John Peter Chong, CV

Correspondence language: English Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 4/09/1953
Canadian Residency Status: Canadian Citizen Country of Citizenship: Canada

Contact Information

Address

Primary Affiliation
Medical Director
Musicians‘ Clinics of Canada
565 Sanatorium Road
Suite 201
Hamilton, Ontario, L9C7N4, Canada

Telephone

Fax  905-574-1119
Mobile 905-516-3219
Work 905-574-5444

Email

Personal                                john.chong@sympatico.ca

Work                            musiciansclinics@hotmail.com

Website

Corporate                               www.musiciansclinics.com

Degrees

1996/7 – 2007/6 MDPAC(C), Certificant, Medical Psychotherapy Association of Canada

1980/7 – 1984/6           FRCPC, Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

1980/7 – 1984/6          FACPM, Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine

  1980/7 – 1982/6           MSc, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University

1980/7 – 1981/6           DOHS, Diploma Occupational Health and Safety, McMaster University

1975/7 – 1978/6 MD, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

1971/9 – 1975/6           BASc, Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto

1966/9 – 1968/4           ARCT, Piano Performance, Royal Conservatory of Music

Credentials

2006/6                         Contemporary Medical Acupuncture, McMaster University

Recognitions

2012/7 Governor General Diamond Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada

2010/7 – present         President-Elect 2010-2012, President 2012-2014, Immediate Past-President 2014-2016, Treasurer 2016-present, Performing Arts Medicine Association

Employment

2012/7 – present         Adjunct Professor Music and Health Research Collaboratory Faculty of Music, Music and Health Research Collaboratory, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

2012/7 – present         Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

2012/6 – present         Consultant, National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Injury Prevention and Mental Health, Toronto

2009/1 – present         Consultant, Performance Awareness, Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto

1996/7 – present Medical Director, Musicians` Clinics of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario

1990/7 – 1996/6           Medical Director, Centre for Human Performance and Health Promotion, Hamilton, Ontario

1984/7 – 1990/6           Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

Affiliations

2010/7 – present         Executive Committee, Performing Arts Medicine Association

Publications

Journal Articles (selected)

  1. John Chong. (2015). Creating the Resilient Performer. American Music Teacher. 64(6): 25-27.
  2. Kathleen Riley, John Chong. (2010). Garrick Ohlsson on technique: Mastering the paradoxical element of control. Clavier Companion. 2(5): 12-21.
  3. John Chong. (2008). Code 9991 STAT. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 178(6): 733.
  4. Chasin M, Chong J. (1994). Musicians and the Prevention of Hearing Loss. Journal of Speech Language Pathology Association. 18(3): 171-176.
  5. Marshall Chasin, John Chong. (1992). A clinically efficient hearing protection program for musicians. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 7(2): 40-45.
  6. Chong J, Zaza C, Smith F. (1991). Design and implementation of a performing artists’ health program in Canada. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 6(1): 8-13.
  7. John Chong, Melody Lynden, David Harvey, Marie Peebles. (1989). Occupational Health Problems of Musicians. Canadian Family Physician. 35(14): 2341-2348.
  8. G Guyatt, D Sackett, J Adachi, R Roberts, J Chong, D Rosenbloom, J Keller. (1988). A clinician’s guide for conducting randomized trials in individual patients. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 139(6): 497-503.
  9. Guyatt G, Sackett D, Taylor DW, Chong J, Roberts R, Pugsley s. (1986). Determining Optimal Therapy – randomized trials in individual patients. New England Journal of Medicine. 314(14): 889-92.

Book Chapters (selected)

  1. John Chong, (2018), Musicians’ Health Problems – A Psychophysiological Approach, Performing Arts Medicine, Ed. Lauren Elson, Elsevier, Netherlands

2.      John Chong. (1997). Physical Therapy for Physical Problems. Don Ranney. Chronic musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace. W B Saunders, United States

Presentations (selected)

  1. (2014). Tuning the Mind and Body of the Musician for Optimal Health and Performance. Huffines Discussion 4 Texas A&M University, United States

Main Audience: Knowledge User Invited? Yes, Keynote?: Yes

  • (2014). Tuning the Mind and Body of the Musician for Optimal Health and Performance. 2nd International Symposium of Music and Health Promotion, Taiwan, Province of China

Main Audience: Knowledge User Invited? Yes, Keynote?: Yes

  • (2012). Occupational Health Problems of Musicians. Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare, Australia

Main Audience: Knowledge User Invited? Yes, Keynote?: Yes

  • (2012). Occupational Health Problems of Musicians. 1st Meeting of the Performing Arts Medicine Association of Ireland, Ireland

Main Audience: Knowledge User Invited? Yes, Keynote?: Yes

  • (2011). Occupational Health Problems of Musicians. 1st South American Regional Performing Arts Medicine Meeting, Chile

Main Audience: Knowledge User Invited? Yes, Keynote?: Yes

Knowledge and Technology Translation (selected)

2015/2 – 2016/12         Co-Chairman, Standards Development

Activity Description: Development of accreditation standards by the National Association of Schools of Music in Psychological Health by providing state of the art reviews from the Performing Arts Medicine Association team of experts

2015/1 – 2016/7           Co-Chairman, Technology, Service Improvement/Development

                                      Activity Description: 1st International Symposium on the Medical Problems of Performing Artists in New York City July 6-10, 2016

2010/1 – 2015/5           Co-Chairman, Community Engagement

Activity Description: Co-Chairman of Annual Toronto Regional Meeting of the Performing Arts Medicine Association from 1st meeting in February 2010 through meetings 2015/2017

2010/8 – 2011/7           Co-Chairman, Research Uptake Strategies

Activity Description: Co-Chairman of the 29th Annual Symposium of the Medical Problems of Performing Artists in Snowmass Colorado in conjunction with the Aspen Music Festival and School

2005/8 – 2006/7           Co-Chairman, Research Uptake Strategies

Activity Description: Co-Chairman of 24th Annual Symposium of Medical Problems of Performing Artists in Aspen Colorado in conjunction with the Aspen Music Festival and School