1. Victor Gallant
Qualifications in research and analytical work with 20 years experience in community, industry and
academic settings. Strive to improve, learn and contribute. Driven, with expertise and strengths in:
 Project management
 Infectious disease/HIV/ Oncology
 People skills
 Team leading
 Infectious diseases/Tuberculosis
 Facilitating collaboration
 Problem solving
 Decision making
 Verbal and written communication skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Epidemiologist/ Indeterminate, EC-05
HIV, AID and Tuberculosis Section, Public Health Agency of Canada 2009 to present
• Managed, maintained, updated and supervised work on two national surveillance data
systems: the Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System and the Canadian Tuberculosis
Laboratory Surveillance System.
• Liased with federal provincial and territorial stakeholders to ensure efficient functioning of
the two national surveillance systems.
• Met international reporting obligations to the World Health Organization for their reports
Global Tuberculosis Control, and the Global Drug Resistance Report.
• Co-ordinated and assisted in the development of material for two national meetings with
provincial, territorial and federal stakeholders.
• Coordinated activities with information technology section that led to the development and
implementation of a computerized national surveillance database.
• Prepared annual epidemiological and surveillance reports for publication.
• Prepared, analysed and summarised epidemiological data for internal and external
presentations.
• Effectively managed information requests from internal and external clientele..
• Reviewed and provided technical input for research papers and other technical document.
• Assisted in the development of a Privacy Impact Assessment for the two surveillance systems.
• Established effective working relationships with primary provincial/territorial collaborators to
ensure timely receipt of necessary data.
• Facilitated the establishment of the provincial and territorial technical working group on TB
surveillance.
• Collaborated with other government departments, including First Nations Inuit Health, and
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, to ensure the timely release of surveillance reports and
related data.
• Updated and drafted briefing notes and question period notes for senior management.
• Attended national and international conferences and meetings on behalf of CCDIC to make
presentations.
• Co-chaired the International Circumpolar Surveillance Tuberculosis Working Group.
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• Managed TB response activities and conducted risk assessments related to notifications of
passenger travel on commercial airlines and other conveyances and coordinated these
activities with Quarantine Services and other national and international partners.
• Drafted Daily Intelligence Reports for reported TB cases on airline for the director’s review.
TUBERCULOSIS DATABASE MANAGER: Indeterminate, EC-04
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada 2005 to 2009
• Managed and maintained the Canadian Tuberculosis Reporting System and the Canadian
Tuberculosis Laboratory Surveillance System.
• Ensure the timely release of two key national annual reports national: Tuberculosis in Canada,
and Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Report.
• Met international reporting obligations to the WHO for annual report Global
• Worked with epidemiologists to provide timely and updated statistics for media requests.
RESEARCH COORDINATOR
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre 2002 – 2005
• Managed and coordinated the implementation of local and national clinical trials.
• Developed ACCESS databases for data capture.
• Educate, supervise and verify the work of summer students and residents.
• Conduct detailed analysis of data using strong statistical knowledge and prepare summary
reports or results for investigators.
• Prepare and assist in the preparation of material for manuscripts, poster and oral presentations.
• Carry out literature search and summarise results.
• Assist in the preparation of grant proposals.
• Responsible for the extraction of data from medical charts, entering data in electronic
databases, prepare report on study progress and descriptive outcomes.
REGIONAL COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
Ontario Men’s Survey: HIV Studies Unit, University of Toronto 2001-2002
• Responsible for training and supervising a team of 15 volunteers
• Managed, promoted, liased with community members to ensure the project targets were
reached within the set timelines.
SENIOR ANALYST: CASEMIX AND CLASSIFICATION
Canadian Institute for Health Information 1999-2001
• Developed knowledge of ICD-9 coding system.
• Worked closely with classification experts produce the annual calibration of CMG and RIW
values for national reports.
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• Researched, analyzed, educated, made recommendations, assisted in the development of new
health classification products and supported existing products for a specialized division of
CIHI.
ANALYST
Canadian Institute for Health Information 1997-1999
• Maintained national databases on health statistical and financial data.
• Recommended changes to existing processes.
• Developed Annual Hospital Survey annual reports.
