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Alan Kaplan, MD

Alan Kaplan, MD, CCFP(EM), FCPC

Dr. Alan Kaplan is a Family Physician practicing in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Dr. Kaplan serves on a number of boards in respiratory health, including:

Chairperson of the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada
Chairperson of the Respiratory Section of the College of Family Physicians of Canada
Board member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group
President of the IPCRG 5th biannual world scientific meeting, “Making Every Breath Count” Toronto
Chair of the Council of Organizing Members of the Canadian Network for Respiratory Care

Dr. Kaplan’s extensive experience in respiratory health includes membership in:

Canadian Consensus Guidelines for Asthma, COPD and Sinusitis
College of Family Physicians of Canada to the SARS clinical working group (representative)
Canadian Network of Respiratory Care (past member)
Canadian COPD Alliance (past member)
Chronic Respiratory Disease Surveillance Advisory Committee – Public Health Agency of Canada
Health Canada Section on Allergy and Respiratory Therapies
Canadian Metropolitan Tuberculosis Subcommittee

In addition, Dr. Kaplan provides his expertise to a number of medical journals across the world, including:

International editor for the International Primary Care Respiratory Journal
International editor for the Italian Journal of Primary Care
Article reviewer for the Primary Care Respiratory Journal, the European Respiratory Journal and the Canadian Journal of Family Practice, among others

His non-respiratory medical interests include: Community Pain consultant, Palliative Care community physician and a Hospitalist in Brampton Civic Hospital.

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