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Volume: 25S5 - August 1999

Proceedings of the National Varicella Consensus Conference
Montreal, Quebec
May 5-7, 1999


Appendix A List of Conference Participants

Organizing Committee

Dr. Gilles Delage
Conference Chair

Directeur scientifique
Laboratoire de Santé publique du Québec
20045, chemin Ste-Marie
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec  H9X 3R5
Tel: (514) 457-2070
Fax: (514) 457-6346
E-mail: gdelage@lspq.org

Dr. Adwoa Bentsi-Enchill
Committee Chair

Head, Research Section
Division of Immunization
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
PL0603E1, 3rd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-4365
Fax: (613) 952-7948
E-mail: Adwoa_BentsiEnchill@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Philippe De Wals
Department of Community Health Services
University of Sherbrooke
3001 12th Avenue North
Sherbrooke, Québec  J1H 5N4
Tel: (819) 564-5348
Fax: (819) 564-5397
E-mail: pdewals@courrier.usherb.ca

Dr. Barbara Law
Section Head
Department of Microbiology
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Manitoba
Room 530, 730 William Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3E 0W3
Tel: (204) 789-3629
Fax: (204) 789-3926
E-mail: blaw@ms.umanitoba.ca

Ms Marcella Mugford
Assistant Administrator
Kootenay Boundary Community
813 - 10th Street
Castlegar, BC  V1N 2H7
Tel: (250) 365-4300
Fax: (250) 365-4303
E-mail: marcella.mugford@kbchss.hnet.bc

Dr. Monika Naus
Physician Manager & Provincial Epidemiologist
Disease Control Service
Public Health Branch
Ontario Ministry of Health
5700 Yonge Street 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario  M2M 4K5
Tel: (416) 327-7413
Fax: (416) 327-7439
E-mail: monika.naus@moh.gov.on.ca

Dr. Yves Robert
Médecin conseil
Laboratoire de Santé publique du Québec
20045, chemin Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec  H9X 3R5
Tel: (514) 457-2070
Fax: (514) 457-6346
E-mail: yrobert@lspq.org

Dr. John Waters
Provincial Health Officer
Alberta Health
10025 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB  T5J 2N3
Tel: (403) 415-2798
Fax: (403) 422-6663
E-mail: waterj@health.gov.ab.ca

Designated Invitees (Speakers)

Mr. Marc Brisson
Direction de la santé publique
Régie régionale de la santé et
des services sociaux de Québec
20045, rue d'Estimauville
Beauport, Québec  G1E 7G9
Tel: (418) 666-7000
Fax: (418) 666-2776

Dr. Jaime Caro
Scientific Director
CARO Research
620 Lakeshore Drive
Suite 305
Dorval, Quebec  H9S 2B6
Tel: (514) 422-8271
Fax: (514) 422-8272
E-mail: jcaro@caroresearch.com

Dr. H. Dele Davies
Child Health Research Unit
Alberta Provincial Children's Hospital
1820 Richmond Road SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2T 5C7
Tel: (403) 229-7815
Fax: (403) 541-7508
E-mail: Dele.Davies@CRHA-Health.Ab.Ca

Dr. Gaston De Serres
Direction de la santé publique
Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux
de Québec
20045, rue d'Estimauville
Beauport, Québec  G1E 7G9
Tel: (418) 666-7000 x 274
Fax: (418) 666-2776
E-mail: gdeserres@cspq.qc.ca

Dr. Anne A. Gershon
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
650 West 168th Street (BB4-427)
New York, New York 10032
Tel: (212) 305-9445
Fax: (212) 342-5218
E-mail: aag1@columbia.edu

Dr. Myron Levin
C227 4200 East Ninth Avenue
Denver, Colorado  80262
Tel: (303) 315-4620
Fax: (303) 315-7909
E-mail: myron.levin@uchsc.edu

