Unispecialty | One surgical specialty | Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Canadian Urological Association, Canadian Association of General Surgeons |
Multispecialty | Multiple surgical specialties | Canadian Society of Surgical Oncology |
Multidisciplinary | Multiple disciplines, including surgery | Neurosciences, oncology, gastroenterology, transplantation, critical care |
Disease-specific | Lay groups, including physicians and surgeons | Diabetes, cancer, heart and stroke, arthritis |