Faculty Member

Raymond Copes

Research Interests

Occupational & Environmental Health

Physical Environment -Human Health Risks, Assessment, Management and Communication

Education & Training History

Institution	Degree	Subject Area	Dates
Simon Fraser University	BA(Hons)	Psychology	1983
Simon Fraser University	BSc	BioSciences	1983
McGill University	MD,CM	Medicine	1980
McGill University	MSc	Epidemiology	1983

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

CHL5903H

Environmental Health

Professional Summary & Appointments

Public Health Ontario (Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion) –

Chief, Environmental & Occupational Health – 2009- present

University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health – Associate Professor – 2010- present

University of British Columbia – Associate Faculty, Dept. of Medicine – 2006-present

University of British Columbia – Clinical Professor , School of Population and Public Health – 2008 – present

University of British Columbia – Associate Faculty, School of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene – 1999-present

Diploma in Industrial Health – University of Toronto

LMCC- Licentiate, Medical Council of Canada

CCFP – Certificant, College of Family Physicians of Canada

CCBOM- Certificant, Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine

FCFP- Fellow, College of Family Physicians

FCBOM- Fellow, Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine

Honours & Awards

Community Medicine Residents’ Appreciation Award 2007.

BC Public Service, Gold award in partnerships category (with others), 2001

Current Research Projects

Granting	Subject	COMP	$	Year	Principal	Co-Investigator(s)
Agency					Investigator

NSERC

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

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$1.65M

2010-2015

Steven Siciliano

Solomon KS, Reimer KR, Copes RA, Guernsey JG, Giesy JG, Hale BH, Bharadwaj LB

Representative Publications

Yassi A, Lockhart K, Copes R, Kerr M, Corbiere M, Bryce EA and members of the SARS study team. Determinants of Healthcare Workers’ Compliance with Infection Control Procedures. Healthcare Quarterly 2007; 10(1):44-52.

Brodkin E, Copes R, Mattman A, Kennedy J, Kling R, Yassi A. Lead and mercury exposures: interpretation and action. Can Med Assoc J 2007; 176: 59-63.

Clark NA, Teschke K, Rideout K, Copes R. Trace elements in adults from British Columbia, Canada and associations with age, gender, diet, activities and levels of trace elements. Chemosphere 2007 Nov;70(1): 155-64.

Copes R, Scott J. Radon exposure: Can we make a difference? Can Med Assoc J 2007; 177(10):1229-31.

Barn P, Larson T, Noullett M, Kennedy S, Copes R, Brauer M. Infiltration of forest fire and residential wood smoke: An evaluation of air cleaner effectiveness. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. Advance online publication, 5 december 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.jes.7500640.

Bryce E, Copes R, Gammage B, Lockhart K, Yassi A.. Staff perception and institutional reporting: two views of infection control compliance in British Columbia and Ontario three years after an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Journal of Hospital Infection 2008, 69(2): 169-176.

Copes R, Clark NA, Rideout K, Palaty J, Teschke K. Uptake of cadmium from Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in British Columbia oyster growers. Environmental Research 2008; 107:160-169.

Jafari S, Copes R, Baharlou S, Etminan M, Buxton J. Tattooing and the risk of transmission of hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Infect Dis 2010; doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.03.019