Writing
Heather Ebbs has been writing articles and proceedings since the early 1990s.
Publications
Proceedings
I am cleared to SECRET level with the federal government and have extensive experience writing proceedings for federal agencies and departments, particularly for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, but also others.
The Canadian Paediatric Society used my writing services for their annual meetings for a number of years.
Federal Divisions/Branches for whom I have written proceedings include the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, the Office of Public Health Practice, the Zoonotics Division (formerly Food-borne, Waterborne and Enteric Diseases), the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance, Nosocomial and Occupational Infections, the Centre for Surveillance Coordination, the Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate, and many others.
During both the SARS outbreak (2002–2003) and the H1N1 influenza pandemic (2009), I was an on-call writer for urgent meetings for a variety of federal committees.
Topics have included alcohol addiction, annual influenza, avian influenza, bacille Calmette-Guérin, bioterrorism, communicable disease surveillance, the environment and the economy, foodborne illness, HIV/AIDS, immunization, influenza-like illness, international circumpolar surveillance, Local Public Health Infrastructure Development, Lyme disease, meningococcal disease, nosocomial infections, pig ear pet treats, poliomyelitis, raccoon rabies, tobacco control, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, tularemia, vaccine adverse events, zoonotic diseases and more.
- Proceedings, 6th Annual Canadian Immunization Conference, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2004
- “The Five Ws of Indexing”, in The Canadian Writer’s Guide, 12th edition, edited by Murphy O. Shewchuk and Anne Osborne, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1997
- "Proceedings: Have Laptop, Will Travel", in The Canadian Writer's Guide, 13th edition, edited by Paul G. Cormack and Murphy O. Shewchuk, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003
- articles on indexing ethics and index length for The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing
- "The Added Value of Editing", Indies Unlimited (online site for authors), January 2015
- treatment guidelines, Allergan
- treatment guidelines, Leo Pharma
- various articles, research and writing, Small Biz Advisor (online magazine)
- various items, research and writing, Live It Up! (participACTION newsletter)
- various articles, research and writing, Construction Comment (journal of the Ottawa Construction Association)
- various items, interviewing and feature writing, Entry to Practice Newsletter and CNA Today (Canadian Nurses Association)
- various articles for the Editors' Association of Canada newsletter Active Voice
- various articles for the Indexing Society of Canada Bulletin
Proceedings
I am cleared to SECRET level with the federal government and have extensive experience writing proceedings for federal agencies and departments, particularly for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, but also others.
The Canadian Paediatric Society used my writing services for their annual meetings for a number of years.
Federal Divisions/Branches for whom I have written proceedings include the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, the Office of Public Health Practice, the Zoonotics Division (formerly Food-borne, Waterborne and Enteric Diseases), the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, HIV Epidemiology and Surveillance, Nosocomial and Occupational Infections, the Centre for Surveillance Coordination, the Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate, and many others.
During both the SARS outbreak (2002–2003) and the H1N1 influenza pandemic (2009), I was an on-call writer for urgent meetings for a variety of federal committees.
Topics have included alcohol addiction, annual influenza, avian influenza, bacille Calmette-Guérin, bioterrorism, communicable disease surveillance, the environment and the economy, foodborne illness, HIV/AIDS, immunization, influenza-like illness, international circumpolar surveillance, Local Public Health Infrastructure Development, Lyme disease, meningococcal disease, nosocomial infections, pig ear pet treats, poliomyelitis, raccoon rabies, tobacco control, transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, tularemia, vaccine adverse events, zoonotic diseases and more.
"Thank you again for all of your years of work and dedication to the Zoonotic Infections Division. Your accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to capture complicated technical presentations and discussions have been very valuable."
Dr Peter Buck, Manager, Zoonotic Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada
Dr Peter Buck, Manager, Zoonotic Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada