CURRICULUM VITAE

DAVID ROBERT MACLEAN

February 1 2019

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME David Robert MacLean

PLACE OF BIRTH Pictou, N.S.,

NATIONALITY Canadian

MARITAL STATUS Married with two children

CURRENT POSITION

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2017 – Present Professor Emeritus Faculty of Health Sciences University , Canada

2002 – Present Adjunct Professor Department of Community Health and Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine, Nova Scotia, Canada

2008 – 2017 Adjunct Professor Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University British Columbia, Canada

2007 - 2008 Professor Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University British Columbia, Canada

2004- 2007 Professor and Founding Dean Faculty of Health Sciences Simon Fraser University British Columbia, Canada

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2002 – 2004 Professor and Director Institute for Health Research and Education Simon Fraser University British Columbia, Canada

1995 - 2002 Professor and Head Department of Community Health and Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University

1992 - 2002 Director World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Community Health and Epidemiology Dalhousie University

1991- 1995 Associate Professor and Head Department of Community Health and Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine Dalhousie University

1989 - 1991 Assistant Dean & Director Division of Continuing Medical Education Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University

1989 - 1991 Associate Professor (Joint Appointment) Department of Community Health & Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University

1984 - 1989 Lecturer (Adjunct Appointment) Department of Community Health & Epidemiology Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University EDUCATION

Premedical (1962-1965) Dalhousie University

Medical (1965-1970) M.D. Degree, Dalhousie University

Professional (1970) L.M.C.C. (1975) Certificate College of Family Physicians of Canada

Post-Graduate (1980-1982) Masters of Health Science, (1983-1984) Community Medicine Residency, Dalhousie University

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FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT

1970-1973 Medical Officer, Canadian Armed Forces

1973-1980 Family Practice, Pictou, Nova Scotia

1982-1985 Director, Cobequid Health Unit Nova Scotia Department of Health & Fitness

1985-1989 Director, Atlantic/Lunenburg-Queens Health Units Nova Scotia Department of Health & Fitness

2008-2009 President & CEO British Columbia Cancer Foundation , British Columbia, Canada

2010 - 2011 Senior Adviser Office of the Assistant Director General Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland

PART TIME EMPLOYMENT

1975-1980 Medical Consultant, Michelin Tire Corporation Granton, Nova Scotia, Canada AWARDS

1980 Medical Officer Training Award. Province of Nova Scotia 1993 Greg Bonner Memorial Award for Highest Rated Research Application, Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick (Co-Recipient) 2002 Award of Merit. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada 2002 Canadian Health Hero. The Pan American Health Organization (Regional Office of the World Health Organization) 2003 Queen Elizabeth’s 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Medal

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Current Memberships:

Canadian Medical Association Doctors of Nova Scotia Member for Life, College of Family Physicians of Canada

Committee Memberships:

INTERNATIONAL

Member: Regional Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Diseases. Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO), World Health Organization (WHO). 2013 - 2015

WHO Consultant, Office of the Assistant Director for Noncommunicable disease and Mental Health (ADG NMH), WHO Headquarters, Geneva. January 1 2009 – Nov 2010.

Sabbatical Professor: Noncommunicable Disease (NCD), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. September 2007 – March 2008.

Chair: WHO Expert Consultation on Preventing Chronic Diseases: A Framework for Countries. World Health Organization, Geneva. February 2007 - 2008

Member: Pakistan’s Health Policy Forum. Heartfile. Islamabad, Pakistan. 2006 - 2010

Chair: International Review Committee for Chronic Disease Programs. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Washington, DC, USA. May 2-3, 2005.

CO-Chair: Global Partnerships Task Group: A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 2003 - 2009

Chair: International Advisory Board. 5Th International Heart Health Conference. Milan, Italy. June 2004

Short Term Consultant: World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Region, (Iran) November 2003

Member: International Advisory Board. “Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines for South Asia”. A project of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and its Cardiac Society. 2001 - 2007

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Member: External Advisory Committee. “Hypertension in the Pakistani Population”. A collaborative project of the Aga Khan University, Karachi; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston; the Pakistan Medical Research Council, Islamabad; and the National Centre for Health Statistics, Washington. 2000 - 2002

Chair: International Advisory Board. 4th International Heart Health Conference. Osaka, Japan. May 2001

Short Term Consultant: World Health Organization, Geneva. May – August, 2001

Temporary Advisor: World Health Organization, Geneva. August 1999, November 2000, March 2001

Temporary Advisor: Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas, Washington. May & August 1999, March 2002

Member Technical Committee: Promoting Heart Health in G7\G8 Countries: G7\G8 Telematics Project to Improve the Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. A component of Sub-Project 3: G7 Global Health Care Applications Project. 1999 - 2002

Chair: Working Group on Monitoring, Evaluation and Research. Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Disease Intervention Program (CINDI), World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1998- 2001

Member International Faculty: WHO/EURO CINDI Winter School. “New Public Health: Theory and Practice”. National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland. December, 1997 - 2001

Consultant & Sabbatical Professor: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 1996 - 97.

Member: Advisory Board, 3rd International Heart Health Conference, Singapore, September, 1998.

Member: Scientific Program Committee, IV International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Montreal, June, 1997

Member: Victoria Declaration Implementation Group. Stanford Centre for Research in Disease Prevention, Palo Alto, California, USA. 1993-2001

Member: Program Directors' Committee, Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Disease Intervention Program (CINDI), World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1989- 2002

Co-Chair: Working Group on Nutrition and Elevated Blood Cholesterol, WHO CINDI Programme, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1994- 2002

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Chair: Committee for the Implementation of the St. Vincent Declaration (Diabetes), WHO CINDI Programme, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1991- 98

Member: Working Group on Comparative Analysis of Nutrition Data, WHO CINDI Programme, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1994-1997

Member: Data Management Committee, Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Disease Intervention Program (CINDI), World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany. 1989- 2002

Member: International Advisory Board. 2nd International Heart Health Conference, Catalonia (Spain), June 1, 1995.

Temporary Advisor: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1989-1999

Short Term Consultant: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, July, 1994.

