Monday, December 17, 2007

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December 11, 2007
Ray J. Racette to President and Chief Executive Officer, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives

December 4, 2007
Will Falk to Managing Director, Canada - Health & Life Sciences at Accenture
Gavin Brown to Director, Health Care System Division, Health Policy Branch, Health Canada
J.S. Darville to Chair of the Board, Sherbourne Health Centre
Andrew Clarke to Director Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Donald McInnes to Director Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
George Przybylowski to Director Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Randy Magnussen to Director Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Ambrose Hearn to Chair of the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Canada Foundation.
Dr. Neil Malcolm to Intensivist, the Niagara Health System (NHS).
Leslie Motz to Program Director, Surgical Program, Humber River Hospital.
Dr. Shaun Visser, Medical Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, also appointed to Emergency Department Lead for the North West LHIN.
David Waung to executive director/CEO Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management
Dr. Patrick J. White to elected president, The Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA)
Dr. Bruce McManus to inaugural director of the Providence Heart and Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital (BC)
Mildred G. Jarvis to President and Chief Executive Officer of The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre
Karen L. Ormerod to Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Global Ethics (Canada)
Physicians who have recently joined Rouge Valley Health System (ON): Dr. Hubert Wong, Paediatric Nephrologist; Dr. Ram Vijayaraghavan, Cardiologist; Dr. Karim Aref, Paediatrics; Dr. Dina el-Sahrigy, Pathology; Dr. Ali el Firjani, Paediatrics; Dr. Jason Smith, Orthopaedics; Dr. Hedieh Hooshangi, Anaesthesia; Dr. Sandra Bing-Wo, Family Practice; Dr. Gerry Cooper, Anaesthesia; Dr. Peter Chait, Radiology; Dr. Andres Gordillo, Obstetrics/Gynaecology; Dr. Paul Meinert, Paediatrics; Dr. Anita Mo, Obstetrics/Gynaecology; Dr. Yhuda Nofech-Mozes, R Paediatrics; Dr. Vijay Sharma, Anaesthesia; Dr. Sriharan Sinnadurai, Family Practice; Dr. King-Fun Siu, Family Practice.

November 27, 2007
Jennifer Zelmer to Chief Executive Officer of the Management Board of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) effective February 1st 2008.
Dr. Eric Letovsky to Lead, LHIN Emergency Department (ED), The Mississauga Halton (ON) LHIN.
Mary Beth Montcalm, President and CEO, Providence Healthcare, (ON) to retire effective July 2008.
Dr. Charlene Robertson to Clinical Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation Outcomes, Evaluation and Research, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
And . . . the following Research Affiliates support the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Alberta – a five year commitment.
Dr. Patricia Wielandt to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Yolanta Pauk-Wydz to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Albert Cook to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Shawn Fraser to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Christian Beaulieu to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Gwendolyn Rempel to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Chris Westbury to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Edgar Vieira to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Katharina Kovacs Burns to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Samer Adeeb to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Tanya Berry to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Cary Brown to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Carol Boliek to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Andrea Van Damme to Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

November 20, 2007

Canadian Partnership against Cancer | Advisory Council on Cancer Control appoints: Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, Chair, Heather Bryant, Vice-Chair, and Jessica Hill, Partnership CEO. And appoints members: Harley Ast; Carrie Bourassa; Dr. Mark Elwood; Dr. Eva Grunfeld; Barbara Kaminsky; Dr. Jean Latreille; Ms. Elisa Levi; Ms. Ellen Murphy; Dr. Mike Richards; Dr. Paul Rogers; Dr. Jack Siemiatycki; Jack Shapiro; Dr. Sylvie Stachenko; and Dr. Isaac Sobol.

Canadian Partnership against Cancer appoints Action Group chairs: Dr. Alan Katz, Primary Prevention Action Group; Dr. Verna Mai, Screening Action Group; Dr. Brent Schacter, Standards Action Group; Dr. George Browman, Cancer Guidelines Group; Dr. Margaret Fitch, Rebalance Focus Action Group; Dr. Andrew Padmos, Human Resources Action Group, Bob Allen, Surveillance Action Group, Dr. Philip Branton, Research Action Group.

André Marcheterre; Eric M. Meslin; K. Kellie Leitch; Robert N. Klein; Siobhan Coady; and William Gelbart to Directors of Genome Canada

Charles Beall to Chair of the Board and Dee Patterson; Dr. Elizabeth LaMere; Jeff O'Neill Peter Riggin; Sara Gelgor and Wade Oosterman to Governors of North York General Hospital Foundation

Ronnie Miller to Chairman, Board of Directors Rx&D
Dana Lafarga to Vice-President, Professional Services SAS Canada
Neil Closner to Vice President of Business Development, Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto)
Don Keats to Deputy Minister, Health and Community Services, Newfoundland and Labrador

November 13, 2007

James Stonehouse to Managing Partner, Ray & Berndtson, Toronto
Hedard Albert
to Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport in New Brunswick
Mark Rochon to Chair, Board of Directors Ontario Hospital Association
Tom Closson to President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Hospital Association, effective January 14, 2008
Michel Perron re-appointed to Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
Karen L. Ormerod to Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Global Ethics (Canada)
David Rivard to Executive Director, Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Laurie Brager to Director of Sustainability, Compass Group Canada
Nancy Macken to Bridgepoint Health as Vice President Finance and Chief Administrative Officer
David Musyj to Windsor Regional Hospital as Chief Executive Officer
Tom Poldre to Bridgepoint Health as Chief of Corporate Communications and Community Relations
Stephen Shapiro to St. Paul's Hospital Foundation as President and Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Clive Ward-Able to Amgen Canada Inc. as Executive Director, Scientific Affairs

November 6, 2007

Dr. Michael Leonard to Chief of Staff at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Cassandra Williams to Corporate Performance Improvement Specialist at North York General Hospital
David Craig to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
Myrna Francis to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
Anton Hart to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
Neil Stuart to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
David Rivard to Executive Director, Children's Aid Society of Toronto
Jack Darville to Chair of the Board of Directors, Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto
Dr. Tjark Reblin to Vice President, Medical, GlaxoSmithKline
Scott Jarrett to Vice President, Patient Services, Humber River Regional Hospital

October 30, 2007

The Honourable George Smitherman to Minister of Health and Long-Term Care for Ontario (a re-appointment)
Nancy Macken to Vice President Finance and Chief Administrative Officer, Bridgepoint Health
Tom Poldre to Chief of Corporate Communications and Community Relations, Bridgepoint Health
Dr. David Ng to Emergency Department Lead (ED Lead) for the Erie St. Clair (ON) Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
Dr. Lisa G. Shepherd to LHIN ED Lead for the South West (ON) Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
Glenn Alexander to Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Champlain (ON) Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).
David Musyj to Chief Executive Officer of Windsor (ON) Regional Hospital
Dr. Tjark Reblin to Vice-President, Medical and Chief Medical Officer, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Herman van Barnevel to Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
A.G. (Al) Jameson to Chair, National Board of Directors, CNIB
Courtney Pratt to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Region Research Alliance

