Barbara von Tigerstrom
Research Fellow
Barbara von Tigerstrom, B.A., LL.B., Ph.D.
Phone (306) 966 2910,
email: barbara.vontigerstrom@usask.ca
Barbara von Tigerstrom is Associate Professor in the College of Law, where she teaches in the areas of health law and ethics, public health law, administrative law, and international law. She holds a law degree from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in law from the University of Cambridge. Her current research focuses on legal issues in chronic disease prevention and the regulation of drugs and medical devices. She has acted as principal investigator on CIHR-funded projects in public health law, and as an investigator and collaborator on several Stem Cell Network-funded projects relating to ethical, legal, and social issues in stem cell research. Her recent publications include articles and book chapters on the regulation of stem cell-based products and on public health law and policy, including tobacco control, disease surveillance and control, and regulatory measures to promote healthy eating and physical activity.
Articles in Refereed Journals
N. Ries* and B. von Tigerstrom, 2010. Legal Interventions to Address Obesity: Assessing the State of the Law in Canada. U.B.C. Law Review, 43(2) (in press).
N. Ries* and B. von Tigerstrom, 2010. Roadblocks to Laws for Healthy Eating and Activity. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 182(7): 687-92.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2010. Mandatory nutrition disclosure for restaurants: Is menu labelling coming to Canada? Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues, 28: 139-70.
B. von Tigerstrom* and N. Ries, 2009. Cancer Surveillance in Canada: Analysis of Legal and Policy Frameworks and Tools for Reform. Health Law Journal, 17: 1-50.
B. von Tigerstrom* and T. Culham, 2009. Food labelling for healthier eating: is front-of-package labelling the answer? Manitoba Law Journal, 33(1): 87-130.
T. Caulfield*, A. Zarzeczny, J. McCormick, T. Bubela, C. Critchley, E. Einsiedel, J. Galipeau, S. Harmon, M. Huynh, I. Hyun, J. Illes, R. Isasi, Y. Joly, G. Laurie, G. Lomax, H. Longstaff, M. McDonald, C. Murdoch, U. Ogbogu, J. Owen-Smith, S. Pattinson, S. Premji, B. von Tigerstrom & D.E. Winickoff, 2009. The Stem Cell Research Environment: A Patchwork of Patchworks. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 5(2): 82-88, doi: 10.1007/s12015-009-9071-3.
T. Caulfield*, A. Zarzeczny, J. McCormick, T. Bubela, C. Critchley, E. Einsiedel, J. Galipeau, S. Harmon, M. Huynh, I. Hyun, J. Illes, R. Isasi, Y. Joly, G. Laurie, G. Lomax, H. Longstaff, M. McDonald, C. Murdoch, U. Ogbogu, J. Owen-Smith, S. Pattinson, S. Premji, B. von Tigerstrom & D.E. Winickoff, 2009. International Stem Cell Environments: A World of Difference. Nature Reports Stem Cells, published online 16 April 2009, doi: 10.1038/stemcells.2009.61.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2009. Product regulation and the clinical translation of stem cell research. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 5(2): 135-39, doi: 10.1007/s12015-009-9059-z.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2008. The challenges of regulating stem cell-based products. Trends in Biotechnology, 26(12): 653-58.
K. Wilson*, B. von Tigerstrom and C. McDougall, 2008. The International Health Regulations to protect against global health threats: challenges and opportunities. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 179(1): 44-48.
B. von Tigerstrom* and E. Schroh, 2007. Regulation of Stem Cell-Based Products. Health Law Journal, 15: 175-220.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2007. Globalisation, harmonisation and the regulation of therapeutic products: the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority project in global context. Canterbury Law Review, 13: 287-313.
T. Caulfield* and B. von Tigerstrom, 2006. Gene Patents, Health Care Policy and Licensing Schemes. Trends in Biotechnology, 24(6): 251-54.
