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Chair
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Barrett is Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at McMaster University. He holds the F.L. Johnson Chair in Women's Reproductive Health Research. Recently, he has been awarded both NSERC and PHAC grants of more than $500,000 for investigating vaccine hesitancy. Prior to his time at McMaster, he was the Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. He was appointed Vice Chair Quality for the Department of Obstetrics, University of Toronto. He also was the Program Research Director of the Women and Babies Program and Medical co-director of Clinical Trial Services at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre where he held the Waks Family Research Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine Research. Dr. Barrett remains a Senior Scientist at the Sunnybrook Research Institute
Dr. Barrett is a World Health Organization advisor on Maternal Health, Vice Chair of the Board of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the International Society of Twin Research, and President of the Canadian Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine. He is the Founder and Chair of the Southern Ontario Obstetrical Network (SOON). He has held more than $20 million in grants, most prominently in the conduct of randomized controlled trials, wherein he has obtained international recognition in the field of multiple pregnancy.
Barrett has recently been appointed by the Ontario Ministry of Health to Co-Chair the Regional Networks Operating Forum, a body formed to coordinate quality initiatives in the Ontario Maternal Child and Youth Networks.
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Monday, February 6, 2023
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Monday, February 6, 2023
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM