====== Brenda Copps ======

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Dr. **Brenda Copps** is a family physician in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She served as President of the [[College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario]] in 2020. 

Copps was a practicing physician at [[Core Care Family Health Team]] at the time of her election. Copps tapped Dr. [[Christine Glenny]] to cover her appointments on Tuesdays while she attended CPSO meetings in Toronto. At the time, Dr. Glenny was new to the Core Care team and was beginning her practice.((Copps, B. //Dr. Brenda Copps.// Core Care Family Health Team. Retrieved September 23, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20200923171152/https://www.corecarefht.ca/dr-brenda-copps#))

It is unclear why Dr. Dopps was chosen as President, as she has a history of mixed reviews from patients from well before (and after) 2020.((Rate MDs. //Dr. Brenda Copps.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/71032/Dr-Brenda-Copps-Hamilton-ON.html/))

Interestingly, [[Google]] displays contradictory information as the search results place her 2.5 star rating from Rate MDs right overtop three five-star ratings.((Google. //dr brrenda copps - Google Search.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20211130192755/https://www.google.com/search?q=dr+brrenda+copps&oq=dr+brrenda+copps)) Copps is currently listed as actively practicing at Core Family Health Team under [[Hamilton Family Health Team]].((Hamilton Family Health Team. //Doctors.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.hamiltonfht.ca/en/who-we-are/Doctors.aspx)) ((Copps, B. [@brendacopps]. (Joined January 2014). //Family doctor within @HamiltonFHT & past@cpso_on President. Proud #HamOnt resident. Fan of @TheAGH, @RBGCanada. [Profile].// Twitter. https://twitter.com/brendacopps))

Copps’ practice at Core Care Family Health Team doctors "STRONGLY recommend" their patients receive a COVID-19 injection, and direct people with questions to a page called "VaxFacts" run by the [[Scarborough Health Network]] (SHN).((//Core Care Family Health Team.// Retrieved January 12, 2022, from https://archive.ph/h7Q6Y)) ((Scarborough Health Network. //VaxFacts.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://archive.ph/io4lG))

===== Family =====

She is the daughter of Geraldine and Vic Copps, part of the influential Copps family dynasty.(())

===== Education =====

Copps graduated from McMaster University in 1981.((//Copps, Brenda Elizabeth - Doctor Details.// College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Retrieved February 12, 2022, from https://archive.ph/IlIUY))

===== Affiliations =====

Copps formerly served on the Board of Directors of the [[Art Gallery of Hamilton]], which was awarded at least $59,500.00 in [[COVID-19]] relief funds from the [[Hamilton Community Foundation]].((Art Gallery of Hamilton. (2014, June 2). //Art Gallery of Hamilton 2013 Annual Report.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/AGH-2013-Annual-Report.pdf)) ((Hamilton Community Foundation. (2021, October 29). //Pandemic Response Fund Grantees.// Retrieved December 3, 2021, from https://hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/pandemic-response-fund/c19grantees/)) ((Hamilton Community Foundation. (2021). //Hamilton Community Foundation Annual Report 2021.// Retrieved December 3, 2021, from https://hamiltoncommunityfoundation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HCF-Annual-Report-2021.pdf)) She is also employed as Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) in Family Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at [[McMaster University]].((McMaster University. //Brenda Copps - McMaster Experts.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/bcopps)) She remained with the CPSO in 2021 as an “Elected Professional Member” for “Electoral District 4”.((College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. //CPSO - Meet the Council.// Retrieved November 30, 2021, from https://www.cpso.on.ca/About/Council/Meet-the-College-Council))

===== Hamilton Health Sciences =====

Copps operates under the corporate entity “Dr. Brenda Copps Medicine Professional Corporation”, certified on July 28, 2006. Her registered business addresses and places of work include [[McMaster Children’s Hospital]],((//McMaster Children’s Hospital.// Hamilton Health Sciences. Retrieved February 12, 2022, from https://archive.ph/4dQGr)) [[Juravinski Hospital]],((//Juravinski Hospital.// Hamilton Health Sciences. Retrieved January 14, 2022, from https://archive.ph/44cZM)) [[St. Joseph's Healthcare|St. Joseph’s Healthcare’s Charlton Campus]],((//Maps and Directions.// St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Retrieved February 12, 2022, from https://archive.ph/c4WXy )) and [[Hamilton General Hospital]].((//Hamilton General Hospital.// Hamilton Health Sciences. Retrieved February 13, 2022, from https://archive.ph/3XXsz))

===== External links =====

  * [[https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/brenda-copps/|White Rose Wiki]]