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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & ACCREDITATION
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Husam Abdel-Quadir, Sasha Rodriguez, Dr. Andrew Bernard, Dr. Adwoa
Amamoo, Dr. Onye Nnorom, Dr. Shambe Mutungi, Dr. Paul Galiwango
Letters of attendance and accreditation will be emailed to attendees who are members
of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and/or the College of
Family Physicians of Canada.
Disclosure
Speakers will be requested to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of
interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of this program.
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PROGRAM AGENDA
10:30 AM BREAK
12:00 PM LUNCH
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SPEAKER BIOS
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SPEAKER BIOS
Each year, FoodShare provides a quarter million people with fresh produce,
and fights for their right to have access to “good” food on their own terms,
rather than charity on someone else’s. Paul’s experience includes Executive
Director roles at Gordon Neighbourhood House and the Downtown Eastside
Neighbourhood House. He has also chaired the British Columbia Poverty
Reduction Coalition,served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives and as Vice-Chair of FoodSecure Canada.
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SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Allen received his medical degree from the University of the West Indies,
Kingston, Jamaica. He received pediatric training at the Hospital for Sick
Children, Toronto. He obtained further research training leading to a degree
in Clinical Epidemiology (MSc) from McMaster University.
Dr. Allen is a past director of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and
Fellow of the Society. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics,
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK. He is a past Chair of the
Infectious Diseases Specialty Training Committee, Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Past awards include the Clinical
Science Established Investigator Award from the American Society of
Transplantation. In 2018, he was awarded the Order of Ontario, which is the
highest honor awarded by the province of Ontario, Canada.
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SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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SPONSOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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