Chief Medical Officer of Health
The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) provides public health expertise to support health surveillance, population health and disease control initiatives on issues of public health importance.
The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) in Alberta is Dr. James Talbot. His role is supported by the senior provincial medical officer of health, Dr. Martin Lavoie.
The OCMOH promotes and protects the health of Albertans under the authority of the Public Health Act. The OCMOH acts as a liaison between the government and Alberta Health Services, medical officers of health, and executive officers in the administration of the Public Health Act.
The CMOH is a member of the Alberta Health executive and reports directly to the Minister of Health, and advises on matters relating to the health of the population.
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Dr. James Talbot
Dr. James Talbot is the new Chief Medical Officer of Health for Alberta. He was a Senior Provincial Medical Officer of Health for Alberta since September 2009. Dr. Talbot has a B.Sc. degree, PhD in biochemistry and an M.D. from the University of Toronto. He is a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons specialist in medical microbiology.
Dr. Talbot has worked in public health since 1991, with posts as the director of the Provincial Laboratory for Northern Alberta, Chief Medical Officer for Nunavut and Associate Medical Officer of Health for Capital Health and then Alberta Health Services.
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Senior Provincial Medical Officer of Health
The Senior Provincial Medical Officer of Health assists the Chief Medical Officer of Health in promoting and protecting the health of Albertans under the authority of the Public Health Act.
Dr. Martin Lavoie
Dr. Martin Lavoie, Deputy CMOH, is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montreal and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in community medicine.
Since arriving in Alberta in 2002, Dr. Lavoie has worked as Medical Officer of Health for the former David Thompson Health region. In January 2009, he was appointed the Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Read more about the Senior Medical Officers of Health – NR: September 15, 2009