October 23, 2007
Joe Cannataro to Manager Ancillary & Commercial Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Carol Wilson to Manager Education Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Brian Lemon to retire as CEO from Lakeridge effective mid-2008.
Stephen Shapiro to President and CEO of St. Paul's Hospital Foundation.
Zaheer Abbas Molu to marketing manager, CharityVillage.com.
Sue Dafoe to account manager, CharityVillage.com.
Elio Antunes to Chief Operating Officer and vice president of partnerships, ParticipACTION
George Smitherman re-elected to member of provincial parliament (ON) for Toronto Central
Jeff Patt to Executive Vice-President, Business Excellence, Compass Group Canada
Gerard Kennedy
to Distinguished Visiting Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University
Dr. Clive Ward-Able to Executive Director of Scientific Affairs, Amgen Canada Inc.
Robert Rabinovitch, PhD to Board Chair McGill University
Dr. William Tucker to The Canadian Medical Protective Association as President

October 16, 2007
Alan Bernstein to Inaugural Executive Director, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
John Frank to Director, Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research
Benoît Long to Vice President and Chief Information and Marketing Officer, Trillium Health Centre
Kori Kingsbury to Chief Executive Officer, The Cardiac Care Network of Ontario
Karen Sullivan to Executive Director, the Ontario Long-Term Care Association
Thomas (Tim) Armstrong re-appointed to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Shannon MacDonald to Deloitte's National Healthcare Leader

October 09, 2007
Deborah Hammons to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central East Local Health Integration Network (ON).
Judith Tompkins to Chief, Nursing Practice and Professional Services and Executive Vice President of Programs, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ON)
Dr. Peter Dent to the St. Peter’s Health System Board of Directors
Gary Reynolds to the St. Peter’s Health System Board of Directors
Elio Antunes to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of partnerships ParticipACTION

October 02, 2007
Kori Kingsbury
to Chief Executive Officer of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario
Dr. Louise McNaughton-Filion to Emergency Department (ED) Lead for the Champlain Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) region.
Christopher Loomis to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council for a three-year term.
Dan Levitt to Manager, Major Gifts/Planned Giving, Tapestry Foundation for Health Care
Dr. Nancy Martin to Director, Information Management & Deputy C.I.O, Bridgepoint Health
Tony Khouri to Director, Redevelopment, Bridgepoint Health
Susan Himel to Strategy Lead, LiveWell!, Bridgepoint Health
Jane Merkley to Chief of Professional Affairs and Chief Nurse Executive, Bridgepoint Health
Randy Ausenhus to Director, Information Services & Chief Technology Officer, Bridgepoint Health
Dr. Pierre Chartrand to act as President of CIHR in the interim
Dr. Nancy Edwards, Vice-Chair of CIHR's Governing Council, to assume the duties and functions of the Chairperson of Governing Council
George Weber to Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group.

September 25, 2007
Irene Ryll
to the Board of Directors for Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
[following announcements are better late than never.]
Paul Lee to Manager, Short Term Response August 22, 2007, MOHLTC [ON]
Olive Collaco to Manager, Information Management Policy Development and Maintenance, MOHLTC [ON]
Sue Turcotte to Manager, Data Quality and Standards, MOHLTC [ON]
Alison Blair to Director, Information Management Strategy and Policy, MOHLTC [ON]
Sten Ardal to Director, Health Analytics Branch, MOHLTC [ON]
Christina Hoy to Director, Health Data, MOHLTC [ON]
Alison Paprica to Manager of Planning, Health System Planning and Research Branch, MOHLTC [ON]
Tony Amalfa to Manager, Environmental Health Programs, Environmental Health Branch, MOHLTC [ON]

September 18, 2007
Dr. Jason Smith to orthopaedic surgeon, Rouge Valley Health System, Pickering (ON).
D. Scott Campbell to Chair, Board of Directors, Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga [ON]
Dr. Patricia Daly to Chief Medical Health Officer Vancouver Coastal Healthcare
“Jack” the Robot to Vancouver General Hospital
Tim Beasley to Principal, Courtyard Group
Linda Dentay to Principal, Courtyard Group
Ian Fish to Principal, Courtyard Group
Dr. Gabriela Prada to Associate Director, Health Science and Technology, The Conference Board of Canada
Chuck Shields to Chief Executive Officer/Chef de la direction, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists/Association canadienne des technologues en radiation médicale
Pat Mandy to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
John Callaghan to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
The Honourable Hugh Segal to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Gabriel Sékaly to Board of Directors, The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

September 11, 2007
Jessica Hill
to first Chief Executive Officer Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
Rik Ganderton to President and Chief Executive Officer Rouge Valley Health System.
Dr. Andrew Padmos to CEO at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Ray LeBlanc to Vice President of Research & Academic Affairs, Capital Health, Halifax (NS)
Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos to Director of Research, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill, and Associate Executive Director for Research at the MUHC
Honourable James K. Bartleman, Ontario’s most recent Lieutenant Governor, to member of the Board of Trustees at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ON)
Dr. Morris Barer to Acting Director, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Former Director Dr. Charlyn Black to continue on with the Centre in research capacity.
Dr. Bonita Porter to Chief Coroner for Ontario.
Glenn Thompson to Interim President, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Dr. John Service to Executive Director, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Phil Upshall to Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Dr. Howard Chodos to Director of the office of the Chair, Mental Health Commission of Canada
Mental Health Commission of Canada head office to Calgary Alberta
Dr. Mark Tremblay to lead CHEO’s Childhood Obesity Research team. Ottawa (ON)
Kenneth Deane to facilitator at Bluewater Health in Sarnia, to implement recommendations prepared for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (ON)

September 4, 2007
Bonnie Hidlebaugh
to national communication and development coordinator, Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Canada
Neha Kotak to Courtyard as Manager of Talent Development

August 28, 2007
Tony di Cosmo
to Executive Director, St. John's Rehab Foundation. Toronto ON
Wanda Wilson, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, to president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.aana.com.
Jackie Rowles to president-elect of American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Rob Basque to Vice President of IT Operations, Smart Systems for Health Agency [ON]
Mike Rigo to Vice President, Solution Delivery and Management, Smart Systems for Health Agency [ON]
Dr. Jon Wilson to Head of Oncology and Medical Director of Chemotherapy and Oncology Clinical Trials at Humber River Regional Hospital. Toronto ON.