Dr. Anne Matlow
Department of Infectious Diseases
Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Ave
Toronto, Ontario  M5G 1X8
Tel: (416) 813-5996
Fax: (416) 813-4992
E-mail: anne.matlow@sickkids.on.ca

Dr. Sam Ratnam
Newfoundland Public Health Labs
100 Forest Road, P.O. Box 8800
St. John's, Newfoundland  A1B 3T2
Tel: (709) 737-6565
Fax: (709) 737-7070
E-mail: nphlab@newcomm.net

Dr. Jane Seward
CDC/National Immunization Program
1600 Clifton Road MS E-61
Atlanta, GA  30333
Tel: (404) 639-8688
Fax: (404) 639-8616
E-mail: jfs2@cdc.gov

Dr. Danuta Skowronski
Communicable Disease Epidemiology Services
BC Centre for Disease Control
655 West 12th Avenue Room 2104
Vancouver, BC  V5Z 4R4
Tel: (613) 660-6061
Fax: (614) 660-0197
E-mail: danuta.skowronski@bccdc.hnet.bc.ca

Health Canada Participants

Dr. Claude Dubuc
Section Head MMR/RI
Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals
PL0603C2, 3rd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-1402
Fax: (613) 941-9488
E-mail: Claude_Dubuc@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Paul Gully
Deputy Director General
PL0602C1, 2nd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 941-4339
Fax: (613) 952-8189
E-mail: Paul_Gully@hc-sc.gc.ca

Ms Margaret Litt
A/Head of Surveillance
Division of Immunization
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
PL0603E1, 3rd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-1612
Fax: (613) 952-7948
E-mail: Margaret_Litt@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. David Martin
Medical Services Branch
Pacific Region
757 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC  V6C 3E6
Tel: (604) 666-6155
Fax: (604) 666-6024
E-mail: John_david_martin@hc-sc.gc.ca

Ms Sharon Onno
Nurse Epidemiologist
Division of Nosocomial and Occupational Infections
PL0603E1, 3rd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-4869
Fax: (613) 998-6413
E-mail: Sharon_Onno@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Laszlo Palkonyay
Chief
Vaccines Division
Bureau of Biologics and Radiopharmaceuticals
PL0603C2 LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 957-4133
Fax: (613) 941-5841
E-mail: Laszlo_Palkonyay@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Robert Pless
A/Chief
Division of Immunization
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
PL0603E1 3rd Floor LCDC
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-0380
Fax: (613) 952-7948
E-mail: Robert_Pless@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. John Spika
Director
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
PL0603E1, 3rd Floor, LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 957-4243
Fax: (613) 941-7708
E-mail: John_Spika@hc-sc.gc.ca

Dr. Graham Tipples
Bureau of Microbiology, LCDC
1015 Arlington Street, Room 5670
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3E 3R2
Tel: (204) 789-6080
Fax: (204) 789-5009
E-mail: Graham_Tipples@hc-sc.gc.ca

Wikke Walop, PhD
VAAE Section
Division of Immunization
Bureau of Infectious Diseases
PL0603E1 3rd Floor LCDC Building
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0L2
Tel: (613) 954-5590
Fax: (613) 952-7948
E-mail: Wikke_Walop@hc-sc.gc.ca

Provincial/Territorial Representatives

Ms Peggy Allan
Community Health, Western Region
c/o Western Memorial Hospital
P.O. Box 156
Corner Brook, Newfoundland  A2H 6C7
Tel: (709) 637-5436
Fax: (709) 637-5159

Dr. Denis Allard
Chief Medical Officer of Health
520 King Street, 2nd Floor
Carleton Place P.O. Box 5100
Fredericton, NB  E3B 5G8
Tel: (506) 453-2323
Fax: (506) 453-8702

Ms Marnie Bell
Nursing Consultant
Primary Health Care
Department of Health and Social Services
Box 1320
Yellowknife, NWT  X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 873-7040
Fax: (867) 873-7706
E-mail: marnie_bell@gov.nt.ca

