Robert Strang (physician)
Dr. Robert Strang | |
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Born | 1960 |
Nationality | Canada |
Education | University of British Columbia |
Occupation | Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMO), Nova Scotia |
Known for | CMO during COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia |
Robert Strang (born 1960) is a Canadian physician and the chief medical officer for the province of Nova Scotia.
Early life[edit]
Born in Zimbabwe, Strang and his family moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick when he was five years old.[1][2]
Education[edit]
He received a medical degree from University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1990 and completed family practice residency in 1992 and community medicine residency in 1997 at UBC[3]. He also received from UBC a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Physical Education.[4]
Career[edit]
From 1997 to 1999, Strang was an Associate Medical Officer of Health in the Canadian province of British Columbia.[3] In 1999, he relocated to the other side of the country, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he became the Medical Officer of Health of Capital District Health Authority[3], the largest health authority of the province, later merged into the new Nova Scotia Health Authority. He held the position until 2007.[4]
Chief Medical Officer of Health of Nova Scotia[edit]
In 2007, Strang was appointed Chief Public Health Official of Nova Scotia. He was announced in that newly created role on 23 August 2007.[4] The position was renamed Chief medical officer of Health by the province in late 2016.[citation needed]In that role, Strang has been an anti-smoking advocate and an outspoken critic of pseudoscience[5] and misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]In 2018, he was with Theresa Tam the co-chair of the special advisory committee on the epidemic of opioid overdoses in Canada.[7]
COVID-19 pandemic[edit]
Since 15 March 2020, he has provided daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia. Strang became Nova Scotia's public health lead communicator on matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia. In daily press conferences, he provides updates on the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health effort to respond to it.[8]
Personal life[edit]
A married father of three, Robert Strang has been living in Nova Scotia since 1999 and is a resident of the Halifax Regional Municipality.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ rugby prepared Dr. Strang for Nova Scotia's COVID-19 pandemic CBC News
- ^ JOHN DeMONT: The immense pressures and new-found fame of Dr. Strang The Guardian]
- ^ a b c "Dr. Robert Strang". Pan-Canadian Public Health Network. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chief Public Health Officer Announced" (Press release). Government of Nova Scotia. Health Promotion and Protection. 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ Valiante, Giuseppe (2020-03-23). "A new star is born: Canada's chief medical officers offer clarity in age of coronavirus". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "N.S. government warns of 'unscrupulous people' providing misinformation amid COVID-19". CBC.ca. CBC. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Strang, Robert (September 2018). "Commentary - Broadening our understanding of Canada's epidemics of pharmaceutical and contaminated street drug opioid-related overdoses". Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada : Research, Policy and Practice. 38 (9): 309–310. doi:10.24095/hpcdp.38.9.01. PMC 6169702. PMID 30226723.
- ^ Vibert, Jim (20 March 2020). "McNeil, Strang providing Nova Scotians with needed leadership". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Palmeter, Paul (30 March 2020). "Fall River neighbours honour Robert Strang for leading the charge against COVID-19". CBC.ca. CBC. Retrieved 2 April 2020.