Media are invited to attend a briefing session at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax concerning the results of Her Majesty's Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Chicoutimi Health Surveillance Study, which examined the possible long-term health effects to those involved in the 2004 fire onboard HMCS Chicoutimi. Canadian Forces Health Services and the Royal Canadian Navy will present the findings of the first phase of the Health Surveillance Study, and share plans for the second phase of the study.
Who:
Vice Admiral Art McDonald, Commander Royal Canadian Navy
Captain (Navy) Jean Stéphane Ouellet, Commander Canadian Submarine Force
Colonel Jetly, Senior Psychiatrist and Mental Health Advisor to the Canadian Armed Forces Surgeon General
Leituenant Commander Brent Jones, Directorate of Force Health Protection
Mr. Rick Christopher, Director General Centralized Operations, Veterans Affairs Canada
When:
Thursday, July 11, 2019, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Where: