BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201211T123000Z DTEND:20201211T140000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Mayor's Breakfast with Dr. Vera Etches DESCRIPTION:Join in the networking here. \n\n\n\nWatch the live broadcast on Rogers TV or the Mayors Facebook Page. \n\n\n\nThe Mayor's Breakfast has gone virtual!\n\n\n\nJoin Mayor Jim Watson\, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal as the highly anticipated Mayor's Breakfast returns on Friday\, December 11\, 2020 with Dr. Vera Etches\, Ottawa Medical Officer of Health.\n\n\n\nStart your morning with a cup of coffee and join in from 7:30AM - 8:00AM as we network and reconnect with colleagues in the business community (Zoom link to be provided). At 8:00AM\, Mayor Jim Watson and Dr. Etches will come to you from Council Chambers on Rogers 22 and via social media platforms to deliver a keynote presentation.\n\n\n\nThe Mayor's Breakfast Series is an opportunity to network and stay informed on issues vital to Ottawa's prosperity and quality. Focusing on issues such as economic development\, transportation and the environment\, this breakfast series provides an opportunity to network and stay informed. \n\n\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Dr. Vera Etches\, MD\, CCFP\, MHSc\, FRCPC Ottawa Medical Officer of Health\n\n\n\nDr. Etches was appointed as Medical Officer of Health for Ottawa Public Health (OPH) in April 2018\, having served as Deputy MOH from 2014 to 2017.\n\n\n\nAs Deputy MOH\, Dr. Etches supported the organization in delivering quality\, client-centered services\; contributed to knowledge transfer and applied public health research\; and reinforced population health assessment\, surveillance\, and program evaluation.\n\n\n\nIn her role as Associate Medical Officer of Health at OPH from 2009 to 2014\, Dr. Etches was responsible for the management of teams that provided clinical services to prevent and treat sexually transmitted infections and bloodborne illnesses as well as clinical services to prevent and treat dental health problems. Other teams she directed included those that provide reproductive health counseling promote breastfeeding\, carry out home visits to new parents to support positive parenting skills\, public health inspection\, environmental health and programming related to the control of communicable diseases\, and infection prevention and control.\n\n\n\nPrior to joining OPH in 2009\, Dr. Etches served as an Associate Medical Officer of Health\, Acting Medical Officer of Health and Director of Clinical Services at the Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU) after completing her specialty training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine in 2005.\n\n\n\nDr. Etches is a native of Hazelton\, British Columbia. She started her post-secondary career by completing a Bachelor of Science at Simon Fraser University and went on to complete her Medical Doctorate at the University of British Columbia followed by a Masters of Health Science\, and a Fellowship in Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Etches has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals\, and has been invited to present at many provincial and national conferences.\n\n\n\nDr. Etches is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa\, where she continues to supervise medical residents in Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Mayor's Breakfast is a longstanding event that brings together hundreds of the region's top business\, community and political leaders. The event includes great networking\, a City Hall update from Mayor Watson and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to the city\, province and country.\n\n\n\nFor more information on our upcoming events\, please visit our Upcoming Events Page. \n\n \n\n\n\n\nEvent Sponsors: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


\nJoin in the networking here. \;
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\nWatch the live broadcast on \;Rogers TV \;or the \;Mayors Facebook Page. \;
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\nThe Mayor'\;s Breakfast has gone virtual!
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\nJoin Mayor Jim Watson\, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal as the highly anticipated Mayor'\;s Breakfast returns on Friday\, December 11\, 2020 with Dr. Vera Etches\, Ottawa Medical Officer of Health.
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\nStart your morning with a cup of coffee and join in from 7:30AM - 8:00AM as we network and reconnect with colleagues in the business community (Zoom link to be provided). At 8:00AM\, Mayor Jim Watson and \;Dr. Etches will come to you from Council Chambers \;on Rogers 22 and via social media platforms to deliver a keynote presentation.
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\nThe \;Mayor'\;s Breakfast Series is an opportunity to network and stay informed on \;issues vital to Ottawa'\;s prosperity and quality. Focusing on issues such as economic development\, transportation and the environment\, this breakfast series provides an opportunity to network and stay informed. \;
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\nGuest Speaker: \;Dr. Vera Etches\, MD\, CCFP\, MHSc\, FRCPC Ottawa Medical Officer of Health
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\nDr. Etches was appointed as Medical Officer of Health for Ottawa Public Health (OPH) in April 2018\, having served as Deputy MOH from 2014 to 2017.
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\nAs Deputy MOH\, Dr. Etches supported the organization in delivering quality\, client-centered services\; contributed to knowledge transfer and applied public health research\; and reinforced population health assessment\, surveillance\, and program evaluation.
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\nIn her role as Associate Medical Officer of Health at OPH from 2009 to 2014\, Dr. Etches was responsible for the management of teams that provided clinical services to prevent and treat sexually transmitted infections and bloodborne illnesses as well as clinical services to prevent and treat dental health problems. Other teams she directed included those that provide reproductive health counseling promote breastfeeding\, carry out home visits to new parents to support positive parenting skills\, public health inspection\, environmental health and programming related to the control of communicable diseases\, and infection prevention and control.
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\nPrior to joining OPH in 2009\, Dr. Etches served as an Associate Medical Officer of Health\, Acting Medical Officer of Health and Director of Clinical Services at the Sudbury &\; District Health Unit (SDHU) after completing her specialty training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine in 2005.
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\nDr. Etches is a native of Hazelton\, British Columbia. She started her post-secondary career by completing a Bachelor of Science at Simon Fraser University and went on to complete her Medical Doctorate at the University of British Columbia followed by a Masters of Health Science\, and a Fellowship in Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Etches has been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals\, and has been invited to present at many provincial and national conferences.
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\nDr. Etches is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa\, where she continues to supervise medical residents in Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine.
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\nThe Mayor'\;s Breakfast is a longstanding event that brings together hundreds of the region'\;s top business\, community and political leaders. The event includes great networking\, a City Hall update from Mayor Watson and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to the city\, province and country.
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\nFor more information on our upcoming events\, please visit our \;Upcoming Events Page. \;\n\n
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\n LOCATION:Zoom networking at 7:30AM - here Watch the live broadcast on Rogers TV or the Mayors Facebook Page. UID:e.3330.2412 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260421T231506Z URL:https://business.ottawabot.ca/events/details/mayor-s-breakfast-with-dr-vera-etches-2412 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR