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Secretary’s Report

Marie-Paule Jammal
CUA Secretary
Montreal, QC

Pride and prejudice
D ear colleagues and friends, I am also very proud to be part of the CUA’s endeavor to

fight and overcome all forms of prejudice. The creation of
It is with great pride that I start my tenure as your CUA our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee will enable
Secretary. I’d like to begin with a personal introduction. us to open a conversation on all types of inequities and
bias, both conscious and subconscious. In these troubled
I am a community urologist, working in Laval, in the region times, as we continue to discover much of our hidden
of Montreal. Historically, I have been active on both the history, it is reassuring to realize that we are also learning
provincial and national scenes, having been involved at from our errors.
many levels within the Quebec Urological Association. I must confess that my pride is also nourished by the
This is the second time I have served on the CUA board. quality of Canadian urology care and research, to which
My previous volunteer term concluded in 2010, and I am the CUA is contributing more than ever. Its educational
amazed at and proud of the changes that have occurred resource platform, UROpedia Canada, along with
within CUA since then, thanks to the efforts of the CUA multiple CUA learning programs, help maintain our
board and committees, along with CUA’s corporate knowledge in this ever-changing landscape, full of
office staff. exciting breakthrough discoveries.
Incredibly, this association has proficiently grown Know that I will do my best to reach out to you, our
tremendously and yet, has also managed to reach out members, to make sure this fantastic association
and establish closer ties to its membership. With its new continues to improve in our work and in our connections
focus on community urology (through the Community with the urological community.
Urology Committee, community urology grants, and
mentorship program), your association is fulfilling the wish
of a vast part of its membership.

History Committee Report

Michael Leonard The CUA History Book has been updated, thanks
CUA Historian to the efforts of Karen Psooy. For those who are
Ottawa, ON interested, the book is easily accessible via the
CUA website.

We are all gearing up for an in-person meeting
s the pandemic continues to play out, the in Charlottetown this coming June, and there will
AHistory Committee has been continuing its be a history presence, with plans for a booth to
work virtually. display some interesting artefacts and celebrate
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Our committee has produced history tidbits association des urologues du canada the long-belated 75 birthday of the CUA on the
canadian urological association
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for inclusion in the Member Monday emails to occasion of its 77 !
provide some educational and, hopefully at If you have a piece of history to contribute
times, amusing vignettes of urological history. to the CUA Corporate Office, contact
denise.toner@cua.org

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