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pensaries or other distinctly medical institutions, 

 or conducive to the objects aforesaid. 



Membership: 457. Any and all record depart- 

 ment personnel eligible for membership ; status 

 of membership determined by position, experi- 

 ence, etc. Classes of membership : active, asso- 

 ciate, inactive, and honorary. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Bulletin, six yearlv, current vol- 

 ume: 17, $3.50. Editor: J. Milne'r. 



62. Canadian Association of Occupational 

 Therapy, 331 Bloor Street, W., Toronto 5, 

 Ont. President: H. Hoyle Campbell, 215 

 Victoria Street, Toronto 1, Ont. Term ex- 

 pires October, 1960. Executive Consultant and 

 Secretary: Mrs. Ethel Smith. Term indefinite. 



History: Organized 1926; Dominion Charter 

 granted in 1934. Provincial societies : British 

 Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Ontario 

 (local branches : London ; Hamilton ; Toronto ; 

 Kingston-Brockville) ; Quebec ; Nova Scotia. 

 Committees : education ; registration and exami- 

 nation ; clinical training ; editorial ; publicity. 



Purpose: To develop the science of occupa- 

 tional therapy ; to establish and maintain pro- 

 ficient standards of practice ; to operate a regis- 

 try of qualified occupational therapists ; to pub- 

 lish a professional journal ; to disseminate 

 knowledge of the profession. 



Membership: 422 full members; 122 non- 

 active members; 21 associate members; 110 

 honorary members and 4 lay members. Full and 

 associate members must be graduates of ap- 

 proved schools of occupational therapy in 

 Canada or abroad ; non-active — same ; honorary 

 — elected to Honorary Advisory Council ; lay — 

 elected to Executive Council. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Publications: Canadian Journal of Occupa- 

 tional Therapy, quarterly, current volume : 27, 

 $2. Editor: Mrs. Sheila Irvine. 



Library: Occupational therapy and rehabilita- 

 tion. 



63. Canadian Association of Optometrists Inc., 



159 Bay Street, Toronto, Ont. President: 

 D. L. Francis, 106 Chisholm Building. Ed- 

 monton, Alta. Term expires July, 1961. 

 Managing Director: E. B. Higgins. Term 

 indefinite. 



History: Incorporated by Act of Parliament 

 1946. Represents nine of Canada's ten provinces, 

 Newfoundland not yet being affiliated. 



Purpose: To advance public knowledge of the 

 importance of adequate vision care. 



Membership: 1500. Membership in good 

 standing in a provincial optometric associa- 

 tion required. 



Meetings: Biennial. 



Publications : Canadian Journal of Optometry, 

 quarterly, current volume : 22, $3. Editor : G. M. 

 Belanger, 45 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ont. 



64. Canadian Association of Pathologists. 



President: Harold G. Pritzker, The New 

 Mount Sinai Hospital, 550 University Ave- 

 nue, Toronto, Ont. Term expires June, 1961. 

 Secretary-Treasurer : D. W. Penner, Winni- 

 peg General Hospital, Winnipeg 3, Man. Term 

 expires June, 1961. 



History: Founded approximately 15 years 

 ago. 



Purpose: Advancement of pathology and its 

 allied sciences in all aspects ; promotion of the 

 interests of pathologists and allied scientists in 

 the Dominion of Canada ; maintenance of a 

 high standard of proficiency among the path- 

 ologists and allied scientists of Canada. 



Membership: 224. Ordinary members — reg- 

 istered medical practitioners in good standing 

 in one of the Provinces of Canada who specialize 

 in pathology and who devote their time pre- 

 dominantly to pathology, including all medically 

 qualified laboratory workers such as bacteri- 

 ologists, virologists, biochemists ; must possess 

 qualifications equivalent to those required by the 

 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of 

 Canada for certification as a specialist in path- 

 ology. Associate members shall be physicians 

 intending to specialize in pathology with at least 

 two years training in a Department of Pathology 

 in an institution of learning recognized by the 

 Council of the Association as being competent 

 for training in the science of pathology, or 

 scientists with specialized training in a science 

 allied to pathology. Honorary members — per- 

 sons of distinction who have contributed to the 

 advancement of pathology ; may be elected only 

 upon unanimous affirmative vote of the Council. 



Meetings: Twice yearly. 



Publications: Newsletter, monthly, free. Edi- 

 tor: D. W. Penner. 



65. Canadian Association of Physical Medicine 

 and Rehabilitation. President: Talmage E. 

 Hunt, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask. 

 Term expires August, 1961. Secretary- 

 Treasurer: Maurice Mongeau, Rehabilitation 

 Institute of Montreal, 6265 Hudson Road, 

 Montreal 26, Que. Term expires August, 1961. 



History: Incorporated 1952. 



Purpose: To establish an association of spe- 

 cialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation 

 in Canada ; to advance the practice of physical 

 medicine and rehabilitation and to further the 

 teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate stu- 



