TOP is a health quality improvement initiative that fits within the broader health system and focuses on quality and complements other strategies such as Primary Care Initiative and the Physician Office System Program.

The TOP program supports physician practices, and the teams they work with, by fostering the use of evidence-based best practices and quality initiatives in medical care in Alberta. The program offers a variety of tools and services to help physicians and their colleagues meet the challenge of keeping practices current in an environment of continually emerging evidence.

The program is overseen by representatives from each of the four sponsoring bodies:

Alberta Medical Association
Alberta Health & Wellness
Alberta’s Regional Health Authorities
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

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Clinicians in Canada and other countries increasingly use practice guidelines and protocols to improve patient care and health outcomes. Guidelines and protocols help practitioners offer the best possible care for their patients by providing recommendations based on scientific evidence and expert clinical opinion.

In B.C., guidelines and protocols are developed under the direction of the Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC), jointly sponsored by the B.C. Medical Association and the Ministry of Health Services.

GPAC intends its guidelines to provide practical and easy-to-follow advice to practitioners for effective patient care. The guidelines are based on scientific evidence, and are modified for circumstances in B.C.

GPAC aims to:

• Encourage appropriate responses to common medical situations
• Recommend actions that are sufficient and efficient, neither excessive nor deficient
• Permit exceptions when justified by clinical circumstances

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MISSION:

To enhance the quality of life for people experiencing incontinence by helping them and/or their caregivers to confidently seek and access cures and treatment options. To this end, the Foundation will implement and encourage important public and professional education, support advocacy and research to advance incontinence treatment and/or management.

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The CCS is the national voice for cardiovascular physicians and scientists. The CCS mission is to promote cardiovascular health and care through:

• Knowledge translation, including dissemination of research and encouragement of best practices
• Professional development and leadership in health policy.

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Charles Best, the co-discover of insulin, had a vision. Very early on he saw that the growing number of Canadians with diabetes were going to require an organization to serve their needs. In the late 1940's, the Diabetic Association of Ontario was formed.

As the provinces and territories formed their own associations, it became clear that if the provincial branches combined their resources they could more effectively serve their membership. This culminated in the formation of Canadian Diabetes Association in 1953.

Established over 50 years ago, the Canadian Diabetes Association is a charitable organization that has grown to include a presence in more than 150 communities across the country. The Canadian Diabetes Association promotes the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy.

Our Mission:

To promote the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy.

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The Canadian Hypertension Society was formally established in 1979 by a group of Canadian health professionals interested in improving hypertension research, education and patient care.

Mission of The Canadian Hypertension Society:

To promote the prevention and control of hypertension through research and education.

Objectives of The Canadian Hypertension Society:

• Fostering effective approaches to the management of hypertension in Canada.
• Encouragement and co-ordination of research on hypertension in Canada.
• Provision of a forum for the presentation of hypertension research.
• Dissemination of information about hypertension to health professionals and to the public.
• Co-operation with other Canadian, American and international societies and organizations with interests in hypertension.

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To serve and unite the physicians of Canada and be the national advocate, in partnership with the people of Canada, for the highest standards of health and health care.

CMA Vision Statement

A healthy population and a vibrant medical profession.

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Founded in 1951, the Canadian Psychiatric Association is the national, voluntary professional association for psychiatrists. The CPA serves a membership of 2,750.

The CPA's approach to the promotion of quality psychiatric care is biopsychosocial multidisciplinary and multisectoral. The association strives to open lines of communication and encourage collaboration both within psychiatry and with other professions, consumer groups, government, and the private sector in advocating for improved mental health services and strategies.

CPA Mission

CPA’s mission is to forge a strong, collective voice for Canadian psychiatrists and to promote an environment that fosters excellence in the provision of clinical care, education and research.

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The Canadian Society for the Study of the Aging Male is an association of physicians and allied health care professionals working together for the promotion of research, education and increased awareness about the medical, sociological, psychological and physical changes in aging men.  The Society’s aim is to disseminate information on hypogonadism and on all other conditions that impact on the health of the male as he ages.  To achieve this goal, the Society promotes workshops, lectures and publications, and encourages and supports relevant research endeavours.

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The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) is the medical society of the Canadian Lung Association. It advises the Association on scientific matters and programs including policies regarding support for research and professional education. The CTS provides a forum whereby medical practitioners and investigators may join in the study of thoracic diseases and other medical fields which may come within the scope of The Lung Association.

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To represent and provide a voice for all Canadian urologists and to foster dedication of all members of the profession toward ensuring the highest possible standard of urologic care for Canadians. CUA Goals:

• To foster and promote excellence in urologic practice through education and research.
• To provide leadership in promoting evidence based clinical practice through the development of practice guidelines.
• To provide leadership in public education for urologic diseases.
• To represent Canadian urology in developing and fostering partnerships while maintaining the highest educational and ethical standards.
• To represent the Canadian urologic community in relationships with national and international medical societies.

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Founded in 1944, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada is comprised of over 2,800 professional members, including gynaecologists, obstetricians, family physicians, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

A leading authority on reproductive health care, the SOGC produces national clinical guidelines for both public and medical education on important women's health issues.

Mission

The Society's mission is to promote excellence in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology and to advance the health of women through leadership, advocacy, collaboration, outreach and education.

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