Dr ross findlater and biography
Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Ross Findlater advises students headed to college or university in Alberta this January to..
NEW CHIEF MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER APPOINTED
Released on July 30, 2002
Deputy Minister of Health Glenda Yeates today announced the appointment ofDr.
Ross Findlater as Saskatchewan's new Chief Medical Health Officer. The
Chief Medical Health Officer is the primary advisor to Saskatchewan Health
on matters related to public health, with specific focus on disease
prevention, health promotion and protection.
According to Dr. Ross Findlater, Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer, there have been 31 cases of mumps reported in Alberta this year— including.
"We are very pleased that Dr. Findlater has agreed to serve the province in
this capacity," said Yeates. "Dr. Findlater is a certified specialist
trained in Community Medicine, and has extensive knowledge of public health
issues in Saskatchewan.
He has served as both Medical Health Officer and
Deputy Medical Health Officer for the Regina Health District, and as Chair
of the Medical Health Officer Council of Saskatchewan."
Dr. Findlater takes over from Dr.
David Butler-Jones, who has filled this
position on a part-time basis over the past several years. D