December 23, 2008

Dr. Chris Carruthers to Consultant. [has stepped down as Chief of Staff at The Ottawa Hospital and has stopped surgery.] To learn more click here.
Mounir Marhaba to Director, KFSH&RC Riyadh & Jeddah Hospitals Amalgamation Project
Margaret Beatty to Interim Vice President Research and Professional Education, Canadian Diabetes Association, Toronto
Ene Underwood to Strategy Lead, Toronto Central LHIN
Ken Tremblay to reviewer of Quinte Health Care, Ontario
Michael Green to President & CEO, Agfa HealthCare North America.
Dave Wilson to Vice President of Agfa HealthCare Canada
[Older transitions – just for the record]
Michael O'Keefe to reviewer Grey Bruce Health Services
Michael O'Keefe to reviewer Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital
John Oliver to reviewer Woodstock General Hospital

December 16, 2008
Linda Miller to Deputy Minister, Alberta Health
Jennifer Zelmer to Editor in Chief of the journal Healthcare Policy
Maureen Solecki to interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Grey Bruce Health Services, ON
Robert Biron to President and Chief Executive Officer, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, ON
Helen Brenner to Vice-President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive, Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, ON
Siu Mee Cheng to Executive Director, Toronto Central Palliative Care Network.
Don Scott to President and CEO Joseph Brant Memorial in Oakville, (ON) to retire March 31, 2009.
Hugh Graham to Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON), retired.
Dr. David Pichora to Interim Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON)
Leacy O’Callaghan to Director, Advocacy, communications and Events, the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists

December 9, 2008
Jim Saunders left his new post as COO, Corporate Services, Alberta Health Services
Bob Morton to Chair, Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Dar Shepherdson to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Donna Macfarlane to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Jane Millar to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Mary Jane Deacon to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Richard Philbin to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Janet MacDougall to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Andrew MacRae to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Ralph Befort to member Huronia (Ontario) District Hospital Board
Claire McCrank to CIO, Corporate Information Management, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Brad Hemus to Director, Information Technology, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Dan Silaghi to Director, Clinical Informatics & Applications, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Karen Munro to Manager, Project Management Office, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Rehman Sayani to Director, Health Information Management, Alberta Health Services – Chinook Health
Siu Mee Cheng to Executive Director, Toronto Central Palliative Care Network.
Don Scott to President and CEO, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington (ON), to retire March 31, 2009.
Hugh Graham to Executive Director, Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON) to retire
Dr. David Pichora to Interim Executive, Director Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston (ON)
Mary Catherine Lindberg to retire from the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario

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December 2, 2008
Bill Trafford to Senior Vice President and CIO, Alberta Health Services
Rob Martin to Lead, Security and Compliance, Alberta Health Services*
Bruce Lawson to Lead Managed Services, Alberta Health Services*
Harvey Plaine to Lead, Shared Clinical Systems, Alberta Health Services
Belinda Boleantu to Lead, Clinical Services, Alberta Health Services
Michael Long to Lead, Enterprise Systems, Alberta Health Services
Claire McCrank to Lead, Rural Services and Primary Care, Alberta Health Services*
Dan Reinboldt to Lead, Service Integration, Alberta Health Services*
Dr. Ausford to Co-Chair, CIMIO/Clinical Informatics Committee, Alberta Health Services
Dr. Patullo to Co-Chair, CIMIO/Clinical Informatics Committee, Alberta Health Services
Lorelei Fiset-Cassidy to Executive Director, Corporate Communications, Alberta Health Services
Mark Kastner to Executive Director, Media Relations, Alberta Health Services
Sheri Wright to Executive Director, Internal Communications, Alberta Health Services
Wendy Beauchesne to Executive Director, Operational Communications, Alberta Health Services
Rob Armstrong to Vice President, Total Rewards and HR Analytics, Alberta Health Services
Susan McGillivray to Vice President, Employee and Labour Relations, Alberta Health Services
Angie Harwood to Vice President, Talent Management and Organizational Development, Alberta Health Services
Terry Cleveland to Lead Payroll and HRMS, Alberta Health Services*
Mary Ellen Hoogers to Lead, Human Resource Services, Alberta Health Services*
Leacy O'Callaghan-O'Brien to Director of Advocacy, Communications and Events at the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
*interim

November 25, 2008

Jeff Lozon to President & CEO, Revera
Pat Campbell to inaugural President and CEO of ECHO, the province of Ontario’s new women’s health agency
Andreas Laupacis to Member of the Alberta Health Services Board. (For a complete list of the new board download PDF)
François Côté to President of TELUS Health Solutions
Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services Department, the US Government
Emergis becomes TELUS Health Solutions in a corporate merge.

