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Post-SARS Public Health Law Developments in Canada
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Panelists:
Elaine Gibson, LLB, LLM, Acting Director, Health Law Institute,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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Jean-François Luc, A/Director, Health Surveillance Coordination,
Centre for
Surveillance Coordination, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON
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Jane Speakman, BScN, LLB, Senior Solicitor, City of Toronto, ON
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Moderator: John T. Nilson, Q.C., Minister of Health and Minister
Responsible for Seniors, Government of Saskatchewan, Regina, SK
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Learning Objectives:
- Describe the latest challenges, issues, solutions and recommendations associated with improving public health governance and legislation in the Canadian confederation at the federal, provincial and local levels;
- Learn from post-SARS Canadian initiatives to more effectively control existing and emerging outbreaks and public health threats in cross-jurisdictional environments; and
- Understand the complex interactions between privacy, confidentiality and public health legislative initiatives in Canada and their implications for the collection, use and disclosure of health information for public health purposes.
Resource Material:
Learning from SARS: Renewal of Public Health in Canada (the "Naylor Report" -
Chapter 9) www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/pdf/sars/sars-e.pdf
The SARS Commission Interim Report on SARS and Public Health in Ontario
www.sarscommission.ca/report/Interim_Report.pdf
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