 |
|
Back to Questions
What does CPA do?CPA is the national, voluntary, professional association for psychiatrists practicing in Canada. It is not a regulatory body, and membership is entirely voluntary.
CPA's core activities are designed to help psychiatrists keep up with best practice standards, keep up their knowledge and skill level, and to help them meet new challenges in the field. It helps meet the psychiatrists' professional needs in a variety of ways, including publication of a scientific journal (Canadian Journal of Psychiatry), practice guidelines and position papers, and provision of continuing education opportunities.
CPA also advocates for changes to national public policies to improve access to quality care and services, increased awareness and understanding about psychiatric illnesses, and improved accountability through more funding for research and improved data collection systems. CPA collaborates with consumer and other mental health organizations in calling for a national action plan on mental illness and mental health in Canada. CPA is a founding member of the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health.
Back to Questions |
|
|
May 21, 2012
