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Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award
In order to recognize achievements in raising public awareness about health care fraud, the CHCAA instituted the "Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award" in 2005. Dr. Mazak was a practicing dentist as well as a Dental Consultant for a private insurer. His years of service to the dental profession and the insurance industry gave him a unique insight into the abuse of health care benefits and its overall affect on health care costs.
This award is presented annually to individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to raising public awareness of health care fraud through efforts such as the development and implementation of a fraud awareness program or distributing anti-fraud information in a public forum.
Congratulations to the Competition Bureau of Canada, who was this year's recipient of the Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award, presented at the CHCAA Conference on September 21, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario. The Competition Bureau was recognized for its dedication to increasing Canadian awareness of health care fraud through the Fraud Prevention Forum's annual Fraud Prevention Month campaign. The Fraud Prevention Forum is "a concerned group of private sector firms, consumer and volunteer groups, and government and law enforcement agencies committed to fighting fraud aimed at consumers and businesses." The CHCAA would like to offer its sincerest thanks to the Competition Bureau for its continuing effort to raise public awareness about this important issue.
Nominations are open until August 1, 2008 for the 2008 Dr. Edward Mazak Advancement in Public Awareness Award. A panel will review all nominations, and the award will be presented to the winner at the CHCAA's annual conference.
Nominations can be made by mail, facsimile, or email to:
Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association
Jacinta Khan, CHCAA Administrator
386 Huron Street
Toronto, ON M5S 2G6
Tel: 416-593-2633 ext. 250
Toll-free: 866-962-4222
Fax: 416-596-9532
Email: administrator@chcaa.org