Welcome to CAPM&R

The national leader in setting the standard of care in physiatry to improve the lives of Canadians.

Call for 2025 Workshop & SIG Proposals

We are inviting members to submit Workshop and/or SIG Meeting proposals, for inclusion in the program!

These sessions should be 60-90 minutes in length and must include at least one CAPM&R member. (SIG meetings will not be scheduled without a submission via this call for proposals.)

Introduction


Founded in 1952, with over 400 members, the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (CAPM&R) is the National Specialty Society for physiatrists in Canada; dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the specialty through research and education. The CAPM&R is an accredited provider for the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

In 2020, CAPM&R teamed up with The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), the leading academic physiatry society in the world, to make The American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPM&R) the official journal of CAPM&R. This new partnership will connect CAPM&R‘s membership to the AAP community and member benefits, expand the reach of AJPM&R, and provide a catalyst for PM&R innovation within the United States and Canada. Learn more about our new partnership.​

Abstracts presented at the CAPM&R Annual Scientific Meeting are published in the AJPM&R.

Access the 2022 Canadian Comprehensive Review Course Here

Accreditation

The Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to provide continuing professional development (CPD), and to accredit and co-develop group learning events and self-assessment programs with other physician and non-physician organizations.

Upcoming Events

Annual Conference
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73rd Annual Scientific Meeting

The CAPM&R 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting will feature a multi-disciplinary scientific program, renowned guest speakers, an extensive two-day trade show

Annual Conference
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73rd Annual Scientific Meeting

The CAPM&R 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting will feature a multi-disciplinary scientific program, renowned guest speakers, an extensive two-day trade show

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Our Mission

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Promotion of our Profession

Advancement of Professional Education

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Advocation on Rehabilitation Issues and Standards

To Provide Opportunities for Scientific Advancement and Practice Development

Critical Success Factors

Physiatry is known and valued by other health care professionals and the general public

Physiatry is resourced as a position along with the attendant infrastructure supports required to treat patients

Physiatry has professional experts that are sought after for their opinions on rehabilitation

CAPM&R has a sustainable business model with increasing membership, funding and governance structure

Values/Guiding Principles

 

We strive for EXCELLENCE by:

  • Promoting the highest standards for undergraduate and postgraduate education
  • Our commitment to lifelong learning and the CanMEDS framework
  • Scholarship
We are INCLUSIVE by:

  • Representing clinical practitioners, educators, researchers, trainees and certified specialists
  • Providing valued services to members
We promote COLLABORATION by:

  • Forming strategic alliances
  • Supporting other organizations by creating a forum for exchange of information
  • CAPM&R has a voice with governments and peer bodies

We demonstrate LEADERSHIP by:

  • Providing opportunities for professional development
  • Raising awareness of the roles and contributions of the profession
  • Informing public policy by determining the rehabilitation agenda
  • Influencing policy on the rights of persons with disabilities

We encourage INNOVATION by:

  • Promoting research
  • Being a driver for change
  • Celebrating academic achievements

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we live, work, meet and travel on the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples that have cared for this land, now called Canada, since time immemorial. These lands are either subject to First Nations self-government under modern treaty, unceded and un-surrendered territories, or traditional territories from which First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples have been displaced.

We must seek to work toward redressing the injustices from which Settlers of this land have benefited, and encourage all CAPM&R members to take action.