Ms Lynn Cochrane
Public Health Management Service
Department of Health and Community
Services
520 King Street, 2nd Floor, Carleton Place
P.O. Box 5100
Fredericton, NB  E3B 5G8
Tel: (506) 453-2323
Fax: (506) 453-8702
E-mail: lynnco@gov.nb.ca

Dr. Colin D'Cunha
Chief Medical Officer of Health and Director
Public Health Branch
Ontario Ministry of Health
5700 Yonge Street, 8th Floor
North York, Ontario  M2M 4K5
Tel: (416) 327-7392
Fax: (416) 327-7438
E-mail: dcunha99@mail1.moh.gov.on.ca

Dr. Monique Douville-Fradet
Epidémiologiste provinciale
Analyse et surveillance de la santé et du bien-être
Ministère de la Santé et des services sociaux
1075 chemin Ste-Foy, 2e étage
Québec (Québec)  G1S 2M1
Tel: (418) 646-9513 (418) 666-7000 x 208
Fax: (418) 528-2651
E-mail: jffradet@sympatico.ca

Dr. Bernard Duval
Centre de santé publique de Québec
2400, rue d'Estimauville
Beauport, Québec  G1E 7G9
Tel: (418) 666-7000
Fax: (418) 666-2776
E-mail: bduval@cspq.qc.ca

Dr. Lawrence Elliott
Medical Epidemiologist
Manitoba Health
405-800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3G 0N4
Tel: (204) 945-1551
Fax: (204) 948-2190
E-mail: lelliott@gov.mb.ca

Ms Mahnaz Farhang Mehr
Department of Health
1690 Hollis Street, 11th Floor
P.O. Box 488
Halifax, Nova Scotia   B3J 2R8
Tel.: (902) 424-1748
Fax.: (902) 424-0550

Ms Brenda Fraser
Peace Liard Community Health Services Society
1001 - 110th Avenue
Dawson Creek, BC  V1G 4X3
Tel: (250) 784-2400
Fax: (250) 784-2413
E-mail: brenda.fraser@plch.hnet.bc.ca

Dr. Paul Hasselback
Vice-President Community and Family Health/MOH
Chinook Health Region
960 - 19th Street South
Lethbridge, Alberta  T1J 1W5
Tel: (403) 382-6014
Fax: (403) 382-6011
E-mail: phassel@chr.ab.ca

Dr. Digby Horne
Public Health Branch
Manitoba Health
3-800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3G 0N4
Tel: (204) 945-0636
Fax: (204) 948-2040
E-mail: dhorne@mb.sympatico.ca

Dr. James Irvine
Mamawetan/Churchill River & Keewatin Yathe
Health Districts
Box 6750
La Ronge, Saskatchewan  S0J 1L0
Tel: (306) 425-8585
Fax: (306) 425-8550
E-mail: James.Irvine@mcrhd.sk.ca

Ms Lorna Jay
Public Health Nurse
King's County Memorial Hospital
Montague, P.E.I.  C0A 1R0
Tel: (902) 838-0749
Fax: (902) 838-0770
E-mail: lmjay@ihis.org

Dr. Barbara Kawa
Senior Medical Consultant
TB and Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Ontario Ministry of Health
8th Floor, 5700 Yonge Street
North York, Ontario  M2M 4K5
Tel: (416) 327-7419
Fax: (416) 327-4687
E-mail: barbara.kawa@moh.gov.on.ca

Dr. Arlene King
Director
Epidemiology Services
BC Centre for Disease Control Society
655 West 12th Avenue, Room 2104
Vancouver, BC  V5Z 4R4
Tel: (604) 660-3199
Fax: (604) 660-0197
E-mail: arlene.king@bccdc.hnet.bc.ca

Dr. Andrew Larder
Medical Health Officer
East Kootenay Community
Health Service Society
1212 - 2nd Street North, Suite 206
Cranbrook, BC  V1C 4T6
Tel: (250) 426-1399
Fax: (205) 425-1384
E-mail: andrew.larder@ekchss.hnet.bc.ca

