Professional Practice at CAMH
There are currently twelve professional disciplines at CAMH. These are the regulated professions as well as unregulated professions. All professional disciplines have a discipline chief. The goals are to:
- Ensure standards of professional care based on evidence based best practices, and including relevant legislation and regulation
are met by all professionals at CAMH
- Build and disseminate knowledge about best practices and standards
- Provide a forum to discuss and examine professional and clinical issues
- Support recruitment of highly qualified and skilled staff
- Support retention by creating the conditions for inclusion in professional practice councils and forums
- Enhance the profile of CAMH in the academic community
- Engage in, and support research
- Facilitate collaboration and development of clinical services
- Keep abreast of emerging issues and trends in health care and to ensure that practitioners have the requisite knowledge and
skills to deal with them
- Be a leader in the development of innovative clinical care
- Facilitate practices that create healthy work environments
- Be a leader in supporting quality improvement activities
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