TRANSITIONS

November 18, 2008
Barbara Drew to acting chief executive office, Canadian Medical Association
Rheney Castillo to Senior Director for Women and Infants Health and Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto ON
Dr. Jack Kitts (President & CEO, The Ottawa Hospital), to Chair, ACAHO Board of Directors
Ida Goodreau (President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority), to Member, ACAHO Board of Directors
Dr. Arthur Porter (Executive Director & CEO, McGill University Health Centre) to Member, ACAHO Board of Directors
Christine Power (President & CEO, Capital District Health Authority) to member, ACAHO Board of Directors
Theresa Fillatre to Director of the Canadian College of Health Service Executives for the Province of Nova Scotia
Brock Hovey to Co-Director of the Canadian College of Health Service for the Province of Ontario
Colin Houghton to EDS as Practice Leader for Health Care in Ontario

TRANSITIONS

November 11, 2008,

Feria Bacchus to Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Healthcare Division, Sodexo Canada
Dr. Malcolm King to Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health
Dr. Philip M. Sherman to Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
William Tholl resigned as Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Medical Association.

Robert Zed to Chair Compass Group Healthcare

TRANSITIONS | last two weeks

November 4, 2008
Leona Aglukkaq to Minister of Health, Government of Canada
Dr. Paula Rochon to Vice-President Research for Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON
Sarah Kramer to inaugural CEO of eHealth Ontario
Anne Lloyd, chief executive of the NHS in Wales, to lead a major project on tackling waiting times for hospital appointments and treatments.
Steve Banyai to President and CEO ofConsolidated Health Information Services (CHIS), and Chief Information Officer of CKHA and Windsor Regional Hospital.
Sharon Pfaff to Deputy Chief Information Officer, Cancer Care Ontario.

October 28, 2008
Bill Richard to Board Chair, Kingston General Hospital, ON
Maureen Ball to member of the board, Kingston General Hospital, ON
Timo Hytonen to member of the board, Kingston General Hospital, ON
Jan Montgomery to member of the board, Kingston General Hospital, ON
Donna Segal to member of the board, Kingston General Hospital, ON
Tom Buchanan to member of the board, Kingston General Hospital, ON
See: KGH announces new Board of Directors (PDF)
John Thompson to Chancellor, University of Western Ontario.
Elizabeth McGregor to senior research associate for Trent University, ON
Rodney Burns to Regional Chief Information Officer and e-Health Lead, North Simcoe Muskoka Hospitals/CCAC and LHIN 12, ON
Mark Given to Director of Professional Practice, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists

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October 14, 2008
David Dodge, former Deputy Minister of Health, to Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP
Lesley A. Alboini to Vice Chair, Sunnybrook Foundation
Robert Zed to 2008 Chair's Award for Distinguished Service, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Ric Rumble to President and CEO of TSO3.com
Dr. Alla Reznic [Lakehead University] to Canada Research Chair in the Physics of Molecular Imaging
Dr. Gregory Pyle [Lakehead University] to Chair in Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology

TRANSITIONS | last two weeks

October 7, 2008
Dr. William Fitzgerald to President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.


September 30, 2008
Dr. Sylvie Stachenko appointed to founding dean of the School of Public Health - University of Alberta
Dr. Alan Hudson to Chair, eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Francis LaBossiere to President & Chief Operating Officer, Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dr. Kenneth Olden to founding and acting dean of the proposed CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. New York
Dr. Michael Gardam to Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (PDF)
Dr. Natasha Crowcroft to Director of Surveillance and Epidemiology, The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (PDF)
Dr. Heather Manson to Senior Medical Advisor to the President, The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (PDF)
Anton Hart to Chair, Canadian Obesity Network
J. David Livingston to member of the board, eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Matthew Anderson to member of the board, eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Heather Sherrard to member of the board, eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Ken Deane to member of the board, eHealth Ontario (PDF)
Anthony DiCaita to Project Director, the Children’s Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (A Canadian CCI project)

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September 16, 2008
Janice (Jan) Beazley to Chair, North West LHIN Board of Directors
Robert (Bob) Gregor to Vice Chair, North West LHIN Board of Directors

