Canadian Respiratory Tract Infections

Scientific Committee

Program Chairs:
Karl Weiss, MD, MSc, FRCPC Professor of Medicine Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Université de Montréal Co-Chair, Montreal Regional Infection Control Board Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Montréal, Québec	Dr Weiss presents the following disclosures: Consultancy to: Abbott, Pfizer, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline Speaking engagements: Abbott, Bayer, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline
Lionel Mandell, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (LOND) Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine, McMaster University Director, International Health and Tropical Diseases Clinic at Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ontario	Dr Mandell presents the following disclosures: Advisory Boards and Speaking Engagements: Pfizer, Novartis Abbott, Ortho McNeill
Alan G. Kaplan, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP Chairperson, Respiratory Section of College of Family Physicians of Canada Chairperson, Family Physicians Airways Group of Canada Brampton Civic Hospital Richmond Hill, Ontario	Dr Kaplan presents the following disclosures: Consultancy to: Merck Frosst Canada, Astra Zeneca Canada, GlaxoSmithKline Canada, Nycomed/Takeda Canada, Core Health Services Inc.
Authors:
Meyer Balter, MD, FRCPC Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Director, Asthma Education Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario	Dr Balter presents the following disclosures: Consultancy to: Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Nycomed, Pfizer, Schering
Anthony W. Chow, MD, FACP, FRCPC Professor Emeritus, Infectious Diseases University of British Columbia Honorary Consultant, Vancouver Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver, British Columbia	Dr Chow presents the following disclosures: Consultancy to: Merck Frosst Canada, Inimex Inc., Migenix Inc., MEDACorp Clinical Advisors, Core Health Services Inc.
Marc H. Lebel, MD, FRCPC Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Université de Montréal Division of Infectious Diseases, CHU Sainte-Justine Montréal, Québec	Dr Lebel presents the following disclosures: Research grant, advisory board, honorarium for conferences: Pfizer, Novartis, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Pasteur, Abbott Laboratories
Earl Rubin, MDCM Associate Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Medical Microbiology Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre Montréal, Québec	Dr Rubin presents the following disclosures: Consultancy/Advisory Boards: Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi Pasteur.
Ethan Rubinstein, MD Infectious Diseases University of Manitoba Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba	Dr Rubinstein presents the following disclosures: Consultancy: Atox Bio, BiondVax, Galderma, FAB Pharma, Theravance, Astellas, Bayer, Pfizer, Cubist Speaking engagements: Astellas, Pfizer, Bayer
George Zhanel, PhD, FCCP Professor of Medical Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba Coordinator of Antibiotic Resistance Program Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba	Dr Zhanel presents the following disclosures: Consultancy, Advisory Boards, Speaker Engagements: Abbott, Bayer and Pfizer
Family Physician Planning Committee:
Ken Bayly, BSc, MD Family Physician, Saskatoon District Health Family Physician Airways Group of Canada Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	None declared
Jacques Bouchard, MD, CFPC Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Université Laval, Québec Head, Department of Medicine Hôpital de la Malbaie La Malbaie, Québec	None declared
Anthony Ciavarella, BA, MA, MD, MCFP Family Physicians Airways Group of Canada Aldergrove, British Columbia	None declared
Alan G. Kaplan, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP Chairperson, Respiratory Section of College of Family Physicians of Canada Chairperson, Family Physicians Airways Group of Canada Brampton Civic Hospital Richmond Hill, Ontario	Dr Kaplan presents the following disclosures: Consultancy to: Merck Frosst Canada, Astra Zeneca Canada, GlaxoSmithKline Canada, Nycomed/Takeda Canada, Core Health Services Inc.
Robert C. Woodland, MD, CCFP, FCFP Family Physicians Airways Group of Canada St. John's, Newfoundland	None declared