Dr. Theresa Tam

Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

Government of Canada

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About Dr. Theresa Tam

Will be providing a pre-recorded video

Dr. Theresa Tam was named Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer on June 26, 2017. She is a paediatric infectious disease specialist with expertise in immunization, emergency preparedness and global health security.

Dr. Tam obtained her medical degree from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. She completed her paediatric residency at the University of Alberta and her fellowship in paediatric infectious diseases at the University of British Columbia.

She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has over 55 peer-reviewed journal publications in public health. She is also a graduate of the Canadian Field Epidemiology Program.

Dr. Tam has held several senior leadership positions at the Public Health Agency of Canada, including as the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and the Assistant Deputy Minister for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control. During her 25 years in public health, she provided technical expertise and leadership on new initiatives to improve communicable disease surveillance, enhance immunization programs, strengthen health emergency management and laboratory biosafety and biosecurity. She has played a leadership role in Canada’s response to public health emergencies including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), pandemic influenza H1N1 and Ebola.

Dr. Tam has served as an international expert on a number of World Health Organization committees and has participated in multiple international missions related to SARS, pandemic influenza and polio eradication.

Speaking at...
Plenary: Planetary Health | Academic Health Institution’s Declaration on Planetary Health Event
Academic Health Institution’s Declaration on Planetary Health Event
April 15, 2023
April 15, 2023 16:30 –
17:30 PDT
Dr. Bruno Marchand, Dr. Luc Boileau, Dr. Maria Neira, Dr. Nicole Redvers, Dr. Theresa Tam, Ms. Kosha Gala

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