The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) recognizes individuals of great accomplishment and achievement in the academic health sciences in Canada. The Academy provides timely, informed and unbiased assessments of urgent issues affecting the health of Canadians.

CAHS represents Canada on the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), a global consortium of national health science academies whose aim is to to alleviate the health burdens of the world's poorest people; build scientific capacity for health; and provide independent scientific advice on promoting health science and health care policy to national governments and global organizations.

CAHS works in partnership with the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering to form the three Member Academies of the Council of Canadian Academies.

Download the commentary - The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: Coming of age at the right time [PDF] 160KB

Download an editorial describing the Birth of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences [PDF] 220KB

Download the December 2007 issue of "HEALTH MATTERS: The CAHS On-line Newsletter".

NOTICES

The 2008 CAHS Annual Meetings will be held in Toronto on September 23-24, 2008. The meetings will include a Major Forum on Chronic Disease Management. More details will appear here throughout 2008.

Drs. Penny Ballem and Louise Nasmith have been named as Co-chairs of the CAHS Assessment "Health System Transformation to Meet the Burden of Chronic Disease". Sponsorship of this major assessment is being finalized.

The Standing Committee on Assessments has approved a new Major Assessment entitled "Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Canadians". CAHS will evaluate the changes to Canadian oral health care delivery systems that are necessary to improve access for under-privileged Canadians. Sponsorship for the assessment is now being sought.

The Fellowship nomination process for 2008 is now closed. A total of 43 new nominations were received and will be adjudicated in May.