Mission Statement
GBS/CIDP Foundation of Canada improves the quality of life for individuals and families affected with GBS, CIDP & Variants.
Canadian National Conference
April 27, 2013
This is your chance to learn about all aspects of GBS, CIDP, and variants from initial diagnosis, through treatment and rehabilitation. Meet your medical professionals, ask questions , and get answers. This is your National Conference and we at the Foundation look forward to meeting each of you.
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Foundation of Canada Inc. is a registered Canadian charity.
Registration number 887327906RR0001
PO Box 42016, 2851 John Street, Markham, Ontario, L3R 5R0
Vision Statement
The Canadian Foundation continues to support patients & families, & to be recognized as the Canadian resource for GBS, CIDP, & variants. Until a cure is found, we will increase public awareness by educating both the professional & lay communities, & we will raise funds for the research & treatment of the above mentioned disorders.
- Newsletter Fall/Winter 2012 [PDF]
- Click here to watch our informational videos, now available in French
- Also, click here to browse our many publications, including newsletters and articles.
- Click here to read the Spring 2012 Newsletter.
-Executive Director-
Susan Keast
Officers
-President and Regional Director-
Gail Kammer
-Vice President-
Howard Huss
-Secretary-
Gail Kammer
-Honorary Board-
Larry Brenneman*
Serge Payer
Dr. Kenneth Shonk
-Board of Directors-
Susan Keast
Denis Dupuis
Howard Huss
Gail Kammer
Sherry Nejedly
Sylvie Daigle
Ivan Sheppard
Barbara Sherman
Demetrios Strongolos
-Medical Advisory Board-
Steven Baker, MD
Brenda Banwell, MD
Timothy Benstead, MD
Pierre Bourque, MD
Vera Bril, MD
Colin Chalk, MD
Gillian Gibson, MD
Angelika Hahn, MD
Elizabeth Pringle, MD
Zaeem Siddiqi, MD
Jiri Vajsar, MD
*Deceased
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Name
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E-Mail
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| Susan Keast, Ontario | keast@zing-net.ca |
| Gail Kammer, Saskatchewan | gail.kammer@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Denis Dupuis, Manitoba | denis.dupuis@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Barbara Sherman, Ontario | barbara.sherman@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Demetrios Strongolos, Ontario | demetrios.strongolos@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Sherry Nedjedly, British Columbia | sherry.nejedly@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Sylvie Daigle, Ontario | sylvie.daigle@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Ivan Sheppard, Newfoundland | ivan.sheppard@gbscidpcanada.org |
| Howard Huss, Ontario | howard.huss@gbscidpcanada.org |
Expert diagnosis & management of inflammatory neuropathies is critical to our patients. This is what our medical advisory board members had in mind when setting up the new Centers of Excellence program. A year later, we continue to add healthcare facilities providing exactly that.
