Dr. David Chitayat
Order of Canada

The CCMG-CCGM would like to congratulate Dr. David Chitayat on being named a Member of the Order of Canada.

A world-renowned clinical geneticist, he has devoted his career to not only providing exemplary care to his patients, but also to research and education.

He has focused his work on identifying genes associated with fetal abnormalities and different conditions affecting newborns and children. In addition to his outstanding contributions to the Department of Paediatrics, he is the Medical Director for the M.Sc. Program in Genetic Counselling at the University of Toronto and Head of the Prenatal Diagnosis Program at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Chitayat has received many awards in recognition of his significant contributions, including being named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2020. He has published over 30 book chapters and more than 500 peer-reviewed papers in the field of medical genetics. His research interests include prenatal diagnosis, urogenital abnormalities, cardiac genetics and neurogenetics.

His expertise has been critical for patients, families, colleagues and trainees for decades at SickKids, the University of Toronto and globally.

Other CCMG members who have been named to the Order of Canada include Dr. F. Clarke Fraser, Dr. Judith Hall, Dr. Jane Green, PhD, Dr. Cheryl Rockman-Greenberg, and Dr. Charles R. Scriver

Call for Volunteers

We still have some volunteer positions open on three of our CCMG Committees. If you would like to get more involved in the CCMG and gain experience working on a committee, please take a moment to fill out the short volunteer form below. 

Deadline to submit your form is February 7th. 

VOLUNTEER FORM

Committee News

The CCMG E2P2 Committee has finalized a Position Statement on the Storage of Patient Genetic and Genomic Information in Electronic Health Records.

The aim of this document is to provide an updated statement from the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) regarding the current state and some future considerations on the collection, distribution, and storage of genomic information within electronic health records (EHRs), including which aspects of genomic data might warrant special attention. The original version of this document was written by the CCMG Ethics and Public Policy committee in 2010 based on data collected via an online survey of the CCMG membership at the time (Armstrong et al, 2010). It is updated here to reflect the current state of healthcare in 2024, where EHRs are almost ubiquitously used, and genomic medicine has expanded in its breadth and scope. 

View the Position Statements on the CCMG Website here

The CCMG GGD second specialty guidelines were recently revised and approved by the board.
The revised guidelines can be found on the
CCMG Specialty Guidelines page.Please note that after June 30, 2026, the Clinical Cytogenetics and the Molecular Genetics single Specialty exams will not be offered by the CCMG.

Renewal

Memberships are up for renewal. You can renew anytime through the CCMG-CCGM website.

Simply go to CCMG | CCGM Home – CCMG | CCGM (ccmg-ccgm.org) and choose login. A window will open offering you to renew.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
MOC Credits are due January 31, 2025.

Events 

ESGH Precision Genomic Medicine Hybrid Workshop – CCMG members benefit from a special rate. Click HERE to learn more.







The Can-GARD/CCMG Leading Strand Series is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

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Published On: November 12, 2024Categories: NewsletterComments Off on November 20243.4 min read