Obstructive Sleep Apnea – The Impact on Canadian Trucking & Logistics
Presented by Northbridge Insurance

Dave is a transportation specialist within Northbridge Insurance’s Risk Services division.
In his role, Dave meets and trains drivers, leveraging his years of expertise in the industry and takes the opportunity to learn and share experiences with those he instructs.

Dave noticed he had all the signs of OSA and upon testing was diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea.

Dr. Geoff Fernie is the Institute Director, Research, at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. He currently has eight commercialized products and four currently in clinical trials, and has helped launch and grow several companies. He is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto with cross appointments at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Departments of Physical Therapy and Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy amongst others.

Dr. Fernie is the current CEO of BresoTec Inc. (previously IdaptSomno Inc.) which developed BresoDx (previously named ApneaDx), the only cordless sleep apnea diagnostics in the world that is accurate and portable. He is also involved in initiating Canada’s unprecedented truckers’ research trial to diagnose sleep apnea. He hopes to find out, objectively, the prevalence of sleep apnea in the Canadian trucking industry and raise awareness of the issue within the industry.

Dr. Hisham Alshaer, a medical doctor and biomedical engineer, is currently a scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. He is dedicated to developing intelligent diagnostic and therapeutic medical instrumentation from inception to commercialization.

His most recent invention is BresoDx (previously named ApneaDx), a portable device for home diagnosis of sleep apnea. This product was one of the first to be selected by a government sponsored program (EXCITE) that enables the best health technologies to get to market faster for improved health outcomes. Besides his many scholarly publications, he is the main inventor on five patent families.

Dr Alshaer obtained his PhD degree from the University of Toronto in biomedical engineering. He has more than four years of postdoc research experience at the Ottawa Heart Institute and The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. He holds an MD from Marmara University and MSc in Biomedical Engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.

After a 25 year career in the United States Air Force, Chuck joined the Federal Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as the Director of Enforcement in 2000.

In 2007 Chuck assumed his current position as Director, Office Carrier, Driver, and Vehicle Safety Standards. As the Director, he is responsible for providing national executive leadership for development of standards and regulatory programs for the safe operation of commercial motor carriers, vehicles and drivers. Chuck is a key member of the Agency’s leadership team establishing broad policies, priorities, and overall resource allocations.

Rui represents domestic and international clients involved directly and indirectly in transportation, insurance and related industries. He is involved in all aspects of transportation law (aviation, marine, trucking, rail, freight forwarding, logistics, customs brokerage, and warehousing).

Rui has been identified by Lexpert^®/American Lawyer Guide as one of the Leading 500 Transportation Lawyers in Canada and was recently announced as Transportation Lawyer of the Year for his region by Best Lawyers 2014.

Peter is 30-year veteran of the insurance claims industry having held numerous positions including Claims Adjuster, Director of U.S. Claims and most recently SVP at Northbridge.

During his time, Peter has managed a large portfolio of transportation industry claims and represented the insurance industry on a number of panels and committees.

Mark Seymour started his career as a truck driver and as the years passed, he moved into different positions within the company gaining valuable experience. Mark was appointed CEO in 2014 and is actively involved in supporting the transportation industry, through his roles with the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).

Kriska’s fleet consists of more than 400 power units and 1200 trailers across North America. Operating from their head office in Prescott, Ontario, with remote terminals in Mississauga and Sarnia, Ontario, Kriska employs over 500 people and has annual sales in excess of $75M. For the last nine years Kriska has been recognized as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies, one of North America’s safest fleets and one of Canada’s highest ranked service providers in the truckload sector.

With more than 25 years of experience reporting on transportation issues, Lou is one of the more recognizable personalities in the industry. An award-winning writer well known for his insightful writing and meticulous market analysis, he is a leading authority on industry trends and statistics, as well as an expert moderator.