Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Interview with the New President, Dr Richard Fedorak

Richard Fedorak,Stephen Vanner

doi:10.1155/2008/719682

Abstract

Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Interview with the New President, Dr Richard Fedorak

Highlights

$2 million annually in charitable dollars by SV: What exactly is the CDHF and how did it SV: The CDHF has struggled in the past and RF: The CDHF was born in the early 1990s by yet you have very optimistic fundraising objeca group of visionary Canadian Association of tives
Gastroenterology (CAG) leaders who recogability to raise funds will change so dramatinized the need for a national digestive health cally now?
The CAG, and the mem- Dr Richard N Fedorak is Professor We encourage CAG members to support bers of the CDHF Board, recognize the impor- of Medicine in the Division of this foundation by investing in its future with a tance of this foundation and the importance that it become a major force in public instruction and fundraising for CAG research and public education over the decade

Summary

Introduction

Gastroenterology (CAG) leaders who recogability to raise funds will change so dramatinized the need for a national digestive health cally now? Foundation that would present the opportunity, RF: The CDHF has created a comprehensive and have the capacity, to edify the public and strategy to achieve two major fundraising goals raise charitable funds for education and by 2010: to raise $2 million annually in supresearch into digestive health and disease. The CAG, and the mem- Dr Richard N Fedorak is Professor We encourage CAG members to support bers of the CDHF Board, recognize the impor- of Medicine in the Division of this foundation by investing in its future with a tance of this foundation and the importance that it become a major force in public instruction and fundraising for CAG research and public education over the decade.

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