Short Term Consultant: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, June-August, 1993.

Short Term Consultant: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, June-August, 1992.

Member: Organizing Committee, International Meeting on Stroke Prevention and Epidemiology, Oct. 14-16, 1993, Saskatoon, Canada

Vice- Chair: International Advisory Board. International Heart Health Conference, Victoria, Canada, May 28, 1992.

Member: Program Management Committee, Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Disease Intervention Program (CINDI), World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1989 - 2001

NATIONAL

Member: Steering Committee, Heart Health Strategy for Canada (CHHS). Canadian Public Health Agency of Canada; Canadian Institutes for Health Research - Institute for Circulatory and Respiratory Health; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada; and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2006 - 2011

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Member: Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance Advisory Committee. Public Health Agency of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2005 - 2010

Member: Canadian Community Health Survey Users Group (CCHS 2.2 Nutrition). Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . 2005 - 2011

Member: Expert Advisory Panel for the Alberta Heart Institute. Capital Health, Province of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. 2003 – 2007

Member: Research Policy and Planning Advisory Committee (RPPAC). Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2003 - 2005

Member: Expert Working Group on Healthy Weight Guidelines. Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2001 - 2003

Chair: Prevention and Promotion Steering Committee, Canadian Diabetes Strategy, Health Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 2000 - 2001

Member: Cardio/Cerebrovascular Research Advisory Council. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 1999 - 2002

Vice President: Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control. 1999 - 2002

Member: National Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance System Expert Working Group. Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC), Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 1998 - 2001

Member: Population Health, Legal, Ethical and Organizational (PHLEO) Test Committee, Medical Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998 - 2001

Member: National Advisory Committee, The Healthy Heart Kit. Health Canada, Ottawa. Ontario. 1998 - 2000

Member: National Forum on Diabetes. Canadian Diabetes Association, Ottawa, Ontario,1997-1998.

Member: Primary Panel, 1998 Consensus Conference, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, 1997- 1998.

Co-Chair: Council of Principal Investigators, Canadian Heart Health Initiative. Health Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. 1997- 2004

Member: Federal/Provincial Advisory Committee on Population Health; Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. 1995-1997

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Chair: Working Group on Diabetes Health Care Policy; Diabetes in Canada: Strategies Towards 2000: Canadian Diabetes Advisory Board, Ottawa, Canada, 1994

Member: Working Group on Hypercholesterolemia and other Dyslipidemias: Canadian Atherosclerosis Society, Health Services and Programs Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, 1993-97.

Chair: Scientific Advisory Board: "You Be the Doctor: The Heart Challenge"; JMC Productions, CTV Television Network, Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia, Health Canada, September, 1994.

Member: Health Science Policy Council: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, 1994-95

Member: Test Committee in Preventive Medicine/Community Health, Medical Council of Canada, Ottawa, 1994-97.

Chair: Prevention Working Group, Canadian Task Force on Cardiovascular Science, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, 1992-1993

Substitute Member: Test Committee in Preventive Medicine/Community Health, The Medical Council of Canada, 1990-1993

Member: Board of Directors, Canadian Atherosclerosis Society, 1986- 1993

Member Scientific Panel: The Canadian Consensus Conference on Non-Pharmacological Management of High Blood Pressure. Halifax, March 21-23, 1989.

Member: Working Group on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease: Federal- Provincial Advisory Committee on Community Health, Health and Welfare Canada, 1986-92.

Chair: Data Interpretation Committee, Canadian Blood Pressure Survey, Health Promotion Directorate, Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Canada, 1985-1988

PROVINCIAL

Member: Cardiovascular Disease Primary Prevention Working Group. British Columbia Ministry of Health; British Columbia Medical Association. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2006 - 2007

Member: Vancouver Health Research Network; British Columbia Institute for Children’s and Women’s Health. Vancouver, British Columbia. 2004 – 2007

Member: British Columbia’s Senior Health Research Leaders Advisory Group. Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2004 - 2007

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Member: Operating Committee. British Columbia Academic Health Council. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2003 – 2007

Member: Board of Directors: Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia and Yukon. 2003 - 2005

Member: Board of Directors: Fraser Health Authority. Ministry of Health, Province of British Columbia, Canada. 2002 – 2005 (Largest health authority in BC. Budget 1.5 billion dollars)

Chair: Quality Management Committee. Fraser Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Province of British Columbia, Canada 2002 – 2005

Member: Primary Health Care Committee: Fraser Health Authority. Ministry of Health, Province of British Columbia, Canada. 2003 - 2005

Member: Medical Health Officers Council. Province of British Columbia, Canada. 2002 - 2007

Member: Interim Scientific Review Committee. Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2000 - 2001

Member: Health Minister’s Task Group on Health Information, Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, 1999 - 2000

Member: Cancer Care Nova Scotia Advisory Board. Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, 1998 - 2002

Chair: Board of Directors, Gynaecological Cancer Screening Program, Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, 1992-1996.

Chair: Health Minister's Committee on Health Care Reform, Nova Scotia Department of Health, Halifax, 1993-1994

Member: Medical Advisory Committee, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S., 1997- 2002

Member: Board of Directors, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S. 1994-2002

Member: Complications Committee, Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia, Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1992- 1999

Chair: Oncology Task Force: Metropolitan Hospital Advisory Committee, Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1991-1992

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Member: Cardiology Task Force: Metropolitan Hospital Advisory Committee, Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1990-1991

Member: Environment Committee, Medical Society of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S. 1991-1993

Member: Community Health Committee, Medical Society of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1989-1991

Member: Medical Education Committee, Medical Society of Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1988-1991

Member: Medical Advisory Committee, Nova Scotia Lung Association, Halifax, 1982-1985

UNIVERSITY

Member: University Senate Committee on Enrolment Planning: Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. 2005 - 2007

Member: Major Projects Committee: Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. 2005 – 2006

Member: University Senate. Simon Fraser University , British Columbia, Canada. 2004 - 2007

Member: Academic Space Planning Committee: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. 2004 - 2005

Member: Steering Committee, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2002 - 2005

Member: Advisory Board, Office of the Associate Dean for International Medical Development and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 2000 - 2002

Member: Admissions Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 2000 - 2002

Member: Space Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1997- 2002

Member: President's Budget Advisory Committee (BAC): Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1995.