B. von Tigerstrom* and K. Ellena, 2006. Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Trans-Tasman Perspective. Law in Context, 23(2): 201-228.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2005. The Revised International Health Regulations and Restraint of National Health Measures. Health Law Journal, 13: 35-76.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2005. Small Island Developing States and International Trade: Special Challenges in the Global Partnership for Development. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 6(2):402-36.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2001. Informed Consent: A Review of the Legal Requirements. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 23(10): 951-56.
B. von Tigerstrom*, M. Deschênes, B. M. Knoppers & T. Caulfield, 2000. Legal Regulation of Cancer Surveillance: Canadian and International Perspectives. Health Law Journal, 8: 1-94. Also published as:
B. von Tigerstrom, M. Deschênes, B. M. Knoppers & T. Caulfield, 2000. Use of Cancer Information for Surveillance Purposes: A Systematic Review of Legislation, Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines (Canadian Coalition on Cancer Surveillance), online: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdpc-cpcmc/cancer/publications/use_e.html.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2000. Current developments in Canadian privacy and information law: implications for telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 6(S2):83-85.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2000. Equality Rights and the Allocation of Scarce Resources in Health Care: A Comment on Cameron v. Nova Scotia. Constitutional Forum, 11(1): 30-40.
B. von Tigerstrom, 1998. Protection of Health Information Privacy: The Challenges and Possibilities of Technology. Appeal Review of Current Law and Law Reform, 4: 44-59.
B. von Tigerstrom, 1998. The Public Trust Doctrine in Canada: Potential and Problems. Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, 7: 379-401.
B. von Tigerstrom, 1998. The Role of the Ombudsman in Protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. International Ombudsman Yearbook, 2: 3-56.
Papers in Non-Refereed Journals
B. von Tigerstrom, 2004. Current Developments in New Zealand Health Law. Health Law Review, 12(2): 18-26.
B. von Tigerstrom*, P. Nugent and V. Cosco, 2000. Alberta’s Health Information Act and the Charter: A Discussion Paper. Health Law Review, 9(2): 3-21.
T.A. Caulfield*, C.M. Flood and B. von Tigerstrom, 2000. Comment: Bill 11, Health Care Protection Act. Health Law Review, 9(1): 22-27.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2000. The Health Information Act: Controversial New Legislation for Alberta. Observ@tions: Bulletin of the Telehealth Ethics Observatory, 2(1) <http://www.ircm.qc.ca/bioethique/english/telehealth/previous_issue21.html>.
B. von Tigerstrom* and V. Cosco, 1999. Health Information Systems and Legislation: Protection of Sensitive Information. Observ@tions: Bulletin of the Telehealth Ethics Observatory, 1(6) <http://www.ircm.qc.ca/bioethique/english/telehealth/previous_issue16.html>.
B. von Tigerstrom, 1999. The ‘Hidden Story’ of Bill C-54: The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and Health Information. Health Law Review, 8(2): 13-21.
B. von Tigerstrom, 1999. Privacy in the Private Sector. LawNow 24(2): 30-32.
Contributed Papers/Abstracts in Published Conference Proceedings
B. von Tigerstrom, T. Larre & J. Sauder, 2010. Tax incentives to promote physical activity: policy analysis of initiatives in Canada. Obesity Reviews, 11 (Suppl. 1): 62.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2010. Front-of-package food labels – Canadian and comparative perspectives. Obesity Reviews, 11 (Suppl. 1): 464.
Book Reviews
B. von Tigerstrom, 2008. Review of C. Blouin, Jody Heymann and Nick Drager, eds., Trade and Health, Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 372 pp, 2007. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 99(6): 511-12.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2005. Review of S. Joseph, Corporations and Transnational Human Rights Litigation, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 188 pp, 2004. New Zealand Law Journal, 2005: 16.
B. von Tigerstrom, 2004. Review of M. Darrow, Between Light and Shadow: The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and International Human Rights Law, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 368 pp, 2003. New Zealand Law Journal, 2004: 252.
