Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals

News and announcements

CRHP Poster Award

CRHP is proud to announce the launch of the CRHP Poster Award in conjunction with the 2010 Canadian Respiratory Conference. The poster award will be based excellence in scientific research related to respiratory health or disease. A certificate will be presented to the award winner. Winners will be announced in the spring issue of Airwaves.

2011 Call for Nominations

Are you interested in giving leadership to the growing network of Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals?
Do you want to help build national and regional collaboration within our sector?
Shape standards of practice?
Develop advocacy and continuing education opportunities?
Guide research and knowledge dissemination?

Consider applying your skills and experience to the Leadership Council of the CRHP. There will be three vacant positions on the Leadership Council, effective April 2011. We particularly encourage nominations of Physiotherapists, Respiratory Therapists and candidates from Central Canada (Ontario, Quebec). All are invited to apply – this is a great opportunity to serve your profession!

To be nominated, or to nominate someone else, you must be a member in good standing with the CRHP. A slate of nominees will be proposed to the membership for election at the upcoming CRHP Annual General Meeting in Niagara Falls on April 28^th, 2011. Please note you do not have to attend the meeting in order to stand for nomination.

Please complete the attached Nomination Form by March 31^st, 2011 and submit by fax to the CRHP secretariat at (613) 569-8860. For more information on CRHP initiatives see: www.lung.ca/crhp or contact Janet Sutherland, Director CRHP at jsutherland@lung.ca

National Lung Health Framework Website Launched

The National Lung Health Framework has launched its new and improved website for respiratory health stakeholders.

The website features background information, as well as updates on the Framework’s progress, including funding opportunities. In addition, the website serves as a gateway to a wide range of information tools that will support the work of individuals and organizations working to improve lung health.

We invite you to visit www.lunghealthframework.ca today.

Upcoming conferences

Better Breathing Conference
January 27-29, 2011
Toronto, ON

Canadian Respiratory Conference 2011
April 28 – 30, 2011
Sheraton on the Falls Hotel & Conference Centre
Niagara Falls, ON
(Jointly organized by the Canadian COPD Alliance, the Canadian Thoracic Society, the Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals and the Canadian Lung Association)