SARS and Public Health Appendix 1
INTERVIEWS AND SUBMISSIONS ......
As part of the Committee’s fact finding phase, it conducted groups an opportunity to relay their experiences with interviews with front-line health care providers and SARS, the lessons they learned from the outbreak, and administrators, as well as personnel from various their views on how the public health system needs organizations and levels of government involved in to be improved. managing the SARS outbreak. The Committee also put out a call for submissions to health care associations, The following are lists of individuals that were interviewed non-governmental organizations, and relevant industry and submissions that were received. stakeholders. The call for submissions offered these
I NTERVIEWS
Interviewee Affiliation Date
Dr. Ian Johnson Dept. of Public Health Sciences, UofT June 3
Dr. Mary Vearncombe Director, Infection Control, SWCHSC June 6 Dr. Anita Rachlis Infectious Disease Consultant, SWCHSC Dr. Andrew Simor Infectious Disease Consultant, SWCHSC
Prof. Sujit Choudhry Faculty of Law, UofT June 13
Prof. Harvey Skinner Dept. of Public Health Sciences, UofT June 16
Dr. Mark Cheung General Internal Medicine, SWCHSC June 16 in Canada
Mr. Doug Hunt Counsel to Public Health Investigation June 17, Mr. Justice Archie Campbell Investigator under the Public Health Act July 11, August 18
Mr. Frank Lussing CEO York Central Hospital June 18 (Committee member) Mr. Malcolm Moffatt CEO St. John’s Rehabilitation
Dr. Ronn Goldberg Radiologist-in-chief, North York June 19 General Hospital
Ms. Janet Beed VP, COO – Toronto General Hospital June 20 Ms. Janet Davidson President, Toronto East General
Dr. Raziel Gershater Radiologist, North York General Hospital June 24
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Interviewee Affiliation Date
Mr. Bill Tholl CEO, CMA June 24 Dr. Dana Hanson President, CMA Dr. Isra Levy Director of Public Health, CMA
Dr. Denise Werker WHO CDS, Geneva June 25, Dr. Arlene King Director of Immunization and Respiratory June 26 Diseases, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada
Ms. Pegeen Walsh Special Advisor to Regional Director General June 25 Health Canada-Ontario/Nunavut Region
Dr. Bob Lester Executive VP - SWCHSC June 25
Dr. James Young Commissioner of Public Safety June 26
Dr. Rob Horvath Assistant Director, Emergency Services, North York General Hospital July 1
Dr. John Frank Scientific Director, Institute for Population July 2 and Public Health, CIHR
Dr. David Mowat Director-General of the Centre for July 3 Surveillance Coordination, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada
Dr. Don Low Microbiologist-in-Chief, Mt. Sinai Hospital July 3 Dr. Allison McGeer Director, Infection Control, Mt. Sinai Hospital (Committee member)
Dr. Richard Schabas Chief of Staff, York Central Hospital July 3
Dr. Colin D’Cunha Commissioner of Public Health, OMHLTC July 7
Dr. Kumanan Wilson General Internal Medicine, UHN & Institute July 7 of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen’s University
Mr. Gerry Dafoe CEO, CPHA July 8 Dr. David Mowat Health Canada
Ms. Gail Paech Assistant Deputy Minister - Long-term Care, July 8 OMHLTC Mr. Phil Jackson Director, Health Information and Science Branch, OMHLTC
Dr. Paul Gully Senior Director General, Population July 9 and Public Health Branch, Health Canada
SARS Dr. Mona Loutfy Infectious Disease Consultant, SWCHSC/ July 10 North York General
Mr. Tom Closson CEO, UHN July 11 Dr. Michael Gardham Director, Infection Control, UHN Ms. Gillian Howard VP Public Affairs, UHN
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Interviewee Affiliation Date
Dr. Bill Sibbald Physician in Chief, SWCHSC July 11
Dr. Phillip Ellison Family Medicine, UHN July 15
Dr. Barbara Mederski Director of Infection Control, July 15 North York General Hospital
Ms. Bonnie Adamson CEO, North York General Hospital July 23
Ms. Bonnie Adamson CEO, North York General Hospital July 31 Dr. Keith Rose VP - Medical Affairs, North York General Hospital
Submissions
Association of Canadians Academic Health Care Organizations Association of Nursing Directors and Supervisors of Ontario Health Agencies British Columbia Ministry of Health Planning Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Canadian Association of Medical Microbiologists Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Canadian Healthcare Association Canadian Hospital Epidemiology Committee Canadian Infectious Disease Society Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Canadian Medical Association in Canada Canadian Pharmacists Association Canadian Public Health Association Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Catholic Health Association of Canada Community and Hospital Infection Control Association of Canada Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health Greater Toronto Airports Authority
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Group of Nine National Associations1 National Specialty Society for Community Medicine Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories Ontario Council of Teaching Hospitals Ontario Hospital Association Ontario Medical Association Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Vancouver International Airport Authority VIA Rail Canada Victorian Order of Nurses SARS
1 Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Healthcare Association, the Canadian Dental Association, the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations, the Canadian Pharmacists Association, the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, and the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation.
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