August 21, 2007
Sue Denomy
to acting president and CEO of Bluewater Health in Sarnia [ON]
Dr. Martin Lees
to Interim Chief of Staff at Bluewater Health in Sarnia [ON]
Shannon MacDonald
to National HealthCare Leader, Deloitte
Chad Hanna
to President and CEO of the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation (ON) – a correction
Ruth MacKenzie
to President, Volunteer Canada
Dr. Taylor Alexander
to Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Mental Health Association
Kris Bailey
to Executive Director, CritiCall Ontario
Tim Gerke
to Interim Chief Executive Officer, Deep River and District Hospital
Brad McKay
to Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Food Services
Michael Power
to Vice President Privacy and Security, Smart Systems for Health Agency (ON)
Dr. Brendan Carr
to interim Vice-President, Medicine, at Capital Health, Halifax (NS)
Dr. Judy Kazimirski
to retire from Capital Health (Vice-President, Medicine), Halifax (NS) on Aug. 31.07
Sharon Watts
to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)

August 14, 2007
Dr. Donald W. M. Juzwishin
to Chief Executive Officer, the Health Council of Canada.
Dr. Melanie Crozier to Bluewater (ON) Health’s – Mitton Site Emergency Department
Bill Scott to the Board of Directors, The Huron Perth (ON) Healthcare Alliance
Chad Hanna to President and CEO of the Rouge Valley Health System Foundation (ON)
Dr. Charles Radzinski to Head of Urology, Humber River (ON) Regional Hospital
Dr. Cy Frank appointed Executive Director of Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute
Dr. David Henry to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
John Ferguson appointed to Board of Directors at South East Local Health Integration Network

August 07, 2007
Dr. Salim Yusuf
to Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer, Hamilton (ON) Health Sciences Centre. He will continue as Director of the Population Health Research Institute.
Paul Faguy to Executive Vice President of Clinical Support and Hospital Services, Hamilton (ON) Health Sciences Centre. This includes the porfolios of Human Resources and Laboratories and Volunteers Services.
Kathy Watts to Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Hamilton (ON) Health Sciences.
Mark Farrow to Assistant Vice President, ICT, Hamilton (ON) Health Sciences
Dr. Robert Halpenny to Senior Medical Director, Interior Health BC
Dr. Andrew Larder to Senior Medical Health Officer, Interior Health BC

July 31, 2007
Luis H. Navas
to National Practice Leader, Executive Compensation, Hay Group
Dr. Jack Barkin to Chief of Staff,Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto ON
Allan Kean to Chair, Timmins (ON) and District Hospital Board of Directors.
Julie Gilbert
to Manager, Policy Research & Analysis, Cancer Care Ontario

July 24, 2007
Brad McKay
to Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Food Services
Robert Chambers to Chair of Thunder Bay’s (ON) St. Joseph’s Care Group
Tim Gerke to interim CEO, Deep River and District Hospital (ON)
Dr. Salim Yusuf to Hamilton (ON) Health Sciences as Vice President of Research

July 17, 2007
Michael Power
to Vice President, Privacy and Security, Smart Systems for Health Agency, Ontario
Karen Dempsey to president of the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC)
Dr. Gary Lopaschuk, Scientific Director of the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, to Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr. Philip Halloran, Capital Health, Edmonton and the University of Alberta to Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Ken Powell to Chair, Board of Directors, Peterborough (ON) Regional Health Centre
Murad Jiwani to the Board of Directors, Toronto East General Hospital
Kris Bailey to Executive Director, CritiCall Ontario
Dr. Taylor Alexander to Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Mental Health Association

July 10, 2007
Dr. Ben Chan
to CEO of the Ontario Health Quality Council (OHQC).
Bonnie Brossart to interim Chief Executive Officer, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council's
Joan Lesmond to Executive Director of Community Engagement, Saint Elizabeth Health Care (SEHC)
Rahul K. Bhardwaj to president and CEO, Toronto Community Foundation.
Michelle A. Willette to partner, Cox & Palmer, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador office.
Anna M. Cook to partner, Cox & Palmer, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador office
Heather Linkletter to Vice President, Sales and Marketing EMIS Inc.

July 03, 2007
Dr. Alan Bernstein
to resign as President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, effective October 31, 2007. Dr. Bernstein became the inaugural President of CIHR in June 2000
Dr. Barry McLellan to President and CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Toronto ON
Dieter Pagani to Business Director of Enterprise Solutions at Agfa HealthCare
Kurtina Hammerlein, at Sydenham District Hospital, The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, ON
Shirley Mihalco to Chair St.Joseph’s Hospital, The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, ON
Jennifer Wilson to Chair Public General Hospital, The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, ON
Debra Harris to Vice President – Clinical Services, Wellington Health Care Alliance, ON
Dr. Mark Tremblay to the Childhood Obesity Research team at CHEO (Ottawa)
Kevin Glasgow to National Executive Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada
Mo Elbestawi to Vice-President, Research and International Affairs, McMaster University
Chris Deja to Managing Director, Central and Atlantic Region, Knightsbridge
Colleen McKinnell to Vice-President, Human Resources, Knightsbridge
Jean-Charles Lima to Managing Director, Eastern Region, Knightsbridge
Karen Wright to Principal and National Practice Lead, Executive Coaching, Knightsbridge
Ralph Shedletsky to Chief Operating Officer, Knightsbridge
Jeffrey M. Hauswirth to Director, Spencer Stuart

June 26, 2007
Mary Ellen Jeans
to President and CEO of Associated Medical Services
Ann McGuire to Chair of the GTA/905 Healthcare Alliance. ON
David Leslie to Chair of the Board of Directors for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Mark Rochon appointed supervisor at Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Alliston ON in addition to
Carolyn Baker, President and CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Toronto, ON announced the following:
Dale McGregor to Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Andrew Brearton to Corporate Director and Chief of e-Health, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Kathy Millar to Corporate Director, Patient Safety and Chief of Enterprise Risk Management, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Wendy Steele to Interim Chief, Human Resources and Organizational Development, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Mark Vimr to Executive Vice President, Clinical and Professional Programs and Services and Chief of Interprofessional Practice St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON

June 19, 2007
Peter C. McCarthy
to Chairman of the Board of Directors, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.
Margaret Mottershead
to CEO of the Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres.
Geoff Watson
to Chair of the Credit Valley Hospital Board, Mississauga, ON
Dr. Paul G. Ferner
to Chief of Staff at Middlesex Hospital Alliance Strathroy, ON
Mark Rochon,
President and CEO of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, to supervisor at Stevenson Memorial
Hospital in Alliston ON
Hilary Short to retire from the Ontario Hospital Association
William (Bill) MacLeod
to CEO, Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)

