Pediatric Critical Care Specialist; Associate Professor
Dr. Gunz is a paediatric intensive care and child environmental health doctor at Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Center and Associate Professor at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. She is medical director of the Children’s Environmental Health Clinic Ontario, one of two interdisciplinary child environmental health services in Canada, Medical Director of the LHSC Neonatal Paediatric Critical Care Transport Team and Clinical Lead for Planetary Health & Sustainability at Children’s Hospital. She completed her medical degree and paediatric residency at McMaster University, before doing additional training in critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Prior to medicine, she did a degree in geography at the University of Toronto, which focused on the ecological, social, economic and political aspects of climate change.
She has an extensive research, education & advocacy program in the field of Planetary Health, including health monitoring of climate change, increasing awareness that climate change is a health crisis, meaningful supports for youth with eco-distress and increasing community and healthcare facilities' understanding of necessary mitigation and adaptation measures. Her interest in the field of paediatric critical care transport medicine is complemented by a research program in this area, and stems from a belief that all children should have equitable access to critical care serves, regardless of where they present.
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Children's Health Collaborators: Erin Peebles and Tamara Van Hooren
Dr. Gunz completed her medical degree and paediatric residency at McMaster University. She completed her training in critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, followed by additional critical care fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She has numerous roles within Children’s Hospital and the University of Western Ontario, including Program Director for the Paediatric Critical Care Medicine Program, Director of the Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team, Associate Program Director of the Paediatric Residency Program, and Co-Lead for Competency Based Medical Education, Department of Paediatrics.
Dr. Gunz’s research interests are in the field of transport medicine. This stems from a belief that all children should have equitable access to critical care serves, regardless of where they present. Given the extensive geography of the country and the centralization of specialized paediatric medical and surgical services in large centers, she sees transport medicine as the bridge to facilitating this care. Specifically, Dr. Gunz led a national consensus process to develop and define standardized transport quality metrics and is interested in working with a national team to develop a national paediatric transport database to facilitate future quality of care initiatives and other prospective research projects. In addition, Dr. Gunz has an interest in environmental sustainability, climate change and health, and is working on various advocacy projects related to this.
Dr. Gunz is a paediatric intensivist at Children’s Hospital and the University of Western Ontario. She is Director of the Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team, Associate Program Director of the Paediatric Residency Program, Program Director of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and Co-Lead for Competency Based Medical Education, Department of Paediatrics.
Her research interests are in the field of transport medicine. Specifically, Dr. Gunz led a national consensus process to develop and define standardized transport quality metrics and is interested in working with a national team to develop a national paediatric transport database to facilitate future quality of care initiatives and other prospective research projects. In addition, Dr. Gunz has an interest in environmental sustainability, climate change and health, and is working on various advocacy projects related to this.
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About Anna C Gunz
Dr. Gunz is a paediatric intensive care and child environmental health doctor at Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Center and Associate Professor at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. She is medical director of the Children’s Environmental Health Clinic Ontario, one of two interdisciplinary child environmental health services in Canada, Medical Director of the LHSC Neonatal Paediatric Critical Care Transport Team and Clinical Lead for Planetary Health & Sustainability at Children’s Hospital. She completed her medical degree and paediatric residency at McMaster University, before doing additional training in critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Prior to medicine, she did a degree in geography at the University of Toronto, which focused on the ecological, social, economic and political aspects of climate change.
She has an extensive research, education & advocacy program in the field of Planetary Health, including health monitoring of climate change, increasing awareness that climate change is a health crisis, meaningful supports for youth with eco-distress and increasing community and healthcare facilities' understanding of necessary mitigation and adaptation measures. Her interest in the field of paediatric critical care transport medicine is complemented by a research program in this area, and stems from a belief that all children should have equitable access to critical care serves, regardless of where they present.
Asset Map Keywords: Transport Medicine, Database Creation and Management, and Climate Change and Health --> (see more)
Children's Health Collaborators: Erin Peebles and Tamara Van Hooren
Dr. Gunz completed her medical degree and paediatric residency at McMaster University. She completed her training in critical care medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, followed by additional critical care fellowship training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She has numerous roles within Children’s Hospital and the University of Western Ontario, including Program Director for the Paediatric Critical Care Medicine Program, Director of the Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team, Associate Program Director of the Paediatric Residency Program, and Co-Lead for Competency Based Medical Education, Department of Paediatrics.
Dr. Gunz’s research interests are in the field of transport medicine. This stems from a belief that all children should have equitable access to critical care serves, regardless of where they present. Given the extensive geography of the country and the centralization of specialized paediatric medical and surgical services in large centers, she sees transport medicine as the bridge to facilitating this care. Specifically, Dr. Gunz led a national consensus process to develop and define standardized transport quality metrics and is interested in working with a national team to develop a national paediatric transport database to facilitate future quality of care initiatives and other prospective research projects. In addition, Dr. Gunz has an interest in environmental sustainability, climate change and health, and is working on various advocacy projects related to this.
Dr. Gunz is a paediatric intensivist at Children’s Hospital and the University of Western Ontario. She is Director of the Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team, Associate Program Director of the Paediatric Residency Program, Program Director of Paediatric Critical Care Medicine and Co-Lead for Competency Based Medical Education, Department of Paediatrics.
Her research interests are in the field of transport medicine. Specifically, Dr. Gunz led a national consensus process to develop and define standardized transport quality metrics and is interested in working with a national team to develop a national paediatric transport database to facilitate future quality of care initiatives and other prospective research projects. In addition, Dr. Gunz has an interest in environmental sustainability, climate change and health, and is working on various advocacy projects related to this.
| Present | Assistant Professor, Western University ‐ Department of Paediatrics | |
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| Present | Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute ‐ Children's Health Research Institute (CHRI) | |
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| Present | Director, Neonatal Paediatric Transport Team, London Health Sciences Centre ‐ Children's Hospital | |
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| Present | Pediatric Critical Care Specialist, London Health Sciences Centre ‐ Children's Hospital | |
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