Chair: Planning Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1994-1995.

Member: Planning Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. 1992-1994

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Chair: Immunisation Policy Committee; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N. S. 1993-94

Member: University Senate, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1993-1995

Member: Sustainable Development Committee, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., 1992-1994

Member: Senate Advisory Committee on International Development, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N. S., 1990-1994

Vice-Chair: Long Term Planning Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. 1991-1992

PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

Member: Editorial Board - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, & Action - Johns Hopkins University Urban Health Institute & W.K. Kellogg Foundation 2005 - 2008

Member: Grant Review Subcommittee, Medical Advisory Committee: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. 2000 – 2002

Chair: Review Committee 801 - Evaluation Research on Tobacco; National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP), Health Canada, 1995.

Member: Health Services Research Committee; Medical Research Council of Canada. 1995-97

Member: Panel L, Health Promotion & Health Services; National Cancer Institute of Canada, 1995- 1996.

Chair: Awards Committee, Canadian Atherosclerosis Society, 1989-1993

Member: Prevention Research Review Committee, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, 1993-1994

Co-Chair: Primary Prevention and Health Promotion Review Committee, National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP), Health Canada, Ottawa, 1994

Member: Community Health Review Committee, National Health Research and Development Program, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, 1991-1993

Chair: Review Committee, Diabetes and Native Canadians: National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP), Health Canada, Ottawa, 1993.

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External Reviewer:

Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2003- 2007, 2012, 2013, 2018 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 2007- 2018 National Cancer Institute of Canada 2007 British Medical Journal 2004 Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) 2003 Health Promotion International 2003 Canadian Journal of Public Health 1993-2003, 2004, 2005 Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 1998, 2001, 2003 Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) 2002 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia 1992 - 2001 National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999 The American Journal of Managed Care 1999 Ontario Council on Graduate Studies 1999 Medical Research Council of Canada 1995 Centre for Studies in Religion & Society, 1992-1994 Alberta Heritage Foundation 1993

TEACHING

Undergraduate Medical Teaching

1984- 1991: Course Lecturer, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology. Subjects taught included environmental health, food borne disease and outbreak investigation, prevention and control of coronary artery disease, viral hepatitis, and clinical health assessment.

1992-1998: Tutor Population Health Unit, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.

Graduate Teaching

1996 - 2001: CH&E 5040B: Community Health Services Systems, MSc Program, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology. Co-taught with Dr. Lori Curtis

1999, 2001: CH&E 6050: Political Economy of Health and Development, MSc Program, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology. Co-taught with Dr. Sandra J MacLean, PhD.

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RESEARCH

Co-Investigator: Understanding the Individual and Socio-Environmental Health Risks of Obesity: The Canadian Heart Health Surveys Follow-up Study. Obesity and Healthy Body Weight Initiative – New Emerging Team Grants. Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) - Institute for Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD); Institute for Population and Public Health (IPPH); Institute for Gender and Health (IGH): 2004 – 2009: $1,500,000.00

Principal Investigator: Institutional Research Infrastructure Support (on behalf of SFU). Michael Smith Health Research Foundation. British Columbia. $825,000.00. 2003 – 2006

Principal Investigator: Development of a Chronic Disease Prevention Strategy for Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Department of Health. $400,000.00. 2001 – 2002

Principal Investigator: Improving the Heart Health of All Nova Scotians: A population Health Strategy. Population Health Fund, Health Canada. $200,000.00 2001 – 2002.

Co-Principal Investigator: A Gender Based Policy Development Study of Heart Health and Canadian Women. Population Health Fund, Health Canada. $83,500.00. 2000 - 2002.

Co-Investigator: Initiation, adoption and implementation of the British Columbia heart health model. The British Columbia Heart Health Project: Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)\National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP). $575,000.00 1999- 2004.

Principal Investigator: Formulation Proposal for a National Evaluation of Dissemination Research in the Canadian Heart Health Initiative. National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP), Health Canada. $30,000.00. 1999 -2000.

Principal Investigator: New Brunswick Mental Health Survey: Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation, Province of New Brunswick. Development Grant. $24,000.00. 1999

Principal Investigator: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Canadian Elderly: Division of Aging and Seniors, Health Canada. $32,000.00. 1998

Principal Investigator: Enhancing the Capacity of Groups and Organizations for a Population Approach to Heart Health Promotion in Nova Scotia: Population Health Fund, Health Promotion and Programs Branch, Health Canada. $60,000.00. 1997 -1998.

Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program (NSHHP), Dissemination Phase: National Health Research and Development Programme (NHRDP), Health Canada . $650,000.00. 1996 - 2001.

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Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program II: Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia, $1,349,000.00. 1995 - 2002.

Co-Investigator: A Population-based Study of Psychological CVD Risk Factors. Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick. $44,000.00. 1996 - 1997.

Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Health Survey, 1995: National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP). 1994-95: $179,000.00 (with support-in-kind from the Nova Scotia Department of Health, estimated value $800,000.00)

Co-Principal Investigator: Psychosocial Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease. Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick, 1994-1996, $135,000.00.

Co-Investigator: The Canadian Collaborative Study of Stroke Hospitalizations: National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP). 1993-95: $127,200.00

Principal Investigator: Record Linkage System for Incidence of Ischemic Heart Disease Project: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, 1993-95, $30,000.00.

Principal Investigator: Canadian Heart Health Survey Lipid Monograph: Development and Publication: National Health Research and Development Program, 1993-95, $30,000.00.

Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey Data Base. Development and Publication: National Health Research and Development Program, 1993-94, $30,000.00.

Principal Investigator: Workshop on the analysis of the Canadian Heart Health Database: $20,000.00 National Health Research and Development Programme, Health and Welfare Canada, 1992-93.

Principal Investigator: The Nova Scotian Nutrition Survey, 1990-92: This comprehensive survey was carried out with a $115,000.00 grant from the National Health Research and Development Program, Health and Welfare, Canada, with significant resource support (personnel, equipment etc.) from the Department of Health, Province of Nova Scotia and the Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare, Canada, estimated to be at a value of $900,000.00

Principal Investigator: International Workshop on the Evaluation of Community Based Heart Health Interventions: $20,000.00 National Health Research and Development Programme, Health and Welfare Canada, 1990.

Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program (NSHHP): $980,000.00. National Health Research and Development Programme, Health and Welfare, Canada. 1989-1995

Principal Investigator: Nova Scotia Heart Health Program: $1,250,000.00. Nova Scotia Department of Health. 1989 - 1995

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Co-Investigator: "HECON Project", Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University: An international research project assessing the population impact of elevated blood lipids, sponsored by Merck Frosst, Canada, 1987-1991.

Principal Investigator: The Nova Scotia Heart Health Survey, 1986: A collaborative study between the Department of National Health & Welfare and the Nova Scotia Department of Health & Fitness of population risk to cardiovascular disease in Nova Scotia.

PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

Contributing Author: Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2010 global survey. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. 2012

Alwan A, MacLean DR, Riley RM, d’Espaignet ET, Mathers CD, Stevens GA, Bettcher D. Monitoring and surveillance of chronic non-communicable diseases: progress and capacity in high-burden countries. Lancet 2010; 376:

Alwan A, MacLean D.R. A review of noncommunicable disease in low-and-middle countries. International Health, June 2009

S. MacLean & D. MacLean (Transnational) Affairs of the Heart: Political Economy and the Globalization of Cardiovascular Disease, Global Health Governance, 2(1). 2008

S. Maclean & D MacLean The Political Economy of Global Health Research, in S. MacLean, et al., eds, Health for Some: the political economy of global health governance (Palgrave Macmillan). 2009

Rowan PJ, Haas D, Campbell JA, MacLean DR, Davidson KW. Depressive Symptoms Have an Independent, Gradient Risk for Coronary Heart Disease Incidence in a Random, Population- based Sample. Annals of Epidemiology. 2005:15(4), 316-320

Milan Declaration. Positioning Technology to Serve Global Heart Health. Declaration of the International Advisory Board, 5th International Heart Health Conference, Milan, Italy. Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; World Heart Federation, Geneva, Switzerland; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA. March 2005

Iraj M Poureslami, PhD, David R MacLean, MD, Jerry Spiegel, PhD, and Annalee Yassi, MD. Sociocultural, Environmental, and Health Challenges Facing Women and Children Living Near the Borders Between Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan (AIP Region). Journal of International Women’s Studies, 6(1) November 2004

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Joffres C, Heath S, Farquharson J, Barkhouse K, Hood R, Latter C, MacLean D. Defining and operationalising capacity for heart health promotion in Nova Scotia, Canada. International Health Promotion. 2004:19:39-50

MacGregor MW, Davidson KW, Rowan P, Barksdale C & MacLean D. The use of defenses and physician health care costs: Are physician health care costs lower in persons with more adaptive defense profiles? Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 2003;72:315-323

MacGregor MW, Davidson KW, Barksdale C, Black S, & MacLean D. Adaptive defense use and resting blood pressure in a population-based sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 55 (2003) 531-541

MacLean, DR, Farquharson, J, Heath, S, Barkhouse, K, Latter, C, Joffres, C, Building Capacity for Heart Health Promotion: Results of a Five Year Experience in Nova Scotia, Canada. The American Journal of Health Promotion. 2003;17(3):202-212

Joffres C, Heath S, Farquharson J, Barkhouse K, Latter C, MacLean, DR. Facilitators and challenges to organizational capacity building in heart health promotion. Qualitative Health Research. January 2003. 14(1):39-60

Rowan PJ, Davidson KW, Campbell JA, Dobrez DG, & MacLean DR. Depression symptoms predict medical care utilization in a population-based sample. Psychological Medicine, 2002, 32, 903-908.

Osaka Declaration. Health, Economics and Political Action: Stemming the Global Tide of Cardiovascular Disease. Declaration of the International Advisory Board, 4th International Heart Health Conference, Osaka, Japan. Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada; World Heart Federation, Geneva, Switzerland; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA. March 2002

Wilson, D.L., Davidson, K.W., Barksdale, C., Black, B., & MacLean, D.U-curved relation between total fasting serum cholesterol and hostility: A population-based study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.2002;8:282-292

Fitzgerald AL, Maclean DR, Veugelers PJ. Dietary reference intakes: a comparison with the Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey. Can J Diet Pract Res. 2002 Winter; 63(4):176-83.

Malaviarachchi D, Veugelers PJ, Yip AM, MacLean DR. Dietary Iron as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2002 July-August; (93(4):267-270

McGlone, J., Rowan, P. J., Davidson, K, & MacLean, D. Environmental illness prevalence: A population-based study in Nova Scotia. British Journal of Health Psychology. 2002;7:23-29

Alwan A, MacLean D, Mandil A. Assessment of National Capacity for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control. World Health Organization. WHO/MNC/01.2. 2001

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Joffres MR, Hamet P, MacLean DR, L’italien GJ, Fodor G, Distribution of Blood Pressure and Hypertension in Canada and the United States. American Journal of Hypertension. 14:1099– 1105, 2001

Heath, S., Farquharson, J., MacLean, D. R., Barkhouse, K., Latter, C., and Joffres, C., (2001) Capacity building for health promotion and chronic disease prevention—Nova Scotia’s experience. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, Supplement 1, 17-22.

MacPherson KM, MacLean DR, Malaviarachchi D. Hypertension and Dementia: Part 1. Perspectives in Cardiology. June/July 2001

MacPherson KM, MacLean DR, Malaviarachchi D. Hypertension and Dementia: Part 2. Perspectives in Cardiology. August 2001.

