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Competing Interests
The validity of CPS recommendations and its reputation are based on the confidence in its integrity and the belief by members and the public alike that policies are unbiased and based only on concerns for the best interests of children, their families, and their health care providers. As such, all board members, committee and section executive members, staff and consultants are required to review the CPS Competing Interest and Disclosure Policy and disclose any real and perceived competing interests.
(Last updated September 13, 2023)
| Name | CPS Group Name | Position | Organization Name | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa Abrams | Allergy Section Executive | President | Details... | |
| Danielle Adam | Respiratory Health Section Executive | Secretary Treasurer | Nothing to disclose | |
| Richa Agnihotri | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Holly Agostino | Adolescent Health | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Dominic Allain | Injury Prevention | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Belal Alshaikh | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Member | Details... | |
| Gabriel Altit | Fetus and Newborn | Member | Details... | |
| Donna Atkinson | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health | Nothing to disclose |
| Nagu Atmuri | NRP Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Hosanna Au | Self-Assessment | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Bojana Babic | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| jennifer balfour | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Emma Bartlett | Adolescent Health | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Michelle Barton-Forbes | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Chair | Details... | |
| Sanjukta Basak | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group | Details... |
| Diana Bayles | NRP Steering | Member | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada | Details... |
| Emilie Beaulieu | Injury Prevention | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Suzanne Beno | Injury Prevention | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jola Berkman | ACoRN Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jola Berkman | NRP Steering | Member | Perinatal Services BC | Nothing to disclose |
| Laura Betcherman | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Ari Bitnun | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Katherine Boone | Continuing Professional Development | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jill Borland Starkes | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Mahli Brindamour | Action for Children and Teens | Member | Details... | |
| Melanie Buba | Hospital Paediatrics Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jared Bullard | Board of Directors | Director | Details... | |
| Matthew Carwana | Social Paediatrics Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Subhadeep Chakrabarti | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | Health Canada, Food Directorate | Nothing to disclose |
| Andre Champagne | Injury Prevention | Liaison | Public Health Agency of Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Kevin Chan | Acute Care | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Melissa Chan | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Estelle Chetrit | Respiratory Health Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Romy Cho | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jeannette Comeau | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Member | Details... | |
| Cora Constantinescu | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Liaison | Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (AMMI) | Details... |
| Mark Corkins | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | AAP Committee on Nutrition | Details... |
| Kelly Cox | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jeffrey Critch | Board of Directors | President | Details... | |
| Evelyne D.Trottier | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Paul Dancey | CPSP Scientific Steering | Liaison | Pediatric Chairs of Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Rhea D'Costa | Developmental Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Tejas Desai | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Greg Donde | ACoRN Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Patricia D'Onghia | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | Health Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Marc-Andre Dugas | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| William Ehman | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | College of Family Physicians of Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Eric Eichenwald | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | American Academy of Pediatrics | Nothing to disclose |
| Julie Emberley | Bioethics | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Allison Empey | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Native American Child Health | Nothing to disclose |
| Sergio Fanella | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Member | Details... | |
| Katie Fearns | ACoRN Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Mark Feldman | Board of Directors | Past President | Nothing to disclose | |
| JAE-MARIE FERDINAND | Continuing Professional Development | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Amaryllis Ferrand | Bioethics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Emer Finan | NRP Steering | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| emer finan | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Emer Finan | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| YARON FINKELSTEIN | Drug Therapy | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Shannon Fitzpatrick | Paediatric Oral Health Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Natalie Forbes | Child and Youth Maltreatment Section Executive | Secretary Treasurer | Nothing to disclose | |
| Sarah Forbes | Mental Health Section Executive | Resident Liaison | Nothing to disclose | |
| Karen Forbes | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jessica Foulds | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Anne-Sophie Gervais | Fetus and Newborn | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Bridget Gibson | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Peter Gill | Hospital Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Peter Gill | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Amy Glicksman | Respiratory Health Section Executive | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Kristian Goulet | Injury Prevention | Member | Details... | |
| Rosheen Grady | Adolescent Health Section Executive | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Rebecca Greenberg | Bioethics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Sim Grewal | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Anna Gunz | Paediatric Environmental Health Section Executive | President | Details... | |
| Laura Haiek | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | Breastfeeding Committee for Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Danica Hamilton | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses | Nothing to disclose |
| Megan Harrison | Adolescent Health | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Lara Hart | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Member | Details... | |
| Catherine Hervouet-Zeiber | Paediatric Environmental Health Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Sabrina Heyde | CPSP Scientific Steering | Liaison | Two organizations (see description that follows) | Details... |
| Michael Hill | Community Paediatrics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Joanna Holland | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Stephanie Hosang | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| alixe howlett | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Section Executive | President-elect | Nothing to disclose | |
| Robert issenman | Paediatric Environmental Health Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Details... | |
| Sara Jassemi | Social Paediatrics Section Executive | President-elect | Nothing to disclose | |
| April Kam | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| April Kam | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Anne Kawamura | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Chair | Details... | |
| Tara Kennedy | Awards | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Marabeth Kramer | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | Resident Liaison | Nothing to disclose | |
| Trevor Kwok | Developmental Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Kelcie Lahey | Community Paediatrics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Eddy Lau | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Joanna Lazier | CPSP Scientific Steering | Liaison | Canadian College of Medical Geneticists | Nothing to disclose |