Ms Kay MacIsaac
Public Health Services
Central Region Health Board
201 Brownlow Avenue, Unit 4
Dartmouth, NS  B3B 1W2
Tel: (902) 481-5880
Fax: (902) 481-5803

Ms Pat Mandl
Yukon Communicable Disease Officer
Health and Social Services
Yukon Territorial Government
#4 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, Yukon  Y1A 3H8
Tel: (867) 667-8369
Fax: (867) 667-8349
E-mail: pat.mandl@gov.yk.ca

Ms Marie Morris
P.O. Box 2000
2nd Floor, Jones Building
Charlottetown, P.E.I.  C1A 7N6
Tel: (902) 368-6114
Fax: (902) 368-4969
E-mail: mtmorris@gov.pe.ca

Dr. Maurice Poulin
Directeur de la protection de la santé publique
Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux
1075, chemin Ste-Foy, 2e étage
Québec, Québec  G1S 2M1
Tel: (418) 643-6390
Fax: (418) 528-2651

Ms Colleen Richter
Director
Public Health Nursing
Crossroads Regional Health Authority
5610 - 40th Avenue
Wetaskiwin, Alberta  T9A 2G3
Tel: (780) 361-4304
Fax: (780) 361-4335
E-mail: colleen.richter@crossroadsrha.net

Dr. Faith Stratton
Director, Disease Control and Epidemiology
Department of Health
West Block, Confederation Bldg.
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, Newfoundland  A1B 4J6
Tel: (709) 729-3430
Fax: (709) 729-5824
E-mail: fstratton@health.gov.nf.ca

Dr. Elise Weiss
Medical Officer of Health
Marquette, Brandon and South Westman Regional
Health Authorities
2nd Floor, 340-9th Street
Brandon, Manitoba  R7A 6C2
Tel.: (204) 726-6210
Fax.: (204) 726-6536

Ms Wanda White
Health Protection Unit
Department of Health and Social Services
Box 1320
Yellowknife, N.W.T.  X1A 2L9
Tel: (867) 873-7721
Fax: (867) 873-0442

Dr. Eric Young
Dept. Chief Medical Health Officer
Population Health Branch
Saskatchewan Health
3475 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan  S4S 6X6
Tel.: (306) 787-6716
Fax.: (306) 787-3237
E-mail: eyoung@health.gov.sk.ca

Professional Organizations & Advisory Committees

Dr. Upton Allen
Department of Paediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario  M5G 2X8
Tel: (416) 813-8129
Fax: (416) 813-8404
E-mail: upton.allen@sickkids.on.ca
Canadian Infectious Disease Society

Dr. Marc Boucher
3175 Cote Ste-Catherine
Montréal, Québec  H3T 1C5
Tel: (514) 345-4706
Fax: (514) 345-4648
E-mail: boucherhsj@aol.com
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Ms Sandra Callery
Infection Control Officer
St. Joseph's Hospital
50 Charlton Avenue East
Hamilton, Ontario  L8N 4A6
Tel: (905) 522-1155 x 3347
Fax: (905) 521-6090
E-mail: callerys@fhs.scu.mcmaster.ca
Community and Hospital Infection Control
Association, Canada

Dr. Ian Gemmill
221 Portsmouth Avenue
Kingston, Ontario  K7M 1V5
Tel: (613) 549-1232 x 113
Fax: (613) 549-7896
E-mail: gemmil99@mail1.moh.gov.on.ca
Canadian Public Health Association

Ms Debra Keays
Director
Public Health and Health Promotion
Department of Health
Joseph Howe Building
1690 Hollis Street, 11th Floor
P.O. Box 488
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2R8
Tel: (902) 424-5011
Fax: (902) 424-0558
E-mail: keaysdj@gov.ns.ca
Advisory Committee on Population Health

Dr. Victor Marchessault
1382 Gerald Street
Cumberland, Ontario  K4A 3N2
Tel: (613) 830-8860
Fax: (613) 830-4582
E-mail: victor.marchessault@ sympatico.ca
National Advisory Committee on Immunization