September 9, 2008
Michael Barrett to acting CEO of the South West LHIN (ON)
Robert Biron to President and CEO of Northumberland Hills (ON) Hospital
Dr. John Wright to President and CEO, The Scarborough (ON) Hospital
Marian Walsh to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
Janet Davidson to Board of Directors, Ontario Hospital Association
Cheryl Craig to Interim CEO of the Five Hills Health Region, South Central Saskatchewan
Prateek Dwivedi to Vice President and CIO of Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON
Terry Dyni to Director, Community Relations, Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, Orillia (ON)
Sydney Tomchenko to Communications, the Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver (BC)
Mark Karjualoto to Communications, Grand River Hospital, Kitchener (ON)
Rennie Brown to Communications Director, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services –Coquitlam (BC)

September 2, 2008
Chris Ferguson to Interim Chief Executive Officer, Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital and Grove Nursing Home
Dr. Martin Lees to Chief of Staff, Bluewater Health
Dr. David M.C. Walker to Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Terrance Sullivan to Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Richard Massé to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Michael D. Christian to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Judith Tompkins to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Liana Nolan to the Board of Directors of the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Denise Arsenault to Vice President and CAO, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Phil Jackson to Vice President, Strategy and External Relations, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Transitions

August 26, 2008
Dr. Sarita Verma to Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Dr. Gerry Cooper to Associate Dean, Learner Affairs, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Gary Cooper, Trillium Gift of Life, to grandfather of Cameron Elliott Hart Cooper
Dr. William McCready to Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Kaaren Neufeld to President of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)


August 19, 2008
Michael Sabia to chair for the new Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Implementation Advisory Board
Dr. Ruth Collins-Nakai to receive the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) 2008 Medal of Service
Fraser Bell to Vice President Planning, Quality and Information Management, Northern Health, BC
Pamela Eisener-Parsche to Chief of Medical Staff, SCO Health Service, Ottawa ON
Beverley Lepine to Chair, SCO Health Service, Ottawa ON
Ted Freedman appointed to the Board of Bridgepoint Health, Toronto, ON

Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation to merge with Canadian Blood Services, with mandate of blood services + organ and tissue donation and transplantation. Funded by a combined investment of $35 million over the next five years by the federal, provincial and territorial ministries of health.


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August 12, 2008

Dr. George Pasut to Vice-President, Prevention and Screening Cancer Care Ontario
Pamela Fuselli to The Hospital for Sick Children as Executive Director, SafeKids Canada
Sharon Avery to Vice-President, Marketing and Development of UNICEF Canada
John MacDonald to Scientific Director, the Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Marlys Koschinsky to Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Windsor
Anita Molzahn to Dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta
Dr. Sean Clarke to the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing as RBC Chair in Cardiovascular Nursing Research
Dr. John R.G. Challis to President and CEO, Michael Smith Foundation

August 5, 2008

Chris Renaud to Vice President, Strategic Planning and Architecture, Smart Systems for Health Agency (ON)
Peter Vankessel to Chair Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital (ON) Board of Governors
Leslie Showers to Chair, The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (ON) Board
Carrie Solmundson to President & Chief Operating Officer at the Seven Oaks General Hospital, The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Adam Topp to Chief Operating Officer at the Health Sciences Centre, The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Francis Labossiere to President & Chief Operating Officer, Victoria General Hospital, The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

July 29, 2008

Sharon McDonald to President, Morrison Healthcare, Compass Group Canada
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov reappointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Governing Council for a three-year term
Sue Mahony to President and General Manager, Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Kevin Mercer, from the Ontario Medical Association, to Editor in Chief of the CCHSE journal (Healthcare Forum)
Dr. Michael Esser, a pediatric neurologist and pharmacologist, appointed to a new chair of research devoted to helping children with epilepsy, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS

July 22, 2008

Tyson Roffey to Chief Information Officer, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Dewar Burnett to Chair of Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital’s Board of Directors (ON)
Malcolm Robinson to Chief Executive Officer, Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital (ON)
Tracy Kitch to Vice President Programs and Services, Bloorview Kids Rehab (Toronto)
Cholly Boland to CEO, Headwaters Health Care Centre, (ON)
Graham Scott to supervisor, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Janet Davidson to interim CEO, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Ellen Malcolmson to President and CEO, Canadian Diabetes Association