June 12, 2007
Gail Donner
to Chair of the Board of Directors, The Change Foundation.
Scott Dudgeon to Vice-Chair, The Change Foundation.
John Hudson to Treasurer. The Change Foundation.
Glenda Yeates to new board member, The Change Foundation.
Sheila Jarvis to new board member, The Change Foundation.
Renato Discenza to new board member, The Change Foundation.
John K. Iglehart to Editor Emeritus, Health Affairs
James C. Robinson to Editor-In-Chief, Health Affairs

June 5, 2007
Dr. Gordon Rubenfeld
to Program Chief in Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Wendy Levinson to Physician-in-Chief, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Lori Diduch to Vice President of Human Resources, William Osler Health Centre
Sharon Dunn to Director Human Resources, Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Paul Kuras to President for 2007 – 2008, the Canadian Pharmacists Association
Don A. Pether to Chair of the Board of Directors, Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Pearl F. Veenema to President and CEO Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Dale Kenney to President and Chief Executive Officer of Providence Care, Kingston, ON

May 29, 2007
Dr. Eleanor Fish
to Canada Research Chair in Women's Health and Immunobiology.
Penelope (Penny) Marrett
to President and CEO, The Canadian Health Food Association
Dr. George Iwama
to Dean of the Faculty of Science Carleton University
Dr. William E. Reichman to President and Chief Executive Officer Baycrest (Toronto)
Dr. Endel Tulving, scientist with Baycrest’s Research Centre for Aging and the Brain, inducted into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Carol Teichrob, Vice Chair, Saskatoon Regional Health Authority to “Woman of Influence” in Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Business Magazine selection)
Maura Davies, President and CEO, Saskatoon Health Region to “Woman of Influence” in Saskatchewan. (Saskatchewan Business Magazine selection)

May 22, 2007
Jennifer Kohm
to Communications Director, Child and Family Research Institute
Rick Warner to Manager, new NSERC regional office. Based in Vancouver
Pam Giberson to Research Development & Promotion Officer, new NSERC regional office. Based in Vancouver
Megan Griffith to Administrative Officer, new NSERC regional office. Based in Vancouver

May 15, 2007

To the Board of the National PartnershipAgainstCancer.ca
Mr. Chris Clark
, Chief Executive Officer and Canadian Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Peter Crossgrove, Chair of the Canadian Association of Provincial Cancer Agencies and past chairman of Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe, primary care physician and full-time faculty member teaching Aboriginal health research at the University of Calgary.
Dr. Louis Dionne, oncologist surgeon and pioneer in the area of palliative care.
René Gallant, past national president of the Canadian Cancer Society and a member of the National Board of directors
Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia since 1999.
Jeff Lozon, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Joy Maddigan, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Health and Community Services for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Paddy Meade, Deputy Minister of Alberta Health and Wellness
Gary Semenchuck, QC, Past Chair of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency's Board of Directors.
Terry Sullivan, President and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, Vice Chair, President of the BC Cancer Agency since 2000.
Laura M. Talbot, president and senior partner Talbot-Allan Consulting.
Sally Thorne, Professor and Director of the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia.
Elizabeth (Liz) Whamond, woman living with a diagnosis of breast cancer since 1993 and co-founder of Breast Cancer Survivors Fredericton
Dr. Barbara Whylie, President and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Arlene Wilgosh , Deputy Minister of Health and Healthy Living for the Province of Manitoba

May 08, 2007
Gabrielle Bochynek
to Chief Human Resources Officer, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto
Shehnaz Alidina to Harvard University and Global Health Fellow, World Health Organization
Kate Jackson to Lesotho Project Leader for OHAfrica.
Dr. Jack Barkin to Chief of Staff to Humber River Regional Hospital Chief of Staff, Toronto
John A. Borody to “Office of the President”” at the Canadian College of Health Service Executives – to recruit a new Chief Executive
Debbie Logel Butler to Vice-President of Development, St. Peter’s, Hamilton

May 1, 2007
Marilyn Emery
to President and Chief Executive Officer, the New Women’s College Hospital, Toronto
Joanne Cole to President and Ceo, the New Women's College Hospital Foundation, Toronto
Michael Rolland to President of Borealis Infrastructure (think PPP)

April 24, 2007
Jane Adams
to CEO of the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation
Anne Robertson to Director, Professional Practice, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Dave Davis to Vice-President for Continuing Health Care Education and Improvement at the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington DC.
his position as CEO at Toronto Rehab (We get letters – and this is to clarify.)

April 17, 2007
Debbie Logel Butler
to the Vice President of Development, St. Peter’s Health System in Hamilton
Clare Sullivan to member of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Dr. David Poulin to Vice President, Medical Affairs, Saskatoon Health Region
Jackie Mann, RN, to Vice President, Acute Care, Saskatoon Health Region

April 10, 2007
Dr. Udo Schuklenk
to Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, at Queen's – the first of eight new Ontario Research Chairs in Public Policy – part of a $25-million provincial government initiative to address key policy issues.
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn to Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Dr. Kevin Smith [President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton] appointed to report on governance and management at Bluewater Health, Ontario.
Malcolm Maxwell to President and CEO of Grand River Hospital, in Kitchener, ON
Paul Levesque to Pfizer Canada Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer
Keith Anderson (interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia.) to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council for a three-year term.
Barry Marfleet to national COO and President of ITAC for the Province of Ontario
Dr. David Hill to Lawson Health Research Institute as Scientific Director for the Institute and Vice President of Research
Claudine Hodge to Executive Search Consultant, Trillium Talent Resource Group

April 03, 2007
Lorraine Manners
to Consultant, Ray & Berndtson Health Care Practice.
Martin Chalifoux to Managing Director, Montreal, Accenture
Dr. David Walker, Dean of Health Sciences at Queen’s University to Board of Directors of The Change Foundation
Kevin Smith, President & CEO at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, to Board of Directors of The Change Foundation

March 27, 2007
Glen Kearns
to Integrated Vice President St. Joseph’s Health Care, London Health Sciences
Dr. Robert M. Sutherland to Vice-President, Commercialization, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Paul Lévesque to President and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer Canada Inc.
Heather Nicol to Chief Financial Officer, MaRS
Wendy McDowall to Vice-President, Community Investment MaRS
Susan Horvath to President ,Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation (Toronto)
Darlene L. Lavender to Chair, The Leading for Wellness Foundation
Sterling M. Eddy to President, CEO and Director, The Leading for Wellness Foundation
Dr. Benoit Mulsant to Physician-in-Chief, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto
Susan Bastable to Pharmacy Manager, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario
Jean Augustine, (former MP and federal Cabinet Minister) nominated to be the first Fairness Commissioner, a post created by the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006.
Minister Philippe Couillard (Quebec’s Health & Social Services, Quebec) resisted the ADQ surge in the Quebec City region to win the riding of Jean-Talon.

March 20, 2007

Marty Gurbin to Director, Business Development and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre + strategic initiatives with the Ontario Telemedicine Network.
Michael Decter to Chair of Wait Time Data Certification Council for Ontario. Also mandated to create a patient-friendly wait time website.
Regional offices in Ontario to LHINS. Click here.

