CCSVI ONTARIO
Mission Statement
CCSVI Ontario promotes education, awareness and advocacy about CCSVI. CCSVI Ontario provides objective information and fosters communication and collaboration amongst people with CCSVI, the general public, CCSVI advocates, healthcare professionals, federal and provincial governments and medical associations.
Who We Are
CCSVI Ontario is organized by and for people who have CCSVI, or who are interested in CCSVI, their families and friends. Our experiences and our research of the science available to date make us committed to exploring CCSVI.
Some of us have been tested and know we have CCSVI but have not yet been treated. Many of us have been tested and have been treated at centres outside Canada at great personal expense.
We are committed
- to disseminating information on CCSVI,
- to organizing, or helping local groups to organize, CCSVI information sessions,
- to informing people about CCSVI,
- to advocating on behalf of people who want testing and treatment for CCSVI in Canada,
- to engaging healthcare professionals and governments with a focus on federal and provincial health policy makers,
- to assisting people with CCSVI to acquire the tools necessary to make informed decisions about their health and treatment.
Please join us. Help us to open minds and veins.
CCSVI ONTARIO
Governance
Board of Directors
President: Linda Hume-Sastre
Vice-President Amy Preston
Director Judy Filipkowski
Director Anna Delorme
Director Diana Price
Web Master Michel Sastre
Science Advisors
Dr. George Christakis, M.D., M.Sc.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Associate Scientist, Schulich Heart Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Sandy McDonald, M.D., F.R.C.S. (C)
Vascular Surgeon, Barrie Vascular Imaging
Barrie, Ontario
Dr. David Hubbard, M.D.
Neurologist, Founder, Hubbard Foundation
San Diego, California
Dr. Teri Jaklin, B.A., N.D.
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Educator
Waterdown, Ontario