Canadian university affiliated
    teaching hospitals
  • 50 of all Canadian paediatricians work within
    PCC Departments of Paediatrics

5
History and Background Contd
  • PCC/DPC Academic Health Sciences Centres provide
    health care in diverse regions across Canada
  • PCC/DPC values its close linkages with
    National/International organizations
  • Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres
    (CAPHC)
  • Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist
    Program (CCHCSP)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
  • National Child and Youth Health Coalition (NCYHC)
  • PSDP
  • AMSPDC

6
PCC Goals Objectives
  • To enhance our national and international
    advocacy for pediatric education and research to
    improve the health of infants, children and
    youth.
  • To enhance our role in the development of high
    quality, highly relevant paediatric research that
    spans the continuum from prevention to promotion
    of child and youth health.
  • To promote and enhance our role as leaders in
    paediatric education at the undergraduate,
    postgraduate and continuing medical education
    levels.

7

Goals Objectives Contd
  • To promote and assist in the development of
    effective human resource planning for academic
    pediatrics and child and youth health care
    delivery.
  • To work together to promote child and youth
    access to coordinated health services in the best
    possible environment within academic health
    science centres and the communities they serve.
  • To develop collaborative relationships with other
    national and international organizations that
    will assist us in fulfilling our mission.

8
Common Priorities Challenges of Many Canadian
Departments of Paediatrics
  • Achieving optimal recognition within health
    sciences centres without being free-standing
    childrens hospitals
  • Sustaining optimal clinical care programs for
    children youth
  • Achieving and sustaining the required critical
    mass to deliver tertiary care across all regions
  • Achieving and sustaining the required critical
    mass needed to address current research
    challenges

9
Common Priorities Challenges Contd
  • Defining the needs and uniqueness of Academic
    Paediatrics within the current climate of
    Health Care Reform
  • Building on the individual strengths of academic
    paediatrics across Canada by establishing a
    national infrastructure to address key child and
    youth health issues
  • Increasing the national profile of paediatrics
    within all levels of government , research
    agencies etc..

10
PCC is Committed to Implementing Transitional
Strategies and Processes
  • To provide evidence that supports the need for
    transitional strategies and processes
  • To identify strategies for Best Practice in the
    continuous and comprehensive care of children and
    youth with chronic health conditions
  • To determine health care priorities for the care
    of children, youth and families across Canada
  • To address the discontinuation of care and
    treatment between paediatric and adult services
  • To focus on treatment needs to include ongoing
    health maintenance and monitoring

11
Paediatric Chairs of Canada (PCC)Linkages
  • Canadian Association of Paediatric Health
    Centres (CAPHC)
  • Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS)
  • Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist
    Program (CCHCSP)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Training
  • Paediatric Undergraduate Program Directors
    (PUPDOC)
  • Postgraduate Training Program Directors
  • Royal College of Physicians Surgeons
    Specialty Committee
  • Pediatric Scientist Development Program (PSDP)
  • Association of Medical Schools Pediatric
    Department Chairs (AMSPDC)
  • National Child and Youth Health Coalition

12
PCC Collaborative Initiatives
  • PSDP, HSC National Grants Program, and PCC
    partnership
  • Labor Market Model and Strategy for the Future of
    Paediatrics in Canada - Partnership initiative
    with the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) and
    other national organizations
  • Childhood Obesity and Health Body Weights,
    Evidence Report - Partnership Initiative with the
    CIHR-Institute of Nutrition Metabolism and
    Diabetes, and the Canadian Association of
    Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC)
  • National Academic Workforce Database - In
    collaboration with the Sixteen Canadian
    Departments of Paeditrics and
  • Establishing Canadian Paediatric Healthcare
    Indicators Standards- National Initiative
    development planned for the fall 2003.

13
  • For Further Information Contact us at
  • PCC/DPCs National Office
  • admin_at_paediatricchairs.ca
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com