March 13, 2007
Gloria Fairley
to Quality of Care Coordinator for the Lloydminster area, Prairie North Health Region
Cornelia Wieman to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council
Dr. Khristinn Kellie Leitch to Advisor to Health Minister Tony Clement for issues on Healthy Children and Youth
Chris Jordan, Marianne Harris and Wendy Posluns to Directors of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
Michael Nobrega, head of Borealis Infrastructure, to CEO, The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System pension fund OMERS
Richard Ling
to chair of Cancer Care Ontario

March 06, 2007
To partners at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
: Adriana De Marco, Alan Sless, Barbara Walker-Renshaw, Carl Souquet, David Crerar, Jennifer Fantini, Kathleen Keilty, Kathleen Lemieux, Kathryn Fuller, Kendall Andersen, Kristin Taylor, Lloyd McLellan, Sean Muggah, Steven McKoen, Tanya Goldberg, Vince DeRose

To the Order of Canada: Antoine M. Hakim, O.C.; M. Daria Haust, O.C., Clifford Garfield Mahood, O.C., Francis A. Plummer, O.C., Dorothy M. Pringle, O.C., E. Douglas Wigle, O.C.,Austin A. Mardon, C.M., Timothy M. Murray, C.M., David S. Precious, C.M., Robert O. Stephens, C.M. ,A. Jonathan Stoessl, C.M.
Dr. Pringle is editor in chief of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership.

Maureen Adamson, to Chief Administrative Officer of Women's College Hospital
Derek Graham to Chief Executive Officer, Manitoulin Health Centre
Dr. Bruce Pollock, Senior Scientist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), to President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.
Dave Hughes to Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia
Guillermo Moreno to Partner, Courtyard Group, responsible for building the US practice.
Colin Konschak to Principal Courtyard Group in the US practice.
Joseph Wagner to Principal, Courtyard Group in the New York office of the US practice.

February 27, 2007
Linda Murphy
to Special Advisor, Global Health Research Initiative, International Development Research Centre [www.idrc.ca]
Christopher A. Chen to Senior Consultant, Executive Compensation, Hay Group
Dr. David Henry as President and CEO, ICES
Marion McChesney to Regional Laboratory Director, Hôtel-Dieu Grace, Hospital, Windsor Regional Hospital and Leamington District Memorial
Hospital.
MOHLTC appointments for Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs)
Sandy Nuttall to Director of the new Emerging Innovation Investment Strategy Branch in the Health System Investment and Funding Division
Susan Paetkau to Director of the new Health Program Policy and Standards Branch in the Health System Strategy Division.
Michael Parzei to Director of the Corporate Fiscal and Business Planning Branch in the Corporate and Direct Services Division
Richard Prialhas to Director of Strategic Alignment Branch in the Health System Strategy Divison.

February 20, 2007
Dr. Duncan Stewart
to CEO and Scientific Director of the OHRI and Vice-President of Research at The Ottawa Hospital.
Dr. Gerald Johnson to the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson to the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Pierre Tibeault to the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Diane Provencher to the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Yves Brun to the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Alistair Glass to Ontario Genomics Institute Board of Directors
Jay Lefton to Ontario Genomics Institute Board of Directors
Dr. Tim McTiernan to Ontario Genomics Institute Board of Directors
Linda Murphy to Special Advisor, Global Health Research Initiative, International Development Research Centre [www.idrc.ca]
William Albino to CEO, Smart Systems for Health (Ontario). More info

February 13, 2006
Yves Savoie
to President and Chief Executive The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Ralph Klein to Senior Business Advisor, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Éric Gaudet to Principal McKinsey & Company
Greg Kudar to Principal McKinsey & Company
Stephen W. Bowman to Managing Partner, Bennett Jones LLP
Paula Keays to Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, McKesson Canada
Sheila Hamilton to Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC)
Lisa Ruston to Corporate Director, Surgical Services & Quality Lead, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC)
Carrie Hayward to Director of the new Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Liaison Branch in the Health System Accountability and Performance, Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
Pier Falotico to Director of the new Financial Management Branch in the Corporate and Direct Services Division, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario.
Mark Jones to President and Chief Executive Officer, AstraZeneca Canada Inc.

February 06, 2007
Dr. Harvey Weingarten
to President and Vice-Chancellor University of Calgary
Dr. Jean Ference to Chair, Alberta Mental Health Board
Don Mazankowski
to Co-Chair The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Pamela Wallin
to Co-Chair The Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Helen Connel to Chair of the Board of Governors The University of Western Ontario
Michele Noble
Vice-chair of the Board of Governors, The University of Western Ontario
Leo Steven,
President and CEO, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is retiring
Dr. Jim Armstrong,
Chief Executive Officer, Association of Community Care Access Centres is retiring
John McKinley to Assistant Deputy Minister, Health System Information Management (HSIM) division, MOHLTC (Ontario)
Gail Paech
to lead the integration of e-Health initiatives and the next LHINS start-up phase, MOHLTC (Ontario)
Carolyn Baker
to President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
At the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Alistair M. Fraser to Director
Alexander R. Aird
to Chair, Research Foundation
Lou J. Maroun
to Chair, National Board of Directors
Yves Savoie
to Director

January 30, 2007
Wayne Fyffe
extended - President and CEO, of The Credit Valley Hospital to August 31, 2008.
Mr. Jerome Quenneville to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Wellington Health Care Alliance.
Dr. Paul Eisenbarth to Chief of Emergency at the Hanover and District Hospital.
Rik Ganderton to Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Rouge Valley Health System.
Heather Munroe-Blum O.C., PhD, FRSC to Principal and Vice-Chancellor McGill University
Roberta Chow to Principal, Ray & Berndtson
Mary Kardos Burton, ADM Acute Services Division (MOHLTC), retiring
Bill Bailey to Halton Healthcare Services as Vice President, Redevelopment

January 16, 2007
Nichola Lastella
to national executive director, Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada
Domenic Pilla to President of McKesson Canada
Darren Entwistle [President and Chief Executive Officer of TELUS] to the Board of Governors of McGill University.
Neil Parkinson, Richard Nesbitt, Stephen Graham to directors, The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Sharon Sholzberg-Gray to President and CEO of the new CHA, a merger of The Canadian Association for Community Care (CACC) and the Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA)

January 9, 2006
Michael Villeneuve
to Executive Director, The Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses
Dr. Bill Evans to President of the Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists.
Dr. Paul Hébert to Canadian Medical Association Journal as Editor-in-Chief
Pauline O'Connor to Wellesley Institute as Director of Research
Jon Schubert to designated Chairperson, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Carolyn Rebeyka to designated Vice-Chairperson, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Denis Caron, Douglas Finnie, Mark Frison, Gordon Joyce, Laura Kennedy, Dr. J. Stewart McMillan, Wayne Pearson, Moyez Somani, and Dr. Walter Streelasky to the Board Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
Longwoods to ten years of publishing in support of the healthcare sector.

