Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, Dec. 17, 2018.Ìý
Experts want all medical implants in Canada to be registered
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Matthew Herder, Director, Health Law Institute; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine; cross-appointed in Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Health law and policy, law and technology, health care policy, health care regulation.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmatthew.herder@dal.ca and 902-494-2567.
Patients at faith-based hospitals face difficulty accessing assisted dying
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Jocelyn Downie, James S. Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law; Professor of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Public policy and law, health law, health care ethics, health policy, end-of-life law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjocelyn.downie@dal.ca and 902-494-6883.
Frequency of food recalls across North America worrisome to consumersÂ
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Canada’s top immunology award goes to AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researcherÂ
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Jean Marshall, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Research Specialties:Â Breast cancer, immunology, inflammation, mast cell biology, allergy, chronic inflammatory disease, innate immunity, cancer biology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjean.marshall@dal.ca and 902-494-5118/902-494-3630.Ìý
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