Learning from SARS - Renewal of Public Health in Canada

A report of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health October 2003

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Table Of Contents

• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - SARS in Canada: Anatomy of an Outbreak
• Chapter 3 - The Role and Organization of Public Health
• Chapter 4 - Enhancing the Public Health Infrastructure: A Prescription for Renewal
• Chapter 5 - Building Capacity and Coordination: National Infectious Disease Surveillance, Outbreak Management, and Emergency Response
• Chapter 6 - Strengthening the Role of Laboratories in Public Health and Public Health Emergencies
• Chapter 7 - Public Health Human Resources
• Chapter 8 - Clinical and Public Health Systems Issues Arising from the Outbreak of SARS in Toronto
• Chapter 9 - Some Legal and Ethical Issues Raised by SARS and Infectious Diseases in Canada
• Chapter 10 - Emerging Infectious Disease Research in Canada - Lessons from SARS
• Chapter 11 - Viruses without Borders: International Aspects of SARS
• Chapter 12 - Learning from SARS: Renewal of Public Health in Canada
• Appendix 1 - Interviews and Submissions

• Letter from Minister McLellan to Dr. Naylor - May 12, 2003
• Dr Naylor's Response to Minister McLellan- June 15, 2003

The members* of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health were:

• Dr. David Naylor, Dean of Medicine at the University of Toronto (Chair)
• Dr. Sheela Basrur, Medical Officer of Health, City of Toronto
• Dr. Michel G. Bergeron, Chairman of the Division of Microbiology and of the Infectious Diseases Research Centre of Laval University, Quebec City
• Dr. Robert C. Brunham, Medical Director of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver
• Dr. David Butler-Jones, Medical Health Officer for Sun Country, and Consulting Medical Health Officer for Saskatoon Health Regions, Regina
• Gerald Dafoe, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Public Health Association, Ottawa
• Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré, Vice-President, Professional Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive at University Health Network, Toronto
• Frank Lussing, Past President and CEO of York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill
• Dr. Allison McGeer, Director of Infection Control, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
• Kaaren R. Neufeld, Executive Director and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg
• Dr. Frank Plummer, Scientific Director of the Health Canada National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg (ex officio)

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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2003
Cat. H21-220/2003E
ISBN: 0-662-34984-9
Publication Number: 1210 Learning from SARS: Renewal of Public Health in Canada

*The Committee was materially assisted through corresponding members of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.