Dobbelsteyn CJ, Joffres MR, MacLean DR, Flowerdew G, A comparative evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index as indicators of cardiovascular risk factors. The Canadian Heart Health Surveys. International Journal of Obesity. 25(5):652-661. May 2001

Fitzgerald AL, Veugelers PJ, MacLean DR, et al. Diet quality and its impact on cancer in Nova Scotia, Canada. Am J Epidemiology. 2001;153:S45

MacLean DR, Joffres MR, Tan MH, Petrasovits AP. Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Canadians with Diabetes Mellitus. In “Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: From Molecular Processes to Health Policy”, Angel A, Dhalla N, Pierce G, and Singal P, (Eds). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. New York 2001

Kephart G, Sketris I, MacLean D, Kass K, Nagpal S, Management of High Blood Cholesterol Levels in Nova Scotian Adults: Comparison with the NCEP 11 and European Clinical Practice Guidelines. The American Journal of Managed Care. September 2000:6(9)

Davidson K, MacGregor MW, Stuhr J, Dixon K, MacLean D, Constructive Anger Verbal Behavior Predicts Blood Pressure in a Population-Based Sample. Health Psychology, 2000;19(1):55-64 MacLean DR, Editorial. Cardiovascular disease risk factors in older Canadians. Can Med Assoc J 1999;161(8Suppl):S1

Langille DB, Joffres MR, MacPherson KM, Andreou P, Kirkland SA, MacLean DR, Prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Canadians 55 to 75 years of age: results from the Canadian Heart Health Surveys, 1986 - 1992. Can Med Assoc J 1999;161(8Suppl):S3

Kirkland SA, MacLean DR, Langille DB, Joffres MR, MacPherson KM, Andreou P, Knowledge and awareness of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among Canadians 55 to 75 years of age: results from the Canadian Heart Health Surveys, 1986 - 1992. Can Med Assoc J 1999;161 (8Suppl):S10

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Wolf HK, Andreou P, Bata IR, Comeau DG, Gregor RD, Kephart G, MacLean DR, Sketris I, Trends in the prevalence and treatment of hypertension in Halifax County from 1985 to 1995. Can Med Assoc J 1999;161(6):669-704

Joffres MR, MacLean DR, Comparison of the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Between Quebec and Other Canadian Provinces: The Canadian Heart Health Surveys. Ethnicity & Disease. Vol 9:246-253, Spring 1999.

MacLean DR, Chockalingam A, High Blood Cholesterol in Canada. Editorial. Can J Cardiol. 15(4):407- 408. April,1999

MacLean DR, Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control: Issues for National Policy and Programme Development. Background paper prepared for WHO Consultation on Future Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. 27-30 September 1999, World Health Organization, Geneva.

MacLean DR, Petrasovits AP, Connelly PW, Plasma lipids and lipoprotein reference values and the prevalence of dyslipoproteinemia in Canadian adults. Can J Cardiol. 15(4):434- 444. April,1999

MacLean DR, Petrasovits AP, Connelly PW, Impact of different blood lipid evaluation and treatment guidelines on the proportion of Canadians identified and treated for elevated blood cholesterol. Can J Cardiol. 15(4):445-451. April,1999

Connelly PW, Petrasovits AP, Stachenko S, MacLean DR, Prevalence of high plasma triglycerides combined with low high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and its association with smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, sedentariness and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the Canadian population. Can J Cardiol. 15(4):428-433. April,1999

Connelly PW, Stachenko S, MacLean DR, The prevalence of hyperlipidemia in women and its association with use of oral contraceptives, sex hormone replacement therapy and nonlipid coronary heart disease risk factors. Can J Cardiol. 15(4):419-427. April,1999

Kephart G, Thomas VS, MacLean DR, Socioeconomic Differences in the Use of Physicians Services in Nova Scotia. Am J of Public Health, 88(5): 1998.

Travers KD, Cogdon A, MacDonald W, Anderson B, MacLean DR, Availability and Cost of Heart Healthy Dietary Changes in Nova Scotia. J Can Diet Assoc 1997:58:176-183

MacLean DR, Tan MH, Macrovascular Disease. In Surveying and Preventing the Complications of Diabetes in Nova Scotia. Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia. 1997

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Chockalingam A, Reeder B, Maclean DR, et al, Prevalence of Elevated Serum Cholesterol (LDL- C) and Triglycerides (TG): The Canadian Heart Health Data. Can J Cardiol Vol 13 (suppl B), June 1997, 215B.

Hood R, Farquharson J, Heath S, Cogdon A, MacLean D, Heart Health Dissemination and its Research in Nova Scotia. Can J Cardiol Vol 13 (suppl B), June 1997, 132B.

Farquharson J, Maclean D, Heath S, McDermott N, Worksite Heart Health: Process and Results of a Pilot Program. Can J Cardiol Vol 13 (suppl B), June 1997, 78B.

MacLean DR, Farquharson J, Hood R, et al, What a Difference a Decade Makes: Estimating Change in CVD Risk in the Nova Scotia Population. Can J Cardiol Vol 13 (suppl B), June 1997, 248B.

Heath S, Farquharson J, MacLean D, et al, Evaluation of a Women Centred Smoking Cessation Program. Can J Cardiol Vol 13 (suppl B), June 1997, 58B.

MacLean DR, Farquharson, J, Cogdon A, et al, Food for Health: A Nutrition Initiative of the Nova Scotia Heart Health Program. In Implementing Dietary Guidelines for Health Eating,V. Wheelock (ed.), Chapman &Hall, London, UK. 1997.

MacLean DR, Positioning dissemination in public health policy. Can J Public Health 1996;87 (Supplement 2): S40-S43

Johnson JL, Green LW, Frankish CJ, MacLean DR, Stachenko S, A dissemination research agenda to strengthen health promotion and disease prevention. Can J Public Health 1996;87 (Supplement 2): S5-S10

Eastwood JA, Gregor RD, Maclean DR, Wolf HK., Effects of Recruitment Strategy on Response Rates and Risk Factor Profile in Two Cardiovascular Surveys. International Journal of Epidemiology 1996, Vol 25; No. 4, 763-769.

