Specialty Societies That Influence Surgical Research
| Type of society | Breadth of membership | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |