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Canadian Critical Care Society position statement on Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion

Énoncé de position de la Société canadienne de soins intensifs sur l’équité, la diversité, l’inclusion et la décolonisation

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Author contributions

All authors contributed to the development of this position statement and confirm that it represents our position as the Board of Directors and the Equity, Diversity, Decolonization & Inclusion Committee of the Canadian Critical Care Society.

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All authors confirm they have no relevant disclosures.

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There was no funding associated with this manuscript.

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This submission was handled by Stephan K. W. Schwarz, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.

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Toutes les personnes dont le nom apparaît ici ont contribué à l’élaboration de cet énoncé de position et confirment qu’il représente notre position en tant que conseil d’administration et que Comité sur l’EDID de la Société canadienne de soins intensifs.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Section of Critical Care Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Murdoch Leeies MD, FRCPC, MSc, Carmen S. Hrymak MD, FRCPC, MScHQ, Gloria Vazquez-Grande MD, PhD, CCSEAP & Bojan N. Paunovic MD, FRCPC

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, S203 Medical Services Building, 750 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W2, Canada

    Murdoch Leeies MD, FRCPC, MSc & Carmen S. Hrymak MD, FRCPC, MScHQ

  3. Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Sabira Valiani MD, FRCPC, MSc & Kathryn G. Whittemore MBBS, FRCPC

  4. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Varuna Prakash MD, MHSc, FRCPC, James Downar MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC, Claudia DosSantos MD, MSc, FRCPC & Karen E. A. Burns MD, FRCPC, MSc

  5. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada

    Wael M. R. Haddara BScPharm, MD, FRCPC, MMEd & Ravi Taneja MBBS, MD, FFARCSI, FRCA, FRCPC

  6. Critical Care Medicine Program, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada

    Wael M. R. Haddara BScPharm, MD, FRCPC, MMEd

  7. Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada

    Ravi Taneja MBBS, MD, FFARCSI, FRCA, FRCPC

  8. Department of Critical Care, Regina General Hospital, Regina, SK, Canada

    Kathryn G. Whittemore MBBS, FRCPC

  9. Critical Care Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Ruth E. MacRedmond MB, MRCPI, MD, FRCPC

  10. Division of Critical Care Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Ruth E. MacRedmond MB, MRCPI, MD, FRCPC

  11. Division of Palliative Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    James Downar MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC

  12. Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Catherine A. Farrell MD, FRCPC

  13. Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Catherine A. Farrell MD, FRCPC

  14. Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Srinivas Murthy MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC

  15. Department of Critical Care, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Babar A. Haroon MD, FRCPC, Med

  16. Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Claudia DosSantos MD, MSc, FRCPC

  17. Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jason Waechter MD, FRCPC & Karen E. A. Burns MD, FRCPC, MSc

  18. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jason Waechter MD, FRCPC

  19. Department of Medicine, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Bram Rochwerg MD, MSc, FRCPC

  20. Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Frédérick D’Aragon MD, MSc, FRCPC

  21. Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Frédérick D’Aragon MD, MSc, FRCPC

  22. Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Karen E. A. Burns MD, FRCPC, MSc

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Leeies, M., Valiani, S., Prakash, V. et al. Canadian Critical Care Society position statement on Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion. Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth 70, 942–949 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02448-9

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