Sheela Basrur
Sheela Basrur Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
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Died | June 2, 2008 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | (aged 51)
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto |
Known for | Toronto Medical Officer of Health |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Community health, epidemiology |
Institutions | Government of Ontario, City of Toronto |
Sheela Basrur, OOnt (October 17, 1956 – June 2, 2008) was a Canadian physician and Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health. She resigned from these positions late in 2006 to undergo treatment for cancer.
Life and training
Basrur was born in
Basrur lived in
Public career
Basrur became the Medical Officer of Health for the
We have to move away from pencil, paper and flip charts.
Basrur's other accomplishments included Canada's first city program that required restaurants to post health inspection results in their windows, post-9/11 bioterrorism preparation plans, and a citywide ban on cigarette smoking in 2004.[4]
In 2004 she was appointed
Honours
Basrur received a number of honours throughout her career. In 2007 she was awarded life membership in the
Upon the formation of the
References
- ^ a b "Dr. Sheela Basrur: Building good public health through women's health". YWCA of Toronto. 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b c Howlett, Karen (2008-04-12). "SARS 'Mighty Mouse' named to Order of Ontario". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (2008-04-12). "'Can't ever give up hope,' Basrur says". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b Talaga, Tanya (2008-06-03). "Dr. Sheela Basrur, 51: Guided city through SARS". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
- ^ Cheney, Peter (2008-06-03). "Doctor who battled SARS loses fight with cancer". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ CNN transcript
- PMID 14768736.
- ^ "Federal Report: Learning from SARS Renewal of Public Health in Canada". CBC. 7 October 2003.
- ^ "Ontario medical officer of health resigns, citing cancer". CBC News. 2006-12-06. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.
External links
- "Commissioner of Public Chief Medical Officer of Health: Sheela V. Basrur". Archived from the original on March 28, 2006.
- Dr. Sheela Basrur biography at the Sheela Basrur Centre