ABOUT THIS SITE AND ITS AUTHOR
(The PROTEUS site is maintained by Dr. Tim Sly, Professor, School of Occupational & Public Health, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. He holds professional qualifications in public health from the UK and Canada, an MSc (Epidemiology) from the Faculty of Medicine, University of W. Ontario, and a PhD (Risk Studies) from Teesside University, (UK). He worked in Southern Ontario for some years as a public health inspector before focusing on field epidemiology in general and on food-borne diseases in particular. As a member of the teaching faculty at Ryerson University, he teaches epidemiology, biostatistics, risk assessment /perception to undergraduate and graduate students in several programs, and is frequently interviewed in print (MacLean's, New Scientist, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star), and on national radio and TV on topics of current concern such as BSE, E.coli, and avian flu. His international consulting has taken him to Brazil, and the Caribbean Region and he has lectured in Jamaica, Taiwan, Brazil, UK. He is the external examiner for the School of Health Sciences, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica. In Canada he has served on the Auditor-General for Canada's Expert Committee on Food Safety, and has conducted workshops and training sessions at many health units, conferences and educational seminars.
He has been published in the UK, USA, Canada, and New Zealand, and his publications on risk perception are included in reference material recommended by the government of New Zealand and by HSS, Washington, DC
"The main purpose of the site was to provide a platform for supporting students in the courses that I teach during the current term. The collection of contacts, databases, sites, documents, etc., is of course also available to anyone else who discovers it! Please contact me with suggestions for future additions to the site at tsly@ryerson.ca"
"The School of Occupational and Public Health at Ryerson University, Toronto, offers the ONLY undergraduate degree in Occupational Health & Safety in Canada, and is the largest and original school of Public Health in the country, preparing candidates for a range of careers in public health, but mainly for professional entry as a public health inspector (environmental health officer). More than 70% of public health graduates take the external Certification Board qualifying examinations to enter the public health field as Environmental Health Officers (also known as Public Health Inspectors). Graduates from the OH&S option usually find positions in the private sector, where their role is to monitor, advise, educate, investigate, and generally attempt to prevent injury, illness, and death due to the workplace. The demand for BOTH of these professionals is high and is expected to remain high"
"If you (or someone you know) is looking for a really interesting career in the health field, and are prepared to become something of an expert in a wide range of areas (including epidemiology, communicable diseases, food and water technology, law enforcement, toxicology, risk assessment, fire safety, accident prevention, health promotion, to mention only a few), call me at (416-979-5000 ext 7556) or fax (416-979-5377) send an email to tsly@ryerson.ca and I'll tell you more! The Ryerson (School) site is at http://www.ryerson.ca/programs/occhealth.html - drop in and have a look round!"
"I have been part of global public health since I became a student in 1964, and I still love it! Not a day goes by without something new appearing somewhere in the world which reminds us that the health and safety of our society and of civilization as a whole is fragile, and increasingly vulnerable as our impact on the planet becomes more profound."
National Health Command Centre, Taipei, Taiwan, (2005): Tim Sly was invited to make a presentation
on communication of health risks to regional health departments through closed-circuit TV.
