Professor- Pediatrics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Dir, McGill University

Barry Pless is a Professor of Paediatrics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University and is Director of the Injury Prevention Program at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Dr. Pless is a former President of the Ambulatory Paediatric Association and a Recipient of that Association’s Armstrong Award and Research Award. He is a former member of the Population Health Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: and former Chairperson of the Board of the Canadian Institute of Child Health. Dr. Pless has made pioneering contributions to ambulatory (social) pediatrics; chronic ...

Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Andrew Macnab is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia, a gifted and committed critical care clinician, outstanding and dedicated mentor, creative and passionate educator, and innovative interdisciplinary researcher. He has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers and is the author of the best selling textbook “Care of the Critically Ill Child”. He has received major national and international awards for his contributions to research, public health, education, technical innovation, improvements to prehospital care including transport of critically ill children, and ...

Dr. Chan is a Professor/Pediatric Hematologist and holds a McMaster Children’s Hospital/Hamilton Health Sciences Chair in Pediatric Thrombosis and Hemostasis and is a recipient of the Order of Ontario. He is recognized nationally and internationally as an expert in the field of pediatric thrombosis and bleeding disorders. In addition, he shares his expertise in thrombosis by providing around-the-clock free consultation, through the 1800-NOCLOTS service, to pediatric healthcare professionals worldwide seeking assistance with the treatment of children with complex thrombotic problems. He holds ...