that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message canadian paediatric society industry medicine pediatrics headquarters canada key people robin c. williams md president mike dickinson md vice president website http www.cps.ca en the canadian paediatric society cps is a national association of paediatricians committed to working together to advance the health of children and youth by nurturing excellence in health care advocacy education research and support of its membership . as a voluntary professional association the cps represents more than 3 000 paediatricians paediatric subspecialists paediatric residents and other people who work with and care for children . the cps is governed by an elected board of directors representing each province and territory . contents 1 activities 2 see also 3 references 4 external links activities edit to fulfill its mission the cps is active in several major areas professional education the cps supports the continuing professional development needs of paediatricians and others involved in providing health care to children and youth through position statements a peer reviewed journal and educational opportunities such as an annual conference and regional cme events . advocacy the cps works to identify gaps in and promote improvements to public policy that affects the health of children and youth . public education the cps works to increase public awareness and education about the health needs and health care of children and youth . our goal is to help parents make informed decisions about their children s health by producing reliable and accessible health information for parents and others who care for children . surveillance and research the cps monitors rare diseases and conditions through the canadian paediatric surveillance program and ensures continued research into vaccine associated adverse reactions and vaccine preventable diseases through impact immunization monitoring program active . see also edit academic pediatric association references edit external links edit website of the canadian paediatric society caring for kids the cps website for parents and caregivers soins de nos enfants the cps website for parents and caregivers in french caring for kids new to canada a guide for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children and youth paediatrics & child health journal pulsus group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canadian paediatric society & oldid 708753243 categories medical associations based in canadahealth in canadaorganizations established in 1922hidden categories articles with a promotional tone from january 2013all articles with a promotional tonepages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 7 march 2016 at 11 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view