Kieran Moore
{{Short description|Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Kieran Moore
| image = Kieran Moore 2021.png
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| caption = Moore in 2021
| office = Chief Medical Officer of Health
| premier = Doug Ford
| predecessor = David Williams
| term_start = June 26, 2021{{Cite web|url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1000224/ontario-to-appoint-new-chief-medical-officer-of-health|title=Ontario To Appoint New Chief Medical Officer of Health|date= May 30, 2021}}
| office1 = Medical Officer of Health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington
| term_start1 = July 1, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.kflaph.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?newsId=57d9c345-3e93-41f3-aff7-7c1e7fb27c5c|title=Dr. Kieran Moore appointed Medical Officer of Health for KFL&A Public Health|date = March 2, 2017}}
| successor1 = Hugh Guan (acting){{Cite web|url=https://www.kingstonist.com/news/acting-medical-officer-of-health-dr-hugh-guan-provides-covid-19-update-for-kfla/|title = Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hugh Guan, provides COVID-19 update for KFL&A|date = June 17, 2021}}
| birth_name = Kieran Michael Moore
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| birth_place = Ontario, Canada
| nationality = Canadian
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| alma_mater = {{plainlist|
- University of Ottawa (MD){{Cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/breaking-ontario-names-new-chief-medical-officer-of-health|title=Ontario names new Chief Medical Officer of Health|website=torontosun}}
- Queen's University (MPH)
- University of Brussels (MSc){{Cite web|url=https://kingstonhsc.ca/research/kieran-moore|title=Kieran Moore | KHSC Kingston Health Sciences Centre|website=kingstonhsc.ca}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Physician|public servant}}
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Kieran Michael Moore is a Canadian physician and public servant who serves as the current chief medical officer of health of Ontario.{{Cite web|title=Ontario names new Chief Medical Officer of Health|url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/breaking-ontario-names-new-chief-medical-officer-of-health|access-date=2021-05-30|website=torontosun|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-29|title=Ontario is replacing Dr. David Williams, its chief medical officer of health. Meet Dr. Kieran Moore|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/05/29/ontario-is-replacing-dr-david-williams-its-chief-medical-officer-of-health-meet-dr-kieran-moore.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=thestar.com|language=en}} Prior to his appointment, he served as the medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington from 2017 to 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingstonist.com/news/report-dr-kieran-moore-leaving-kfla-public-health-named-ontario-chief-medical-officer-of-health/|title=Report: Dr Kieran Moore leaving KFL&A Public Health, named Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health – Kingston News|date=May 30, 2021}}
Education
Moore graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Ottawa in 1985, specializing in family and emergency medicine. He also holds a Masters of Public Health degree from Queen's University and a Master of Science degree in disaster medicine from the University of Brussels, in collaboration with the World Health Organization.
He holds diplomas in sports medicine, Tropical medicine, hygiene, and humanitarian assistance, as well as completed a fellowship in Public Health & Preventive Medicine at Queen's University sanctioned by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clydrn.ca/the-team-kieran-moore/|title=Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network | Kieran Moore Bio}}
Career
= Medical Officer of Health of Kingston =
= Educator and Lyme disease research =
Moore is an adjunct professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at Queen's University.{{Cite web|title=Moore {{!}} Department of Emergency Medicine {{!}} School of Medicine {{!}} Queen's University|url=https://emergencymed.queensu.ca/faculty-staff/kieran-moore|access-date=2021-05-30|website=emergencymed.queensu.ca}} He performs research on the prevention, detection and surveillance of Lyme disease through the Canadian Lyme Disease Research Network. He also served on Pfizer's Lyme Disease Advisory Board.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=Changing the Way We Work |url=https://dfcm.utoronto.ca/file/2558/download?token=kaWTHp4k |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211213220936/https://dfcm.utoronto.ca/file/2558/download?token=kaWTHp4k |archive-date=2021-12-13 |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=University of Toronto}} He was formerly program director of the Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program at Queen's University.
= COVID-19 pandemic =
As well as serving as Medical Officer of Health for his region, Moore also sat on the COVID-19 vaccine task-force for the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario and the province's participation in the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. On March 12, 2021, he delivered a presentation to the Ontario College of Family Physicians titled "The COVID-19 Vaccine: Newly approved vaccines, public health collaboration, and more” as a part of a series called “Changing the Way We Work” co-sponsored by the University of Toronto.
= Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health =
{{See also|COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario}}
On May 30, 2021, Moore replaced David Williams as the chief medical officer of health of Ontario.{{Cite web|title=Ontario to name new chief medical officer of health, replacing Dr. David Williams - CityNews Toronto|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/05/29/ontario-to-name-new-chief-medical-officer-of-health-replacing-dr-david-williams/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=toronto.citynews.ca}} Moore commissioned the creation of the Ontario Immunization Advisory Committee (OIAC), tasked with advising Public Health Ontario on implementation of immunization programs in the province, including COVID-19 vaccines.{{Cite web |title=Ontario Immunization Advisory Committee (OIAC) |url=https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/about/our-organization/external-advisory-committees/oiac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211110045049/https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/about/our-organization/external-advisory-committees/oiac |archive-date=2021-11-10 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Public Health Ontario}}
Moore rolled out his vaccine policy in August 2021. The "bare minimum" policy affected hospitals, community-care services and schools. Staff and students were required to have "proof of vaccination.. or agree to be tested at least once a week".{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-disagreement-over-mandatory-vaccines-creates-rift-between-toronto/ |title=Disagreement over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines creates rift between Toronto Police Service, police association |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 24, 2021 }}
References
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