Dr. Carol McConnery
104, rue Lois
Hull, Québec  J8Y 3R7
Tel: (819) 770-6900
Fax: (819) 777-0271
E-mail: Carol_McConnery@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
College of Family Physicians of Canada

Ms Anne L. Pastuszak
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario  M5G 1X8
Tel: (416) 813-8228
Fax: (416) 813-7880
E-mail: pastusza@sickkids.on.ca
Toronto Fetal Centre

Ms Donna Smith
Nurses Association of Canada
106 Bellavista Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia  B2W 2X7
Tel: (902) 424-6424
Fax: (902) 424-1782
E-mail: smith99@ns.sympatico.ca
Canadian Nurses Association

Dr. Ben Tan
103 Hospital Drive
Infectious Diseases
Room 3729
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  S7N 0W8
Tel: (306) 655-1777
Fax: (306) 975-0383
E-mail: ben.tan@usask.ca
Canadian Paediatric Society

Dr. Mary Vearncombe
Department of Clinical Laboratories
Sunnybrook and Women's College
Health Science Centre
76 Grenville Street
Toronto, Ontario  M5S 1B2
Tel: (416) 323-6278
Fax: (416) 323-6116
Canadian Association of Medical Microbiologists

Ms Katherine Wolsey
Hotel Dieu Hospital
166 Brock Street
Kingston, Ontario  K7L 5G2
Tel: (613) 544-3400 x 2263
Fax: (613) 547-1430
Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association

Consumer

Ms Michelle Head Kim
389 Glencairn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario  M5N 1V2
Tel: (416) 782-3353
Fax: (416) 782-6998

 

Observers

Ms Graciela Caro
Senior Researcher
CARO Research
620 Lakeshore Drive
Suite 305
Dorval, Quebec  H9S 2B6
Tel: (514) 422-8271
Fax: (514) 422-8272

Mr. Denis Getsios
Research Associate
CARO Research
620 Lakeshore Drive
Suite 305
Dorval, Quebec  H9S 2B6
Tel: (514) 422-8271
Fax: (514) 422-8272

Mr. Robert Goldberg
Product Manager
SmithKline Beecham Vaccines
2030 Bristol Circle
Oakville, Ontario  L6H 5V2
Tel: (905) 829-3969-1-1262#
Fax: (905) 829-6066

Dr. Alan Kimura
Director, Clinical Research & Development and
Medical Affairs, North America
SmithKline Beecham Inc.
2030 Bristol Circle
Oakville, Ontario  L6H 5V2
Tel: (905) 829-3969
Fax: (905) 829-6066

Dr. Barbara Kuter
Merck and Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 4, WP37B/-312
West Point, PA  19486-0004
Tel: (610) 397-2591
Fax: (610) 397-3371
E-mail: barbara_kuter@merck.com

Mr. Jim Parsons
Associate Director
Clinical Research
SmithKline Beecham Inc.
2030 Bristol Circle
Oakville, Ontario  L6H 5V2
Tel: (905) 829-3969
Fax: (905) 829-6066

Dr. Mark A. Popovsky
Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross
180 Rustcraft Road, Suite 115
Dedham, Massachusetts  02026
Tel: (781) 461-2221
Fax: (781) 461-2020
E-mail: Popovsky@crossnet.org

Dr. Didier Reymond
Merck Frosst Canada Inc.
Vaccine Division
16711 Trans Canada Hwy.
Kirkland, Quebec  H9H 3L1
Tel: (514) 428-3208
Fax: (514) 428-4926
E-mail: didier_reymond@merck.com

Mrs. Gillian Stafford
Product Manager
Vaccine Division
Merck Frosst Canada Inc.
16711 Trans Canada Hwy.
Kirkland, Quebec
H9H 3L1
Tel: (514) 428-3395
Fax: (514) 428-4926
E-mail: gillian_stafford@merck.com

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