Davidson K., MacGregor M.W., MacLean D.R., McDermott N., Farquharson J., Coder Gender and Potential for Hostility Ratings. Health Psychology 1996, Vol. 15, No. 4, 298-302

MacLean DR., Glasunov I., (Eds): Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in Diabetes. The WHO CINDI Programme Guidelines for Intervention. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, 1995. EUR/ICP/CIND 94 03/PB01

Heart Health Nova Scotia: Report of the Program Demonstration Phase, 1989-1995. National Health Research and Development Program, Health Canada. December, 1995.

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Tan M.H., MacLean D.R., Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Canada. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Medicine. Vol 18:4, 240-246, 1995.

Reeder BA, Chockalingam A, Dagenais GR, MacLean DR, et al, Heart Disease and Stroke in Canada: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. June, 1995. ISBN 1-896242-12-X

Sketris I.S., Kephart G.G., Hicks V.A., Hubbard E.J., Brown M.G., Chandler R.F., MacLean D.R. Prescribing Patterns of Antilipemic Drugs and Prevalence of Hypercholesterolemia in the Nova Scotia Population 65 Years Old. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 29(6):576-81. June, 1995.

The Catalonia Declaration: Investing in Heart Health. Prepared by the International Advisory Board of the 2nd International Heart Health Conference, Barcelona, Spain. May 28-June 1,1995.

Joffres M, MacLean DR, O'Connor BA, Petrasovits A, Stachenko S, Eds. Canadians and Heart Health; Health Canada. Minister of Supply and Services Canada, Cat.H39-328/1995E ISBN 0-662- 23446-4, Ottawa,1995.

MacLean D, Tan M.H., Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles in Canadians with Diabetes Mellitus; 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress, November,1994, Kobe, Japan. Abstract Book, 171

MacLean DR, Connelly PW, O'Connor B, et al, Distribution of lipids and lipoproteins and the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Canadian adults: Abstracts, Xth. International Symposium on Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis, Vol. 109 Nos. 1,2: 20 (1994)

MacLean DR, Petrasovits AP, Connelly PW, et al, Estimates of the effect of different blood lipid evaluation and treatment guidelines on the proportion of Canadians identified and managed: Abstracts, Xth. International Symposium on Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis, Vol. 109 Nos. 1,2: 20- 21 (1994)

Tan MH, MacLean DR, Cardiovascular risk factor profile in Canadians with diabetes mellitus: findings of the Heart Health Survey in Canada: Abstracts, Xth. International Symposium on Atherosclerosis; Atherosclerosis, Vol. 109 Nos. 1,2: 247 (1994)

MacLean DR, Progress Review WHO CINDI Programme: WHO Regional Office For Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark. EUR/ICP/NCP 033 03185, July, 1994.

Nova Scotia's Blueprint for Health System Reform: The Health Minister's Committee on Health System Reform. Nova Scotia Department of Health, Halifax, N.S., April, 1994.

MacLean D.R., Theoretical Rationale of Community Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control, Health Reports, Canadian Centre for Health Information, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1994

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MacLean D.R., Striking the Right Balance, editorial: Health Reports, Canadian Centre for Health Information, Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1994.

Brown M.G., Langille D.B., MacLean D.R., High-Risk on Multifactorial Public Health Strategies to Reduce CVD, Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 1992, Vol. 9, Supp. D. May 1993.

MacLean D.R., Brunt H., Prkachin K., Prevention Working Group -- Final Report, Canadian Task Force for Cardiovascular Science. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 9, No. 8, 699-735, 1993.

Maclean DR, Petrasovits A, Nargundkar M, et al. Canadian Heart Health Surveys: a Profile of Cardiovascular Risk: Survey methods and data analysis. Can Med Assoc J 1992; 146 (11 suppli.): 1969-1974.

Connelly PW, MacLean DR, Horlick L, O'Connor B, Petrasovits A, Little JA. Plasma lipids and lipoproteins and the prevalence of risk of coronary heart disease in Canadian adults. Can Med Assoc J 1992; 146 (11 suppli.): 1977-1987.

Victoria Declaration: Bridging the Gap-Science and Policy in Action; Health and Welfare Canada, British Columbia Department of Health, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of British Columbia. May, 1992. A strategic policy document outlining strategies for the prevention and control of cardiovascular on a global scale.

Report of the Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey: Nova Scotia Department of Health, Health and Welfare Canada, Nova Scotia Heart Health Program, Halifax, N.S. June, 1992.

Editor-CINDI CONNECTION -- A quarterly newsletter published in Nova Scotia on behalf of the CINDI Programme, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, by the Nova Scotia Heart Health Programme, 1990- 1997.

Promoting Heart Health in Canada: A Focus on Cholesterol: Report of the Working Group on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease, Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee on Community Health, Department of National Health and Welfare, Canada, February, 1992.

Current Topics in Community Health: Nova Scotia Medical Journal: An article published monthly on current topics of general interest in the field of community health, 1992-93.

MacLean D.R., Petrasovits A., Glasunov I., Korhonen H., Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention Programme: Baseline Evaluation: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991. W. Morgenstern, M.S. Tschkovski, E. Nussel, G. Schettler (eds.)

Prentice J, Hooper N, MacLean, D, et al. Baseline assessment. Report of a company wide risk factor survey. J Am Occupation Health Nur. 1990;38(9):403-408.

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MacLean D, Petrasovits, A. Cost effectiveness of population and high risk strategies for the control of blood lipids. Background paper prepared for the Federal Provincial Working Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control. Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. Halifax, 1990.

Halperin S.A., Bortolussi R., MacLean D.R., Chisholm N., Persistence of Pertussis in an Immunized Population: Results of the Nova Scotia Enhanced Pertussis Surveillance Program. Journal of Pediatrics, 1989 November; 115: 686-93.

MacLean D.R., Atherosclerosis Update: The Nova Scotia Experience. Canadian Medical Association Journal; November, 1989.

MacLean, D.R., Public Health Program Development and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Knowledge Development for Health Promotion. A Call for Action,. Ottawa, Health and Welfare, 1989, 95-100.

Nair C., Colburn H., MacLean D.R., Petrasovits A., Cardiovascular Disease in Canada, Health Reports, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1989, Canadian Centre for Health Information, Statistics Canada, Ottawa.

Farley J., Chesquiere W., MacLean D.R., et al, Endemic Institutional Salmonellosis due to Lactose-Fermenting Salmonella Newport in Nova Scotia: Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 138(5)434-6; March 1, 1988.

Report of the Canadian High Blood Pressure Survey, 1986: Department of National Health and Welfare, Minister of Supply and Services; June, 1988.

MacLean D.R., Petrasovits A., The Prevalence of Hyperlipidaemia in Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia Medical Journal, Vol.67; Number 5; October, 1988.

Promoting Heart Health in Canada: Report of the Working Group on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease, Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee on Community Health, Department of National Health and Welfare, Canada; June, 1987.

Report of the Nova Scotia Heart Health Survey: Nova Scotia Department of Health; June, 1987.

MacLean D.R., A Review of Communicable Disease in Day Care Centres Environmental Health Review: Vol.30, No.3; 1986.

MacLean D.R., Community Health Programming for Hypertension Control in Canada Canadian Family Physician, Vol.31; February, 1985.

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Prevention and Control of High Blood Pressure in Canada: Report of a Working Group, Federal- Provincial Advisory Committee on Community Health, Department of National Health and Welfare, Canada; October, 1984.

Human Salmonellosis: Principles of Investigation and Control: Proceedings of a Salmonellosis Symposium; Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, November, 1984.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Canadian Experience with High Blood Pressure Control: 8th International Symposium on Hypertension & Related Diseases, ISH2006, Beijing, China. October 12, 2006.

The Political Economy of Heart Health: The World Congress of Cardiology: Barcelona, Spain. September 4 2006.

Global Health Training Opportunities: Global Forum for Health Research: Helping to Correct the 10\90 Gap. Global Forum 9, Mumbai. India. September 12 2005

Challenges, Opportunities and Accountabilities for Heart Health: 6th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology. Foz do Iguacu. Brazil. May 22 2005.

Training for Public Health in British Columbia. Provincial Health Officer’s Council. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. April 6 2004

Prevention and Healthy Public Policy. Clinical Epidemiology for Cardiology Residents. Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia, Canada. April 1 2004

A Case for Integrated Chronic Disease Management: Hospital Rounds St Paul’s Hospital; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. March 12 2004

Integrated Prevention and Management of Chronic Illness: Grand Rounds. The Alberta Heart Foundation. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. March 3, 2004

Heath Research and Education Initiatives at Simon Fraser University; Departmental Rounds, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology. University of British Columbia, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. February 6 2004

Perspective on the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease in Canada: Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. December 2003

Chronic Disease Surveillance using Routinely Collected Health Administrative Data: 3rd Global Forum on Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. November 8 2003.

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Governing the New Terrains of International Health: opportunities & resistances in research & policy. (With SJ MacLean) Workshop on Globalizations/New Regionalisms/Development. Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Russell Square, London WCIB 5DS, United Kingdom. December 15-16 2002.How the Health Care System can Address Population Health and Chronic Disease.

Making a Difference in Population Health Conference. Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia, November 4-5, 2002.

A Case for an Integrated Approach to Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Preventing Chronic Disease: Working Together in an Integrated Approach: Alberta Health; Alberta Diabetes Association and the Alberta Heart Health Program. Edmonton, Alberta. March 21, 2002

Community Based Interventions for Chronic Disease. 8th International Conference on Diabetes and Obesity. University of the West Indies, Diabetes Outreach Project (UDOP); the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO); the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI); & the American Diabetes Association (ADA); Ocho Rios. Jamaica. March 8, 2002

Epidemiology of Chronic Disease in Canada. Meeting of Provincial Medical Officers of Health, Vernon, British Columbia. November 2001

Regional Networks for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Meeting of Interested Parties, Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. June 28, 2001

Health, Economics and Political action: Stemming the Global Tide of Cardiovascular Disease. Declaration of the International Advisory Board. Closing Plenary. 4th International Heart Health Conference, Osaka, Japan. May 31, 2001

Putting Heart Health on the Social and Political Agenda: The Political Economy of Heart Health. 4th International Heart Health Conference, Osaka, Japan. May 30, 2001

Food-Based Dietary Guidelines. International Heart Health Networks - WHO CINDI\CARMEN programmes. 4th International Heart Health Conference, Osaka, Japan. May 29, 2001

Addressing the Burden of Chronic Disease in Canada. Invited Brief Submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Canadian Senate. Ottawa, Ontario. April 3, 2001

Making a Difference in Chronic Disease Prevention. Building Effective Approaches for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating. Provincial Symposium sponsored by the Nova Scotia Western Region Partnership. Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. March 22, 2001

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Canadian Diabetes Strategy – prevention and promotion components. National Diabetes Symposium: Moving Together Towards a National Diabetes Strategy. Health Canada. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. February 18 – 20, 2001

Epidemiology of High Blood Pressure In Canada: Canadian Public Health Association Annual Meeting in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control. Ottawa, October 22, 2000.

A Comparative Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Risk Factors Prevalence in WHO CINDI Countries: International Epidemiological Association, European Regional Meeting. Kaunas, Lithuania, August 24-26,2000.

Investing in Health – Why is it important: Workshop on Health Reform. The Canadian Public Health Association and the Russian Public Health Association. Moscow, Russia. May 15-17,2000.

Health Information Systems and the Evaluation of Health Outcomes: Workshop on Health Reform. The Canadian Public Health Association and the Russian Public Health Association. Moscow, Russia. May 15-17,2000

A Comparative Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Risk Factors Prevalence Among Women of WHO CINDI\CARMEN Countries: First International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke. Victoria, British Columbia, May 2000.

Nutrition: The WHO CINDI Program. Consultation on Development of a Food and Nutrition Action Plan. World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe. St Julian’s, Malta, 8-10 November 1999.

The Ultimate Millennium Project. The Elimination of Ischemic Vascular Disease. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia Annual Lecture. Atlantic Canada Cardiovascular Conference. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. April 24, 1999.

Panel Presentation on Health and Development. Dialogue with the World Bank. Lester Pearson International Institute and Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. April 8-9, 1999.

