Canadian Critical Care Society (CCCS) / Societe Canadienne De Soins Intensifs (SCSI)

The Canadian Critical Care Society is the National Specialty Society, representing Adult and Paediatric Critical Care Medicine physicians in Canada. The practice of Critical Care Medicine in Canada is multidisciplinary and CCCS members hold base specialty certification in anaesthesia, medicine, paediatrics, emergency medicine or surgery and some surgical subspecialties such as cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.

Mission :
Their mission is to promote and enhance Critical Care Medicine in Canada. They espouse the philosophy of collaborative multidisciplinary practice to promote research, education and patient care in Critical Care Medicine. To that end, their Society is involved in Critical Care Medicine education in association with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and in CCM research with the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.