Dr. Laura Bourns

Public Health Physician
Health Protection

ON WHY PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO IS IMPORTANT

It is a privilege to be involved in the work that PHO does to provide scientific and technical advice to support the work being done by government, public health units and many other organizations to build a healthier Ontario. The work is unique and interesting and there are so many opportunities for on-going learning and collaboration.

Areas of Expertise

communicable disease prevention and control
outbreak management
blood-borne infections, respiratory diseases
infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology

Appointments

Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Academic Degrees and Accreditations

Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences), Queen’s University
Doctor of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, University of Ottawa
Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians of Canada (RCPSC), Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Certification in the College of Family Physicians (CCFP)

PHO Research Interests

communicable and infectious diseases epidemiology
outbreak investigations
infection prevention and control
sexually transmitted infections

PHO Research Activities

communicable disease prevention and control – impact of public health measures for COVID-19 in schools (collaboration)
sexual health and STI prevention (collaboration)

Selected Publications

Wormsbecker AE, Johnson C, Bourns L, Harris T, Crowcroft NS, Deeks SL. Demonstration of background rates of three conditions of interest for vaccine safety surveillance. PLoS One. 2019;14(1):e0210833.
Schwartz KL, Murti M, Finkelstein M, Leis JA, Fitzgerald-Husek A, Bourns L, et al. Lack of COVID-19 transmission on an international flight. CMAJ. 2020;192(15):E410.
Hopkins J, Cheng L, Berg E, Kang A, Kaushal S, Khoee K, Bourns L, Maver R, Bergstrom K, Munro A, Higgins A, Baker S, Anonymous; City of Hamilton Public Health Services; McMaster University, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. Hamilton supervised injection site: needs assessment & feasibility study. Hamilton, ON: City of Hamilton; 2017.

View more publications by Dr. Laura Bourns on PubMed.gov