Media Relations Office

Ryan Baker
Chief, Media Relations
Tel: (613) 957-1788
Fax: (613) 941-3605

Alain Desroches
Acting Senior Media Relations Officer
Tel: (613) 948-7970
Fax: (613) 941-3605

Jean Riverin
Media Relations Officer
Tel: (613) 941-8189
Fax: (613) 941-3605

Weekend Media Relations Contact Number
(613) 946-0879

The weekend media relations line is checked twice daily on weekends and statutory holidays, at 1 pm and 3:30 pm EST.

Alain Desroches
Acting Senior Media Relations Officer
Tel: (613) 948-7970
Fax: (613) 941-3605

BEATS:

• Annual influenza and Fluwatch
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Avian flu
• Blood-borne pathogens
• Disease surveillance and notifiable illnesses in Canada
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Foodborne and waterborne illnesses, such as salmonella, e. coli, etc.
• Hospital infections and infection control guidelines
• Laboratory safety and security
• Pandemic influenza
• Public health practice
• Travel health and quarantine services at airports
• Vaccine preventable illnesses and immunization

Jean Riverin
Media Relations Officer
Tel: (613) 941-8189
Fax: (613) 941-3605

BEATS:

• Chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, etc.
• Early childhood development
• Family violence
• Healthy pregnancy
• Hepatitis C
• HIV-AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases
• Injury prevention and surveillance
• Mental health
• Obesity, healthy living and health promotion
• Seniors Health
• Summeractive
• West Nile Virus and other animal-borne diseases