Environment & Health Peer Presenter Program

In 2000, the OCFP trained a number of family physicians to provide workshops on the Environment & Health in Family Medicine.  The modules can be presented as a one day workshop including all modules or shorter versions focused on specific environmental issues. The following is a list of the modules covered in this program.
  • Taking an Environmental History
  • Climate Change
  • Pesticides Exposure & Health Effects
  • Lead and Learning
  • Poorly Understood Conditions of the 20th Century (Sick Building Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia)
  • Food and Water (Food Sensitivities, Additives, Bottle / Filtered Water, Endocrine Dysfunction, Breast Milk, Quality, Dysbiosis)
  • Indoor / Outdoor Air Quality

If you would like assistance to organize a workshop in your area, please contact:
Eilyn Rodriguez
416-867-9646 Ext. 24.

Facilitators

  • Dr. Janice Harvey, Hamilton
  • Dr. Alan Abelsohn, Toronto
  • Dr. Riina Bray, Toronto
  • Dr. Kathleen Kerr, Toronto
  • Dr. Lynn Marshall, Toronto
  • Dr. Margaret Sanborn, Chesley

Peer Presenters

Northern
  • Dr. Derek Boan, Moose Factory
  • Dr. Sham Merali , Sudbury
Georgian
  • Dr. Arthur Weibe , Kincardine
Southwestern
  • Dr. Tom Barnard, Leamington
  • Dr. David Coates, Amherstburg
  • Dr. Caroline Despard, London
  • Dr. Sergio Lapanno, Mitchell
Eastern
  • Dr. John Molot, Ottawa
  • Dr. Cathy Vakil, Battersea
Southern
  • Dr. Neil Arya, Waterloo
  • Dr. Manson Mak, Brampton
  • Dr. David Wong, Newmarket
  • Dr. Erica Weir, Dundas
Metro Toronto
  • Dr. Robert Nevin, Toronto
  • Dr. Terri Weinberg, Willowdale
  • Dr. Anthony D'Urzo, Toronto