Dr. Prati Sharma
President, CFAS
Leading national organization highlights trends in Canadian fertility, helping bridge the gap between knowledge and patient care.
Infertility affects one in six Canadians and fertility rates in Canada have reached their lowest on record. While data may show Canadians are having fewer children, addressing this challenge has become a critical step in Canada’s fertility journey.
The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS) is the leading national organization dedicated to furthering the field of reproductive medicine and is composed of all types of reproductive healthcare professionals from nurses and clinicians to researchers and counselors. The organization is responsible for disseminating up-to-date information to members and through this process, ensuring patients are kept informed of critical advancements in fertility.
With the negative economic and social impacts of a falling birthrate now known, CFAS spearheads research and practices that create a better, more holistic understanding of fertility care and patient needs. This includes playing a vital role in creating the professional standards and guidelines for practitioners and advising the government on best practices in the field and increased funding for family-building for all Canadians.
Driving a united approach
Dr. Prati Sharma, President of CFAS, explains that inclusive national funding that aims to reach all Canadians would represent the strongest message of support. “A nationally-coordinated system of support would address declining birthrates, ensure a younger population for the workforce, support national well-being and show Canadians we stand with them in terms of family building.”
Funding innovative research through grants is critical to advancing the rapidly developing field of Reproductive Medicine. CFAS works with clinics across Canada to support a pan-Canadian approach to IVF data collection and analysis to benefit all Canadians. “Data collection and analysis sets the foundation for evidence-based decision making. It is our commitment at CFAS to ensure Canadians, and the reproductive health care practitioners that care for them have access to this information,” shares Dr. Sharma.
While infertility itself may feel like a personal journey, through the commitment of CFAS and its members, Canadians can experience the most promising and cutting-edge advancements the field has to offer.
To learn more about how Canadian practitioners are advancing fertility care in Canada, visit cfas.ca.
