Annalee Yassi (Environmental and Occupational Health)
Annalee Yassi Current roles: Health Professional – Physician with specialties in Public Health, Preventative Medicine and Occupational Medicine , Researcher – MSc, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Capacity Building, Professor – School of Population and Public Health Dr. Yassi obtained her medical degree from McMaster University and then trained as a […]
Confronting what makes us sick
I attended the annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) as a representative of Canadian Doctors for Medicare last year. The meeting was not at all what I’d expected. The CMA, as a professional association representing doctors, has often been seen — fairly or unfairly — as working primarily for the interests of the physicians it represents with patients […]