MISSION STATEMENT

• To promote the highest quality of care for patients with renal diseases by setting high standards for medical training and education and to increase the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nephrologists.
  
  
• To encourage research in biomedical sciences related to the kidney, kidney disorders and renal replacement therapies.
  
  
• To improve the delivery of health care related to nephrology.
  

• To promote the continuing professional competence of nephrologists.
  
  
• To encourage and support scholarly and ethical approaches to the enhancement of the specialty.

To achieve its mission, the Canadian Society of nephrology will do the following:

• Boldly promote facilities and budgets to care for all Canadians with kidney diseases.
  
  
• Establish efficient and effective strategies for the maintenance of competence of nephrologists in collaboration with other organizations.
  
  
• Encourage and support effective teaching of post-graduate trainees.
  
  
• Provide a strong voice of cohesive force for nephrologists as they relate to the public interest with respect to the provision of nephrological medical care.
  
  
• Strongly support adequate facilities and budgets for research in renal physiology, renal diseases and treatment modalities for renal diseases.

Use this link to read the CSN Bylaws.