Rita Shahin, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Toronto Public Health
277 Victoria Street, 10th floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5B 1W2
Email: rshahin@toronto.ca

Biographical Sketch:
1998 - present ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH Toronto Public Health Toronto, Ontario Responsible for the Sexually Transmitted Infections Case Management Program, the Sexual Health Clinic Program and the Needle Exchange Program • Member, Ontario Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS 2009 - present • National Collaborating Centre on Infectious Diseases Expert Working Group on HIV Prevention member, 2007 – 2008. • Ontario Provincial Advisory Committee on Infectious Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections Workgroup Chair, 2006 – 2009. • Ontario AIDS Bureau HIV Surveillance Workgroup member, 2003 - present • Ontario AIDS Bureau Syphilis Taskforce member, 2004 - present • Ontario AIDS Bureau Anal Dysplasia Workgroup member, 2007 - present • OHA/OMA/MOHLTC Communicable Diseases Surveillance Workgroup member, 2004 - present • International AIDS Conference-2006 Medical and Health Services Committee, 2005-2006 • International AIDS Conference - 2006 Local Host Advisory Committee, 2004-2006 • Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006. Author of Travelers Chapter. Numerous presentations at scientific meetings.