Be part of the community! At any point in your career, becoming a member of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) has many benefits. Discover more about our organization—download your Membership Brochure here. 

Engage and Connect with your Ophthalmic Community

• Connect with ophthalmologists, residents, and other eye health stakeholders through exclusive COS events, list-serves, and resources.

As a COS Member you gain access to: 

• The COS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, with an average annual attendance of more than 1,200 Canadian ophthalmology professionals. All COS Members qualify for a deeply discounted registration rate. 
• Physician-focused educational resources, workshops, and programs to earn CPD/CME credits. 
• Ongoing leadership opportunities on the Board of Directors, COS Councils and Committees, working groups, and COS listservs. 
• COS co-developed higher education opportunities.  
• Members-only content on the PRC and website.
• Timely insider information on drug shortages and essential medications affecting the profession.
• And much more.

Continuously build on your medical portfolio

• Establish and grow your professional resume from residency to retirement through research dissemination, committee work, awards, abstracts, and workforce planning. 
• Contribute to the future of ophthalmology by participating in working groups that create position statements and guidance documents.
• Become a caretaker and advocate of the profession and support the voice of ophthalmology within the vision health space. 

Stay updated on COS’ advocacy and communications efforts, through our Council on Advocacy

• Have your voice heard on advocacy and public affairs issues, including advocacy infrastructure within the provinces, as COS collaborates with provincial physician advocacy leads. 
• Be represented at Federal Government meetings and with key stakeholders.
• Implement a strategy to establish ophthalmology as the most effective advocate for quality eye care with federal and provincial governments.
• Increase public awareness of the role of ophthalmology as the medical and surgical leader of the “eye care team”.
• Increase the understanding of the value of ophthalmologist’s services and skill amongst the public, physicians, the media, government, and health policy makers.
• Lend your voice to advocacy and communications work on behalf of all ophthalmologists.

Continue to be informed on “all things Ophthalmology” in Canada

• Receive a free subscription to the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology (CJO). 
• Gain members-only access to resources, including our online membership directory and regular COS updates on Advocacy, Maintenance of Certification updates, Education, and more.
• Access job opportunities.
• Receive timely information on various drug shortages and essential medications affecting the profession. 
• Get the latest news and updates on ophthalmology. 

For more information about COS membership, please contact:

Rita Afeltra
Manager, Membership & Meeting Logistics
Tel: 613.729.6779 x300
Fax: 613.729.7209

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