• Managed requests from external clients
EDUCATION
Master Degree Psychology - Carleton University, 1997
Bachelor of Arts Degree: Psychology - University of Ottawa, 1992
PRESENTATION/CONFERENCES
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2015
Preparation of material for Tuberculosis Symposium 2013
Ontario Lung Association Conference 2012
International Circumpolar Surveillance TB Working Group 2011
International Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: NAR 2010
Ontario Lung Association Conference 2008
TB 101 – Education session provided for FNIHB 2008
XVII International AIDS Conference 2008
Data Users Conference: Linking the Health Information Chain 2008
Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Technical Network 13th
annual meeting 2008
Federal Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance 2008
Invitational Meeting Regarding TB in Aboriginal Communities 2007
Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Technical Network 12th
annual meeting 2007
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Writing Targeted Briefing Notes
Understanding and Applying Strategic Communications - Canadian School of Public Service
How Government Works – Canadian School of Public Service
Fundamental of writing for the web
Values and Ethics Foundations for Managers – Canadian School of Public Service
Leadership Essentials: Motivating Employees – Canadian School of Public Service
Online Training: Framework for analyzing public policy
Introduction to programme evaluation – Canadian School of Public Service
Essentials of Supervising in the Public Service
Technical Writing Workshop
Introduction to Policy Development
Ethical Leadership
Refresher in Statistic Series – Statistics Canada
Essential Leadership
Enhanced communication skills -– Canadian School of Public Service
Writing Effective Briefing Notes - Blackstond
Skills Enhancement for Public Health including:
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-Basic epidemiological concepts
-Epidemiologic methods
-Outbreak investigation and management
-Measurement of health status
COMMITTEES and WORKING GROUPS
Technical Working Group on TB surveillance
Public Health Information Electronic Standards and Terminology (PHIEST) - Working Group
Surveillance Community of Practice
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office Suite, Wordperfect, SPSS, SAS EG , MS Access, SQL, Netscape
ABSTRACTS, POSTER AND PUBLICATIONS
1. Gao, Z; Parhar, A.; Gallant, V.; Heffernan, C.; Ahmed, R.; Egedahl, M. L.; Long, R. A population-
based study of tuberculosis case fatality in Canada: do Aboriginal peoples fare less well? The
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 19, Number 7, 1 July 2015, pp. 772-
779(8)
2. Gallant V, McGuire M, Ogunnaike-Cooke S. A summary of tuberculosis in Canada, 2013. CCDR.
2015 Mar 19;41S-2-7.
3. McGuire M, Gallant V, Ogunnaike-Cooke S. A summary of tuberculosis drug resistance in Canada,
2003–2013CCDR. 2015 Mar 19;41S-2:8-15.
4. Minion J, Gallant V, Wolfe J, Jamieson F, Long R. Multidrug and extensively drug-resistant
tuberculosis in Canada 1997-2008: demographic and disease characteristics. PLoS One.
2013;8(1):e53466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053466. Epub 2013 Jan 9.
5. Victor Gallant Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Canada - 1998-2011: 14 year retrospective
review of the Canadian Tuberculosis Laboratory Surveillance System Ontario Lung
Association Meeting, 2012
6. Alain Houde, Victor Gallant, Jessica Halverson, Gayatri Jayaraman, Susanna Ogunnaike-
Cooke. Monica Palak, (2010) HIV/AIDS and TB in Migrants to Canada. In Health Policy
Research Bulletin vol. 27; 33 – 36.
7. Victor Gallant, Derek Scholten, Edward Ellis, Tuberculosis (TB) – Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) Co-infection in Canada: 1997-2008; Poster presentation for the International
Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease , Orlando, November 2010.
8. Derek Scholten, Victor Gallant, Cheryl Case, Jean-Francois Proulx, Elaine Randell, Paul
Rivest, Cathy Stannard, Marion Yetman. The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in the
Circumpolar Region of Canada, 1997 to 2006. Poster for the International Congress on
Circumpolar Health, July, 2009.
9. Wen SW., Ellis E., Gallant V., Huang L., Frosst G., Coady A.,Chen S., Asfaw T., Hackett
D.Tuberculosis(TB) – Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Co-infection among the First
Nations Population in Canada, 1997-2006.
10. Cathy Latham-Carmanico1, Marc-Andre Gaudreau, Mohamed Abukar Ahmed, Jackie Arthur,
Yogesh Choudhri, Katherine Dinner, Tracey Donaldson, Anil Dudani4, Kathleen Dunn,
Victor Gallant, Stephen James6, Gaya Jayaraman1, Leila Khalaf, Kristalyn Laryea, Robert
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Lerch, Susanna Ogunnaike-Cooke3, Monica Palak , Jeff Potts, Maxine Zasitko .
Development of an Integrated HIV, Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infection (STBBI)
& Tuberculosis (TB) Co-infection Policy Statement for Key Populations in Canada: A
Framework for Action. Poster presentation for Canadian Association for HIV Research,
April 2009.
11. Victor Gallant, Derek Scholten, Edward Ellis. From Data to Action: Tuberculosis
Prevention and Control. Poster presentation for the CIHI/SC Data Users Conference,
September 2008.
12. Victor Gallant, Derek Scholten, Melissa Phypers; Edward Ellis, Tuberculosis (TB) – Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Co-infection The Canadian Picture: 1997-2006; Poster
presentation for the Ontario Lung Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November
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Lerch, Susanna Ogunnaike-Cooke3, Monica Palak , Jeff Potts, Maxine Zasitko .
Development of an Integrated HIV, Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infection (STBBI)
& Tuberculosis (TB) Co-infection Policy Statement for Key Populations in Canada: A
Framework for Action. Poster presentation for Canadian Association for HIV Research,
April 2009.
11. Victor Gallant, Derek Scholten, Edward Ellis. From Data to Action: Tuberculosis
Prevention and Control. Poster presentation for the CIHI/SC Data Users Conference,
September 2008.
12. Victor Gallant, Derek Scholten, Melissa Phypers; Edward Ellis, Tuberculosis (TB) – Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Co-infection The Canadian Picture: 1997-2006; Poster
presentation for the Ontario Lung Association Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, November
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