Physicians

The Canadian Association of Physicians with disabilities (CAPD) has the following mission:

To provide a national forum for discussion of issues of mutual interest and concern to physicians with disabilities.
To open avenues for exchange of ideas and information, particularly as these apply to clinical practice.
To foster common bonds and lend support to each other.
To strive together to improve the quality of care and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
To
take a leadership role in influencing clinical education and research
in matters pertaining to both patients and physicians with
disabilities.
To act as a vehicle to inform and educate the public at large regarding the many facets of disabilities.
To be proactive in effectively influencing policies and laws affecting all people with disabilities.

The British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA) is a voluntary
association of British Columbia's physicians, medical residents, and
medical students. The BCMA has over 11 000 members, with about 8500 in
active medical practice. This represents approximately 95% of
practising physicians in British Columbia.

Governed by an
elected body of physicians, the BCMA represents the collective view of
the medical profession of British Columbia and negotiates for and on
behalf of physicians for their compensation. The Association is also
responsible for setting medical service fee schedules and negotiating
the schedule of benefits paid by the Medical Services Plan as well as
representing sessional, salaried, and other alternative payment
physicians.

The Association aims to advance the practice
and science of medicine and the health of British Columbians by working
for the improvement of medical education, health care legislation, and
the delivery of hospital and other health care services.

The
BCMA is separate and distinct from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of British Columbia, which is the body established by the
Medical Practitioners Act to oversee the licensing and disciplining of
doctors.

The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP) is a
community of psychiatrists that educates and advocates on Lesbian Gay
Bisexual and Transgender mental health issues.

Their goals are to:

• Foster a fuller understanding of LGBT mental health issues;
• Research and advocate for the best mental health care for the LGBT community;
• Develop resources to promote LGBT mental health;
• Create a welcoming, safe, nurturing, and accepting environment for members;
• and Provide valuable and accessible services to our members.

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) is the national voice of Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine.

The
AMFC has a mission to ensure the health of Canadians by promoting and
supporting excellence in health education and research, and, as a part
its mandate, AFMC is continually engaged in advocacy activities related
to all facets of academic medicine.