Organizational structure

The Steering Committee guides the development of the program, addresses key challenges for the future, and determines the overall direction of the CPSP. The committee meets annually in the spring and the fall to review the progress of existing studies, to consider protocols submitted for future inclusion in the CPSP.

Between Steering Committee meetings, a working group deals with relevant issues and concerns relating to the overall daily running of the program. More specifically, the working group coordinates proposals for new studies and promotes the program through a series of publications, including regular CPSP Highlights in Paediatrics & Child Health, articles in the CPS News, and a series of abstract presentations at both national and international meetings.

Steering Committee

The Committee includes experts in paediatrics, epidemiology and related disciplines, including genetics and child neurology. Specific representations on the committee include: the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), IMPACT (Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive), and the Paediatric Chairs of Canada. Also included are liaison representatives from the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists and the Canadian Association of Child Neurology.

The Steering Committee guides the development of the program, addresses key challenges for the future, and determines the overall direction of the CPSP. The committee meets annually in the spring and the fall to review the progress of existing studies, to consider protocols submitted for future inclusion in the CPSP.

Between Steering Committee meetings, a working group deals with relevant issues and concerns relating to the overall daily running of the program. More specifically, the working group coordinates proposals for new studies and promotes the program through a series of publications, including regular CPSP Highlights in Paediatrics & Child Health, articles in the CPS News, and a series of abstract presentations at both national and international meetings.

Steering Committee

The Committee includes experts in paediatrics, epidemiology and related disciplines, including genetics and child neurology. Specific representations on the committee include: the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS), IMPACT (Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive), and the Paediatric Chairs of Canada. Also included are liaison representatives from the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists and the Canadian Association of Child Neurology.

Steering Committee Members

Catherine Farrell, MD (Chair)*

Canadian Paediatric Society

Sam Wong, MD*

Canadian Paediatric Society

Marie Adèle Davis, MBA*

Canadian Paediatric Society

Shaun Morris, MD

IMPACT (Immunization Monitoring Program ACTive)

Joanna Lazier, MD

Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (liaison)

Peter Buck, DVM MSc

Centre for Food-borne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada

Elizabeth Donner, MD

Canadian Association of Child Neurology (liaison)

Paul Dancey, MD

Paediatric Chairs of Canada

Chelsea Ruth, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Melanie King, BA*

Canadian Paediatric Society

Christina Ricci

Maternal, Child and Youth Health Division, Public Health Agency of Canada

Stevie O’Brien, JD

Consultant

Jay Onysko, MA*

Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada

Karen Forbes, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Megan Harrison, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Evelyne Doyon-Trottier, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Jill Borland Starkes, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society

Patrick Seitzinger, MD

Canadian Paediatric Society, Resident Representative

Meghan Grainger, BSc

Applied Research Division, Public Health Agency of Canada