The Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada (OMSOC) is a non-profit organization representing

occupational medicine Occupational medicine, until 1960 called industrial medicine, is the branch of medicine which is concerned with the maintenance of health in the workplace, including prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries, with secondary objectives ...

specialists, established in 2006 and based in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

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. Its first annual general meeting was in 2007 in

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

, British Columbia. It is the National Specialty Society for occupational medicine specialists in Canada. The founding president is Dr. Michael Schweigert (2006–2010). The mission of OMSOC is to promote and enhance the

medical specialty A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children (paediatrics), cancer (oncology), ...

practice of

in Canada, a specialty recognized by the

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, and to act as the Canadian voice for that specialty. OMSOC also accredits continuing medical education for occupational medicine specialty events. OMSOC supports national health policy having been a contributor to the Canadian

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effort.

Officers

Executive

*Dr. Ken Corbet - President (2015 - ) *Dr. Aaron Thompson - Secretary (2010 - )

Directors

*Dr. Steve Tsekrekos *Dr. Neils Koehncke *Dr. Tom Lawley *Dr. Ron Dykeman *Dr. Ihor Taraschuk

Past Presidents

* Dr. Ken Corbet (current) * Dr. Joan Saary (2012-2015) * Dr. Bruce McGoveran (2010-2012) * Dr. Michael Schweigert (2006–2010)

Annual General Meetings

Annual general meetings are held in various locations (usually) across Canada to promote the education of occupational medicine specialists. Meeting locations: * 2015 -

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

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* 2012 -

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Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

* 2011 -

Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of On ...

, Ontario * 2010 -

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* 2009 - Ottawa, Ontario * 2008 -

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

* 2007 -

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External links

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