Norman R.C. Campbell
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Norman R.C. Campbell | |
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| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Occupation | Professor Emeritus |
| Awards | Order of Canada (2014) |
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| Education | MD (1980), Memorial University of Newfoundland |
Norman R.C. Campbell is a professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. During his tenure, he held professorships in the departments of Medicine, Community Health Sciences, Physiology, and Pharmacology.[1] In 2014, he was appointed to the Order of Canada for his research and public health advocacy aimed at improving the well-being of Canadians.[2] He is recognized for his contributions to reducing dietary sodium.[3]
Career
[edit]Campbell earned his medical degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine. He is an emeritus professor of medicine and holds a research chair at the University of Calgary, where he focused on the prevention and control of hypertension.[3][4] He has collaborated with government initiatives to reduce sodium consumption in the diet.[3] He is a consultant for the World Health Organization on nutrition and micronutrient issues, advising the World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization Hearts in the Americas Initiative on hypertension control, particularly in Cambodia, Mongolia, and Samoa.[5] His past affiliations include membership in the O'Brien Institute for Public Health and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta.[6] He also serves as a Senior Consultant for Resolve To Save Lives (RTSL).[7]
In the 2000s, while serving as president of Blood Pressure Canada and the Canadian Hypertension Society, Campbell contributed to the development of the Canadian Hypertension Recommendations – Control program.[8] This program develops annually updated, evidence-based recommendations and implementation strategies alongside a monitoring and evaluation process.[9][10] The program has been credited with increasing hypertension control in Canada from 13% between 1985 and 1992 to 68% between 2012 and 2013.
Further initiatives included leading the development of national advocacy and education programs focusing on dietary sodium reduction and public hypertension education through Blood Pressure Canada in 2006. As president of the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology, he hosted an international meeting of three national pharmacology and therapeutics organizations, which led to the creation of the annual Canadian Therapeutic Congress. He chaired the development of a Pan-Canadian Framework for hypertension prevention and control. He led the integration of the Canadian Hypertension Society, Blood Pressure Canada, and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program into Hypertension Canada. He also led the development of global calls to action on dietary salt and hypertension control.
References
[edit]- ^ "Norman Robert Campbell | UCalgary Profiles | University of Calgary". profiles.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Rec1pients". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Norman R. C.; Chen, Guanmin (2010-08-01). "Canadian efforts to prevent and control hypertension". Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26: 14C – 17C. doi:10.1016/S0828-282X(10)71076-X. ISSN 0828-282X. PMID 20847986.
- ^ Campbell, Norman R. C.; So, Lawrence; Amankwah, Ernest; Quan, Hude; Maxwell, Colleen; Canadian Hypertension Education Program Outcomes Research Task Force (June 2008). "Characteristics of hypertensive Canadians not receiving drug therapy". The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 24 (6): 485–490. doi:10.1016/s0828-282x(08)70623-8. ISSN 1916-7075. PMC 2643193. PMID 18548146.
- ^ "SMA/ASH Faculty for SMA's 2018 Annual Meeting: Norman R.C. Campbell, CM, BHSc, FCAHS, MD, FRCPC – Southern Medical Association". Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Norman Campbell | Libin Cardiovascular Institute | University of Calgary". libin.ucalgary.ca. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Home". Resolve to Save Lives. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ Feldman, Ross D.; Campbell, Norman R. C.; Wyard, Katherine (June 2008). "Canadian Hypertension Education Program: the evolution of hypertension management guidelines in Canada". The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 24 (6): 477–481. doi:10.1016/s0828-282x(08)70621-4. ISSN 1916-7075. PMC 2643191. PMID 18548144.
- ^ Drouin, Denis (2002-01-01). "The 2001 Canadian hypertension recommendations: take-home messages". Canadian Medical Association.
- ^ McAlister, Finlay A.; Wooltorton, Eric; Campbell, Norman R. C. (2005-08-30). "The Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) recommendations: launching a new series". CMAJ. 173 (5): 508–509. doi:10.1503/cmaj.050737. ISSN 0820-3946. PMID 16129873.