January 2, 2006
Ms. Janet M. Davidson
to President and Chief Executive Officer, Trillium Health Centre, Toronto.
Brian Connolly (Port Huron Hospital in Ontario) to CEO Oakwood Healthcare Inc., Dearborn Michigan.
Year of the dog to year of the pig. Should be a year of chivalry and gallantry according to Chinese tradition.

December 26, 2006
Dr. Jeanette Ward
to chief executive officer, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Dr. James Brien to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council
Dr. Arthur Thomas Porter to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council
Wilmer Matthews to interim Chair of the Champlain LHIN, Ontario
Dr. Don Atkinson to Chief of Staff, Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia, Ontario
Dr. Dave Waldbilllig to interim co-chief of emergency at Grand River Hospital.
Dr. John Carter to interim co-chief at St. Mary’s General Hospital
Dr. Elinor Wilson to President of the new federal agency Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
Dr. John Hamm to Chairperson of the new federal agency Assisted Human Reproduction Canada.

Appointed to the inaugural Board of Directors of the Agency
Dr. Joseph Ayoub
, Hemato-oncologist, Hôpital Notre-Dame, and Professor, McGill University, Montreal
Dr. Francoise Baylis, Professor (bioethics) and Canada Research Chair, Dalhousie University
Roger Bilodeau, Lawyer, Ottawa
Dr. Albert Chudley, Medical Director of the Genetics and Metabolism Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Theresa Kennedy, Vice President, Corporate Communications, ResVerlogix, British Columbia
Dr. David Novak, Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Toronto
Dr. Suzanne Rozell Scorsone, Director of Research and Senior Communications Consultant, Archdiocese of Toronto
Barbara Slater, Policy Consultant, Ontario.

December 19, 2006
Honourable Dave Hancock
to Minister of Health and Wellness, Alberta
Dr. Edgardo Pérez to CEO and President of the Homewood Corporation and Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, Ontario
David Sands to Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Homewood Corporation.
David Dyer to Director of Nursing at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta
Grace-Edward Galabuzi to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation's Board of Trustees
Roy Romanow and Cathy Crowe to Atkinson Economic Justice Fellowships -- renewed
Kori Kingsbury to transitional executive director for PHSA Cardiac Services, British Columbia
Marilyn Robinson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) to the Board of Directors of Canadian Blood Services

December 12, 2006
Dr. Alison Allan
to Cancer Metastasis Research Scientist, London (Ontario) Health Sciences Centre's London Regional Cancer Program.
Maria Barrados, President of the Public Service Commission of Canada, to chair the Board of Directors, The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA)
Hume Martin is departing as President and CEO of The Rouge Valley Health System, Ontario.
Natale Bubela to Acting CEO, The Rouge Valley Health System
Dennis Egan is departing as President and CEO, Grand River Hospital, Ontario.
Patrick Gaskin to Acting CEO, Grand River Hospital, Ontario.
Dr. Paul C. Hébert to editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal
Stephanie Karapita to CEO for Casey House, Toronto.

December 05, 2006
Bill Bailey
to Vice President, Redevelopment, Halton Healthcare Services (ON)
Gabrielle Martin to Executive Director, Lower Mainland Brain Injury Association
Lee Rose to Communications Manager HR Council for the Voluntary/Nonprofit Sector

November 28, 2006
Jeff Lozon
, President and CEO of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto to Chairman, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, President and CEO of BC Cancer Agency to Vice-Chairman Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Kirk Fergusson to Acting Group Director, Corporate Affairs - Canada Health Infoway
Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull [Medical Director of the Inner City Health Project for the homeless in Ottawa] to President The Council of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Scott Evans to Senior Vice-President, Health Communications, Edelman Canada
Gordon F. Cheesbrough to Chair, North York General Hospital Board
Donna Hutton to Lead the CCHSA’s first satellite office in Edmonton, Alberta
Anne McGuire to Vice Chairwoman of the GTA/905 Healthcare Alliance Board

November 21, 2006
Frank Pyka
to executive director, the Foundation of The University of Western Ontario
Louis Brill to president and CEO, the Lung Association of Nova Scotia
Tony Arrell to Chair, Foundation Board, St. Michael's Hospital
Wendy Cecil to Chair, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute Advisory Board, St. Michael's Hospital
William A. Downe to Chair, Board of Directors St. Michael's Hospital
Dr. Jane Aubin to New Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Capital Health
[Halifax]welcomed eight new board members

November 14, 2006
Roger Girard
to Integrated Vice President and CIO for the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Hospitals and the Local Health Integration Network.
Bala Kathiresan to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Niagara Health System
Gérald Savoi (Montfort Hospital CEO) to Honorary Doctorate, University of Ottawa

November 07, 2006
Michael Hamilton
to Vice-President of Health Systems at Baxter. More about this appointment here.
Graham Clark
to President & CEO, Group Health Association, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Dr. Robert Sheldon
appointed for a second three-year term to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council.
Dr. Lyall Higginson from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to president of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS).
Daniel Levac to Senior Vice-President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer at SCO Health Service
Joseph and Wolf Lebovic to Canada’s largest one-time donors when they made an unprecedented $50-million gift to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Senator Michael Kirby awarded Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations’ ACAHO-Flexner Award in Health Policy
Nancy Kent to Publisher of The Medical Post
Hon. John Manley, P.C. to Director, CARE Canada

October 31, 2006
Linda Moxey
to Vice President, Customer Care with Syneron
The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) is opening a second office in Edmonton, Alberta.
Charles Love (Simon Fraser University); Roger Martin (University of Toronto); Carol Stephenson (University of Western Ontario) Awarded grants to create the skills to identify and facilitate the transfer of health innovations into useful products for the benefit of all Canadians.
The Canadian Association for Community Care (CACC) and Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) have merged their organizations
Le Dr Jacques P. Tremblay, chercheur en génétique au Centre de recherche du CHUQ, a reçu le prix Henry-Friesen décerné par la Société canadienne de recherches cliniques (SCRC) et par le Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens du Canada
Jerry Bisson to Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
James Alexander to President, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal
Nick Foster to Chief Operating Officer, BC Centre for Disease Control

October 24, 2006
Mtre. Mathieu Gagné Joins National Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin
Stuart Murray to President and CEO, St. Boniface Hospital & Research Foundation, Winnipeg.
Steve Herbert, stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer of Baycrest, Toronto (once a successor has been appointed)

October 17, 2006
Dianne Doyle
to President and Chief Executive Officer, Providence Health Care, Vancouver.
Rheta Fanizza to Senior Vice President, Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Simon Chapman to Senior Vice-President, Infrastructure Development, Carillion Canada Inc.
Donald Sanderson [President and CEO of Alexandra Hospital] to Chair of the OHA’s Small, Rural and Northern Hospitals Provincial Leadership Council
Rita Notarandrea to Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Research and Policy, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Linda L. Lawrence to president-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians

Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories (DKML) announces:
Angela Anderson to Director of Human Resources
Craig Ivany to Vice-President, Regional Services
Dr. Jennifer Rice to Medical Director
Angela Anderson to Director of Human Resources
Jason Pincock to Vice-President, Corporate Development
Maryanne Ingram to Director, Strategic Initiatives
Raymond Barnard to Chief Financial Officer

October 10, 2006
Dr. Jan Hux to Interim President and CEO of Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
Karen King to Chair, the Manitoulin Health Centre, Ontario
Allan Gregg to Advisor, Advisory council on Retirement (BMO)
Dr. Michael Baker to Advisor, Advisory council on Retirement (BMO)
Darren Nippard to Managing Director, Government for Accenture
Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer to President, the National Cancer Institute of Canada
Dr. Colin James McMillan to President, Canadian Medical Association
David Montgomery to Senior Vice President of Finance and Knowledge Transfer and Chief Financial Officer, St. Peter's Health System
Heather Nicolson-Morrison to Executive Director, Ontario Home Respiratory Services Association
Pierre Noel to President and Chief Executive Officer, Pembroke Regional Hospital
Mary Osinga to President, Ontario Paramedic Association

October 3, 2006
Dr. Andreas Laupacis
to Director of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital
Cathy Fooks to President and CEO of The Change Foundation (effective in 2007)
George Tolomiczenko to Director, Research & Analysis with the Toronto Region Research Alliance (TRRA.ca)
Sally G. Flintoft to President & CEO of the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Winnipeg
Dawne Smithson to Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the Health Sciences Centre Foundation, Winnipeg
Mona Nemer to Vice President, Research, University of Ottawa

September 26, 2006
Melanie Hilkewich, of Saskatoon, to President (re-elected) of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists.
Joanne Habib to Regional Infection Control Network Coordinator, Central East Infection Control Network
Sue Matthews to VON Canada’s national executive director and chief of practice for Ontario.
Sonia Peczeniuk to Chair of the Steering Committee, Central East Infection Control Network
Harvey Skinner to Dean, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto
Nick Cercone to Dean of the Faculty of Science & Engineering, York University, Toronto
Dr. Robert Kolodner, who led the development of the Veterans Health Administration’s e-medical records (EMRs) systems, to interim national coordinator of health information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services, USA.

September 19, 2006
Diana Arajs
to Ketchum Public Relations Canada as Health Care Practice Leader
Dawn Graham to President, Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
Chris Power to President & CEO, Capital Health, Halifax, N.S.
Dr. William Sibbald, Physician in Chief of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, died peacefully at home on September 14 2006

September 12, 2006
Michael Barron
to Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information as Chief Executive Officer
Jane deLacy
to Humber River Regional Hospital as Vice President, Patient Services
Heather Nicolson-Morrison to Ontario Home Respiratory Services as Executive Director
Dr. Denise Figlewicz, to ALS Society of Canada as director of research
Marian Walsh to Interim President and Chief Executive Officer for Women’s College Hospital. [Due to the unexpected illness of Nancy Malcolm, the hospital’s current President and CEO.] Ms. Walsh will also continue serving in her current role as President and CEO of Bridgepoint Health.
Ronald Kaczorowski to Chair of the Board of Directors, Kensington Health Centre.
Dr. Nicola Shaw to Research Chair of Health Informatics, Capital Health and the University of Alberta

September 05, 2006
Josée Goulet
to CEO, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada
Drs. Cecilia Benoit (University of Victoria), B. Brett Finlay (University of British Columbia and CIHR Governing Council member), Molly Shoichet (University of Toronto), Michael D. Tyers (University of Toronto) and Teresa Liu-Ambrose (University of British Columbia) to recipients of medals and awards from the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada for extraordinary achievement in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
Senator Yoine Goldstein to Senior Counsel McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Dr. Pierre Chartrand (Université de Montréal) to Vice-President of Research, CIHR

August 29, 2006
Michael Barron
to chief executive officer for the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information
Larry Vanier
to Vice President, Decision Support / HealthCare Processes, MEDworxx Inc.
Hon. Dr. Carolyn Bennett
honored with May Cohen Leadership Award from Federation of Medical Women of Canada

August 22, 2006
Chuck Shields
to Executive Director, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists.
Sylvia Zylla to Associate [Corporate and Personal], the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
Jane deLacy to Vice President, Patient Services,Humber River Regional Hospital, Toronto

July 25, 2006
Bonnie Adamson
to Chair of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE)
John Freeman to Board Chair of West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Brien Benoit to Chair of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Mary Catherine Lindberg to Member of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Paul Beeston to Chair of the Board of the Centre for Addiction and Mental, Toronto
Dr. Lorne Martin to Chief of Medical Staff, Halton Healthcare Services, Ontario
Sid Trevail to Chair of the Board of Directors, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Ontario
Jean Morrison to Chief Nursing Officer and Vice-President of Performance Excellence, Saskatoon Health Region. Also appointted to the board of directors of Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Gayle Gorrill
to vice-president finance and operations, University of Victoria
Bonnie Jeffery to director of the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU).
Dr. Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos to the newly created position of Vice-President of Research and Innovation, Ryerson University

July 18, 2006
Dr. Anthony Pawson
to member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Dr. Pawson is a principal investigator at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital and has been honoured for his services to genetic sciences and cancer research by the Queen.
Mike Canzoneri to Vice President, Business Operations, Baxter US.
Scott Elliott to Chair of the Board of Directors of Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario
Richard A. Ross to Chair of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Mark Rizzo to chair of the Board of Directors St. Peter’s Health System in Hamilton, Ontario.
Terry Siriska to Director of Organizational Health Management Services (OHMS) of the Strategic Human Resources Management Division at the Ontario Hospital Association.

