Advancing Surveillance Outside the USA: The Canadian Policy, Practice, and Research Context

Authors

  • Effie Gournis Toronto Public Health; Dalla Lana School of Public Health - University of Toronto
  • David Buckeridge McGill University; Direction de Sante Publique de Montreal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4453

Abstract

In the spirit of strengthening the International presence of ISDS, this round table will explore how ISDS can support surveillance practitioners and researchers in Canada and similar countries as they work to advance surveillance in their own political and practice contexts. Results from a survey circulated to Canadian ISDS members and affiliates will guide this discussion, which will focus on delineating specific needs, actions, and ways ISDS might be able to support Canadian members.

Author Biographies

Effie Gournis, Toronto Public Health; Dalla Lana School of Public Health - University of Toronto

Effie Gournis is a currently an Associate Director at Toronto Public Health, where she leads the communicable disease surveillance, quality assurance, and health informatics programs. Her interests include enhancing public health surveillance sources and methods, outcome evaluations, and identifying health disparities. She has an MPH in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Yale University and an MSc from the University of Toronto. Effie also holds an Assistant Professor appointment in Public Health at the University of Toronto.

David Buckeridge, McGill University; Direction de Sante Publique de Montreal

David Buckeridge is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University and Medical Consultant to Montreal Public Health and the Quebec Public Health Institute. His research and practice focuses on the automation of public health surveillance and he is the Canada Research Chair in Public Health Informatics. He holds an MD from Queen's University, an MSc in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Gournis, E., & Buckeridge, D. (2013). Advancing Surveillance Outside the USA: The Canadian Policy, Practice, and Research Context. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4453

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Roundtables