Heat and our Health
Vol. 32 No. 15 The Filipino Journal Aug. 7, 2018 Kumusta kayo, mga kaibigan! It has been about a decade (ay!) since I last wrote you in my column, “Ask Dr. Denise”; a lot has happened in that time, so I will re-introduce myself. My name is Denise Koh, and I am a physician in Winnipeg. When I was writing Ask Dr. Denise, I had been working on my Masters of Public Health, completing my Community Medicine residency (aka Public Health and Preventive Medicine), and practicing medicine in a number of settings in addition to my full-time training. Scroll forward 10 years—I completed/achieved my MPH, FRCPC (specialist fellowship designation) and I’ve worked as a Medical Officer of Health in a number of roles. I currently hold 2 positions with the Manitoba government: the Chief Occupational Medical Officer and Medical Officer of Health in Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness. My biggest achievement is my family: I am now the proud mom to 4 awesome kids! So this time