Mobilisation of Communities for Health. Seventh Seminar for Leading Public Health Administrators on Health For All. World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Europe. Antalya, Turkey, November 9-12, 1998.

Heart Health Challenges in the Next Millennium: Heart Health & Economic Growth. Plenary address, 3 rd International Heart Health Conference. Singapore. August 30, 1998.

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Health Care Reform and Prevention: Canada and Europe Perspective. 3 rd International Heart Health Conference. Singapore. September 1, 1998.

Investigating Organizational Capacity for Heart Health Promotion. 3 rd International Heart Health Conference. Singapore. September 1, 1998.

Operationalizing Heart Health Dissemination Research. 3 rd International Heart Health Conference. Singapore. September 1, 1998.

Health Promotion and Policy: The Canadian Heart Health Initiative. New Horizons in Health: From Vision to Practice. XV1 World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, June 21-26, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1998

Heart Health Behavioural Risk Factor Monitoring in Nova Scotia. 3 rd International Heart Health Conference. Singapore. August 31, 1998.

Risk Factors for Macrovascular Disease in Canadians with Diabetes. Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia Workshop. Halifax, November, 1997.

Strategies for Noncommunicable Disease in the 21st Century: What have we learned from the past? Technical Seminar on Health for All Renewal. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. March 25, 1997.

Developments with National Heart Health in Canada: International Perspectives of the North Karelia Project; Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland. December 15 - 16, 1995.

Information Systems for Mental Health: Annual Meeting of the Nova Scotia Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association; , Windsor, N.S., June 17,1995.

Nova Scotia Heart Health Program: Preliminary Results. 2nd International Heart Health Conference, May 28-June 1, 1995. Barcelona, Spain.

Positioning Dissemination Research in the Public Health Agenda: Canadian Conference on Dissemination Research: Strengthening Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. The Institute of Health Promotion Research , Vancouver, British Columbia, March 27-29, 1995: Plenary presentation.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Profiles in Canadians with Diabetes Mellitus, Poster Presentation, 15th International Diabetes Federation Congress, November 7, 1994, Kobe, Japan.

An Act To Establish Regional Health Boards: Plenary Session, 21st Annual Conference, Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations, October 31 - November 2, 1994, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Whither Health Care Reform in Nova Scotia? 23rd Annual Conference of the Atlantic Canada Economics Association: October 21, Halifax, N.S., 1994.

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Cutting the Right Keys for the Consumer: 1994 Atlantic Regional Conference; Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors, September 27-28, Halifax, N.S.,1994.

Partnerships in Heart Health - Working With The Private Sector: 10th Canadian Heart Health Network Meeting: Health Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, New Brunswick Department of Health; May 25-28, 1994, St. John, New Brunswick.

Home: the Ecosystem; Public Policy, Public Perception: Key Note Address, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors, 1994 National Educational Conference, July 10-14, 1994, Halifax, N.S.

Health Reform in Canada and Its Implications for Heart Health: 10th. Canadian Heart Health Network Meeting; Health Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, New Brunswick Department of Health; May 25-28, 1994, St. John, New Brunswick.

From the LaLonde Report to the Victoria Declaration; Implications for Heart Health: 10th Canadian Heart Health Network Meeting; Health Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, New Brunswick Department of Health; May 25-28, 1994, St. John, New Brunswick.

Health Reform and Community Health: Annual Conference of Medical Officers of Health of Atlantic Canada; May 19-20, 1994, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Getting Wired For Health Care; Perspective from Health Care Reform: Future Focus '94: Business Opportunities on the Information Highway; The Software Industry Association of Nova Scotia, April 28-29, 1994, Halifax. Nova Scotia.

Theoretical Rationale of Community Intervention for the Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Disease: International Conference on Stroke Prevention and Epidemiology; Stroke Research Centre; October 14-16, 1993, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

The Canadian Heart Health Survey: Atlantic Cardiovascular Risk Symposium Assessment and Treatment; October 1-2, 1993, Department of Medicine and Division of Continuing of Education; Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.

Canadian Heart Health Initiative: Professional Education Issues and Initiatives: 3rd International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, June 27-July 1, 1993, Oslo, Norway.

Canadian Heart Health Initiative: Community Initiatives in Provincial Heart Health Programs: 3rd. International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, June 27-July 1, Oslo, Norway.

The Victoria Declaration - Where Do We Go From Here? The 9th Canadian Heart Health Network Meeting; Health and Welfare Canada, Ontario Ministry of Health and The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada; May 5-6, 1993, Toronto, Ontario.

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The Canadian Heart Health Data Base: Workshop on Methods for the Surveillance of Coronary Heart Disease; National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, May 3-4, 1993, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

The Nova Scotia Nutrition Survey: Fitting the Pieces Together; Nova Scotia Nutrition Council, January 22, 1993, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Heart Health Initiative: Epidemiological and Program Considerations: Friday at FOUR, February 12, 1993, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Heart Health for Children: Agenda For The 21st Century: Heart Health In Children Workshop, December 14-16, 1992, Health and Welfare Canada, Montreal, Quebec.

Epidemiology of Heart Disease: The Nova Scotia and Canadian Perspective: 1992 Exercise and Health Symposium, April 11, 1992, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Heart Health Program and Blood Pressure Control: 4th International Symposium on Hypertension in the Community; March 8-12, 1992, Jerusalem, Israel.

Prevention and Control of Macro-vascular Complications of Diabetes: Diabetes Care and Research in Europe; Meeting Organized by the WHO and IDF in Europe, March 9-11, 1992, Budapest, Hungary.

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women: Women and Cardiovascular Disease; Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, November 26, 1991, Toronto, Ontario.

Heart Health-Strategies for Public Education: XIV World Conference on Health Education, June 16-21, 1991, Helsinki, Finland.

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Atlantic Canada: Ninth Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Research in Atlantic Canada; Mill River, P.E.I., June 7-8, 1991.

The Role of the Family Physician in Heart Health: Nominated by Health and Welfare Canada to represent Canada at a World Health Organisation conference on the Role of the General Practitioner in Health Promotion, April 11-13, 1991, Heidelberg, Germany.

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