July 11, 2006
Dr. Rose Anne Goodine
to clinician (medical) advisory team (Atlantic Canada) Canada Health Infoway
Garry Cruickshank to clinician (pharmacy) advisory team (Atlantic Canada) Canada Health Infoway
Krisan Palmer to tele homecare strategist for Canada Health Infoway
Ron Gagnon to Acting President and CEO of Sault Area Hospital.
Linda Ann Daly to chair Board of Directors Kingston General Hospital
Natalie Bubela to Vice-President of Programs and Support Services, Rouge Valley Health System
Maureen Charlebois to Vice-President of Professional Practice and Chief Nursing Executive, Rouge Valley Health System
Dr. Eric Fongberg to Vice-President of Strategic Development and Clinical Integration, Rouge Valley Health System
Tom Atkins chair of the board, Rouge Valley Health System
The Honourable John McDermid to chair of the Board of Trustees for Headwaters Health Care Centre

July 04, 2006
Dr.Ian D. Graham
to Vice-President of Knowledge Translation at CIHR
Roger Stevens to chief recruiter at UHN (an additional responsibility)

June 27, 2006
Dr. Penny Ballem
, Deputy Minister of Health for British Columbia resigns.
[See and hear Dr. Ballem’s assessment of healthcare in British Columbia here: Advancing Health Care in B.C. PDF (804 KB) or Click To Watch Video Presentation]
Patricia Petryshen to Executive Vice President, Acute Programs, Fraser Health
Margaret Beatty to the position of Vice President, Programs and Chief of Nursing Executive West Park Healthcare Centre,
Dr. Jeanne Besner to interim Chair Health Council of Canada
Dr. Ron McTavish to Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Cheryl Englander to chair of The Credit Valley Hospital Board of Directors.
Kees Schuller, Executive Lead for the eHealth Collaboratory, a joint venture between Canada Health Infoway & University Health Network
Gilbert Sharpe to Fasken Martineau as a partner in the Health Law practice group.
Gordon MacAtee to Deputy Minister of Health, British Columbia

June 20, 2006
Board Members to Local Health Integration Networks
. See the latest and complete boards here
Nancy Malcolm, President and CEO, the New Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
Kathryn Lennox, Vice President, Community & Ambulatory Care, the New Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
Elizabeth Woodbury, Vice President, Corporate Effectiveness, the New Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
Heather Maclean, Vice President, Research & Inter-Professional Education the New Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
Naomi Rose, Vice President, Strategic Communications the New Women's College Hospital in Toronto.
Mary Beth Montcalm, President and CEO of Providence Healthcare in Toronto, to Chair of the OHA Complex Continuing Care and Rehabilitation Provincial Leadership Council

June 13, 2006
Richard Kelly
to Humber River Regional Hospital as Vice President, Human Resources
Louise Ogilvie to CIHI's Vice President of Corporate Services
Jean-Marie Berthelot to CIHI's Vice President of Programs

June 6, 2006
Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Continuing Care Centre to University Hospitals Kingston (Each organization will retain its own distinctive name.)
Dr. David Tannenbaum
to Family Physician-in-Chief of the Ray D. Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
John Soloninka
to Associate Partner, IBM, Global Business Services, Health Care Consulting Practice
Gay Fright
to Associate Partner, IBM, Global Business Services, Health Care Consulting Practice
Neil Seeman
to Senior Consultant, IBM, Global Business Services, Health Care Consulting Practice

May 30, 2006
Steven Harrison
, Director of Health Policy Ontario Medical Association going to York Community Services (CHC) as Executive Director
Bloorview MacMillan Children's Centre is now called Bloorview Kids Rehab
Dr. Patrick P.W. Luke, Surgical Director | Surgical Transplantation London Health Sciences Centre to one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40.
Dr. Brenda Banwell, Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Clinic The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto to one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Dr. Karim Nader, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, CIHR New Investigator, William Dawson Chair and Associate Professor, Psychology McGill University to one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Karen Radford, Executive Vice President and President TELUS Quebec and TELUS Partner Solutions TELUS Communications Inc. to one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Dr. Philip David Zelazo, Professor and Canada Research Chair Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychology University of Toronto to one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40

May 23, 2006
Debbie Fischer
to Assistant Deputy Minister of Transitions, MOHLTC
Ronald (Ron) D. K. Haines, FCA to Chair, Board of Directors of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, Toronto
Giles R. Meikle, FCA to Vice-Chair, Board of Directors of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, Toronto
Kathy Doerksen to President-elect, College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
Geoff Kettel (MOHLTC, Ontario) to candidate for council in Don Valley (Toronto). Details.

May 16, 2006
Dr. Norm Campbell, from the University of Calgary, to Canadian Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control
Kathy Olasker to Acting Director, Clinical Support, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, AB.
Lisa Meginbir to President of the BC Health Information Management Professionals Society www.bchimps.bc.ca
Stephen Saunders to Chief Health Architect, CGI
Dr. Thomas Ward to Clinical CEO, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland Health, Australia
Dr. David Theile AO to Clinical CEO Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Health, Australia
Dr. William Beresford to Clinical CEO Rockhampton Hospital, Queensland Health, Australia.


May 09, 2006
Mary Ferguson-Paré
to (now officially) President of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Brent McGaw to Project Director - Drugs, Labs, Innovation & Adoption, Canada Health Infoway
Dr. Larry Grossman
to Chief of Staff, York Central Hospital
Lesley Ford to Sick Kids Hospital as Director Total Employment Services
Elizabeth Krausz to St. Peter’s Health System, Hamilton as Director of Intergrated Clinical Service
Alain Boisvert to Novartis Pharmaceuticals as Vice President, Health Policy and Market Access
Carols Dourado promoted to President and General Manager at Schering-Plough Corporation
Michael Nader to Vancouver Coastal Health Authority as Regional Director, Medical Imaging & Biomedical Engineering
The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) is now the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) But it's still http://www.scarnet.org

May 02, 2006
Colleen M. Flood
to Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Health Services & Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR). Lorraine McGrath to Interior Health Authority BC. Board
Rosanna McGregor to Interior Health Authority BC. Board
Alison Narod to the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Appeal Board
Donald Code to the Prince Albert SK Parkland Regional Health Authority Board
Jatinder Bains to Director of Business and Performance Management, Bridgepoint CommunityRehab, Bridgepoint Health
Jawed Akter to East York ON Access Centre for Community Services Board of Directors
Bhupinder Sharma to Etobicoke and York ON Community Care Access Centre Board of Directors
Douglas G. Graham to Manitoulin-Sudbury Community ON Care Access Centre Board of Directors
Abdul Shakoor to Scarborough ON Community Care Access Centre Board of Directors
Mathew Alexander to Community Care Access Centre of Peel ON Board of Directors
Karen Harder to Council of The College Of Nurses of Ontario
Susan Davis to Council of The College Of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Oliver Carroll to Council of The College Of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Anton Hart to Chair of the Ontario Methadone Task Force

April 18, 2006
Dr. Mark Dermer
to Senior Medical Advisor, Infoway
Sylvain Rocque to Chief Financial Officer, Infoway
Ella Ferris to Executive Vice President, Programs and Chief Nursing Executive, St. Michael's Hospital
Marc Beaudry to Vice-President, Corporate Services & Chief Human Resources Officer, Providence Healthcare
Frank Vessio to Chief Financial Officer, Providence Healthcare

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