| Esther Lee | Complex Care Section Executive | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Karen Leis | Awards | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Karen Leis | Global Child & Youth Health Section Executive | President-elect | Nothing to disclose | |
| William Li | Annual Conference | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Audrey Lim | Complex Care Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Michelle Long | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Christine A Loock | Social Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Olivia MacLeod | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Liaison | CACAP | Nothing to disclose |
| Peter MacPherson | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Nathalie Major | Complex Care Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Hala Makary | ACoRN Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| HALA MAKARY | NRP Steering | Member | Women's and Children's Health Program | Nothing to disclose |
| Derek McCeath | Drug Therapy | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jennifer McCrea | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Liaison | Health Canada - Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion | Nothing to disclose |
| Tom McLaughlin | Action for Children and Teens | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Tom McLaughlin | Drug Therapy | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Scott McLeod | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Member | Details... | |
| Mark Messenger | Continuing Professional Development | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Qaasim Mian | Paediatric Environmental Health Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Isabelle Milette | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | CANN - Canadian Association of Neonatal Nurses | Details... |
| Ripudaman Minhas | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Maaz Mirza | Injury Prevention | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Laura Mitchell | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Souvik Mitra | Fetus and Newborn | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Souvik Mitra | Fetus and Newborn | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Charlotte Moore Hepburn | Drug Therapy | Member | Details... | |
| Shaun Morris | CPSP Scientific Steering | Liaison | IMPACT | Details... |
| Michael Narvey | Fetus and Newborn | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Chantal Nelson | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | Public Health Agency of Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Amanda Newton | Mental Health Section Executive | Secretary Treasurer | Details... | |
| Lynn Newton | NRP Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Eugene Ng | Fetus and Newborn | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Alexandra Nieuwesteeg | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Marilee Nowgesic | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association | Nothing to disclose |
| Sean O'Leary | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Liaison | American Academy of Pediatrics | Nothing to disclose |
| Julia Orkin | Complex Care Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Amy Ornstein | Annual Conference | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Oliva Ortiz-Alvarez | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Brigitte Parisien | Acute Care | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Hema Patel | Board of Directors | Director | Details... | |
| Sara Jane Pegg | Acute Care | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Justin Penner | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jorge Pinzon | CPSP Scientific Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Rupeena Purewal | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Liaison | IMPACT | Details... |
| Nicole Radziminski | Fetus and Newborn | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Hasmukhlal Rajani | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Ayaz Ramji | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Adam Rapoport | Bioethics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Gina Rempel | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Michael Rieder | Drug Therapy | Liaison | Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT) | Nothing to disclose |
| Allison Rodrigues | Adolescent Health Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Sarah Rogers | Acute Care | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Daniel Rosenfield | Injury Prevention | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Anne Rowan-Legg | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Anne Rowan-Legg | CPSP Scientific Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Meagan Roy | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Meagan Roy | Residents Section Executive | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Chelsea Ruth | CPSP Scientific Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Gurpreet Salh | Developmental Paediatrics Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Marina Salvadori | Infectious Diseases and Immunization | Liaison | Public Health Agency of Canada | Nothing to disclose |
| Ana Sant'Anna | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Chair | Details... | |
| Miriam Santschi | CPSP Scientific Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Pushpa Sathya | Nutrition and Gastroenterology | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Natasha Saunders | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Laura Sauve | Board of Directors | Vice President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Brett Schrewe | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Member | Details... | |
| Patrick Seitzinger | CPSP Scientific Steering | Liaison | CPS Residents Section | Nothing to disclose |
| Patrick Seitzinger | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Nora Setton | Continuing Professional Development | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Raphael Sharon | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Holden Sheffield | NRP Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jeffrey Simons | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Eva Slight | Drug Therapy | Resident Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jonathan Sniderman | Acute Care | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Amuchou Soraisham | NRP Steering | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jayson Stoffman | Self-Assessment | Member | Details... | |
| Roberta Stout | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | Assembly of First Nations | Nothing to disclose |
| Alia Sunderji | Paediatric Emergency Medicine Section Executive | Secretary Treasurer | Nothing to disclose | |
| Geert 't Jong | Drug Therapy | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Susanna Talarico | Annual Conference | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Megan Thomas | Mental Health and Development Disabilities | Member | Details... | |
| Alene Toulany | Adolescent Health | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Deb Trumbley | NRP Steering | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Troy Turner | Acute Care | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Antoinette van den Brekel | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Antoinette van den Brekel | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Meta van den Heuvel | Community Paediatrics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Michael van Manen | Bioethics | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Ashley Vandermorris | Adolescent Health | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Ashley Vandermorris | Global Child & Youth Health Section Executive | President | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jodie Villeneuve | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | Secretary Treasurer | Nothing to disclose | |
| Ellie Vyver | Adolescent Health | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Claire Wallace | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | Resident Liaison | Nothing to disclose | |
| Rebecca Wang | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Jim Whitestone | Board of Directors | Director | Nothing to disclose | |
| Patricia Wiebe | First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health | Liaison | Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch | Nothing to disclose |
| Jennifer Lee Wiebe | Hospital Paediatrics Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose | |
| Doug Wilson | Fetus and Newborn | Liaison | SOGC | Nothing to disclose |
| Leigh Wincott | Mental Health Section Executive | President | Details... | |
| Samantha Witt | Community Paediatrics Section Executive | President-elect | Nothing to disclose | |
| Peter Wong | Action for Children and Teens | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Sam Wong | Board of Directors | Ex-Officio | Details... | |
| Peter Wong | Community Paediatrics | Chair | Nothing to disclose | |
| Tammy Wong | Self-Assessment | Member | Nothing to disclose | |
| Abeyat Zaman-Haque | Mental Health Section Executive | Member-at-Large | Nothing to disclose |
Last updated: Sep 13, 2023