On behalf of the CAPHC Board of Directors, I would like to thank all our member and partner organizations from across the country for the continued support, active participation and leadership in so many of our national programs.
The past 12 months have demonstrated an exceptional level of Pan Canadian engagement that has been most gratifying and rewarding. CAPHC’s commitment is stronger than ever to establishing essential links to share best practices and foster innovation in healthcare and health service delivery across our child and youth community in Canada.
CAPHC’s strength lies in the leadership, participation and commitment of our member organizations and partners. The strength of our child and youth healthcare community is truly remarkable and is making a real difference on so many levels!
CAPHC now reaches out to over fifty member organizations, representing multidisciplinary health professionals that provide healthcare and health services to children, youth and their families within quaternary and tertiary health centres; community health centres; rehabilitation centres; and home care provider agencies nationwide. Each year, approximately 8.75 million children and youth rely on the services of our member organizations.
National benchmarking and decision support; the development of national child and youth population standards, patient safety and quality improvement, mental health and childhood disabilities continue to drive many of CAPHC’s national activities and programs. In 2009 we brought a new 5 year strategic plan to our members. We have remained very committed to this plan and have ensured that all current and emerging activities are reflective of our strategic vision and commitment to our members.
CAPHC’s 2011 Annual Report highlights our national programs and provides a snapshot of our achievements and plans for 2012. Please feel free to share this report with colleagues in your organization - http://www.caphc.org/about.html.
A recent addition to our KT strategy has been the initiation of national webinars designed to bring new and original content to our members. This initiative has had tremendous success in the last 12 months and has engaged thousands of child and youth healthcare practitioners from across the country. Topics have included children’s pain, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), patient safety and quality, mental health, and multiple administrative and financial topics. Presentations and podcasts related to these webinars are housed on the CAPHC Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) and can be downloaded by our member organizations: www.ken.caphc.org.
As we reflect upon the achievements of the past year and our vision forward, I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all our member and partners organizations for their leadership and commitment to CAPHC.
I look forward to our continued collaboration in 2012!
Elaine Orrbine
President & CEO
Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres (CAPHC)
Association Canadienne Des Centres De Santé Pediatriques(ACCSP)