July 15, 2008

Dr. John Challis to President and CEO, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
Steve Lawrence to Flexity Solutions Inc. (www.flexitysolutions.com)
Dan Florizone to Deputy Minister of Health, Saskatchewan
Ken Deane to Assistant Deputy Minister of Health (ON)
Sheila Weatherill unseated, Calgary Health, Alberta [more]
Jack Davis unseated, Capital Health, Alberta [more]
Donna Cripps to Complex Continuing Care and Rehabilitation (CCC/Rehab) Provincial Leadership Council
Robert Morrison to Member of the Board, West Park
Ian Dalrymple to Chair of the West Park Foundation.
Doug Allingham to Chair of the Board, Lakeridge Health.
Constance Sugiyama to Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Hospital for Sick Children
Christine Penney to Director of Policy, College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

July 1, 2008

Dr. Philippe Couillard retired, Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec
Dr. Yves Bolduc to Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec
John A. Borody to Chair the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
John King to Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Diamond Watson to member of the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives (re-elected)
Arlene Gallant-Bernard to member of the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Yolanda Lackie to member of the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Stephen Jackson to member of the Board of Directors, the Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Mary Polak to Minister, Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, British Columbia
Grant Main to Deputy Minister, Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, British Columbia
Ministry of Health Services is the new name of the Ministry of Health in British Columbia led by George Abbott, Minister and Gord Macatee, Deputy Minister
Marian Walsh to Ontario Hospital Association Board of Directors
David Egan to Chair, the Board of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Sue Gibson to Vice President Finance and CFO, the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, ON
Steve Blanchet to Chair of the Board, Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie ON
Katrina Kilroy to President, the Association of Ontario Midwives
Lindsay Healey to sabbatical
Arun Chockalingam (sfu.ca) to Editorial Board, Journal of World Health and Population
Joyce Bailey to Chair, the Board of Directors, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Dennis Darby to Board of Directors, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Caroline Pinto to Board of Directors, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Hilary Short to Board of Directors, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto (ON)
David Taylor to Board of Directors, St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Janet Ecker to Chair of Rouge Valley Health System (ON)
David Barlow to Board of Directors, Rouge Valley Health System (ON)
Patrick McNeil to Board of Directors, Rouge Valley Health System (ON)
Lynda Mungall to Board of Directors, Rouge Valley Health System (ON)
Louise Lemieux–Charles to Board of Directors, the Change Foundation
Neil Stuart to Board of Directors, the Change Foundation

June 24, 2008

Dr. Simon Racine to Director General, University Institute in Mental Health (CHRG - Institut), Beauport (PQ)
David Caplan to Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (ON)
George Smitherman to Minister of Energy and Infrastructure (ON)
Judith Shamian to president-elect, the Board of Directors, Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
Dorothy Schiller to Health Service Administrator, Northwest Central Cluster, Northern Health, (BC)
Jack Darville to Board of Directors, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto (ON)
Helene A. (Tomusiak) Donahue to Fellow, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
Pamela Marshall to The Scarborough Hospital as the Director, Patient Relations

June 10, 2008

Dr. Andrew McCallum to Chief Coroner, ON
Judith John to Vice-President of Communications and Public Affairs, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Kevin Empey to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lakeridge Health Network, Oshawa
Jack Darville to the Board of Directors, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto
Giles R. Meikle to chair, the Board of Directors of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC)
Bryan T. Leier to Vice-Chair the Board of Directors of Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC)

June 3, 2008

Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, to Expert Panel Lead - Alternate Level of Care (ALC), Ontario. Download PDF.
Michael Schull, Sr. Scientist, ICES and Director of Emergency Medicine at University of Toronto
Michelle DiEmanuele to President and CEO, Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
Dr. Doug Cochrane to lead a new BC Patient Safety and Quality Council, British Columbia
Sharon Pfaff to Deputy Chief Information Officer, Cancer Care Ontario
Steve Hall to Chief Technology Officer , Cancer Care Ontario
Michael Hurley re-elected to the Executive Board of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario
Warren Meek to President, Canadian Pharmacists Association
Jocelyn Boucher to the post of Deputy Director-General, l’Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Dr. Michael Baker to Executive Lead, Patient Safety. ON
Dr. Ken Arnold to President Ontario Medical Association
Matthew Hart to Associate Publisher - Services, Longwoods Publishing

May 27, 2008

Kathy MacNeil to Vice President, People at Capital Health in Nova Scotia
Dr. Morag Park (McGill) to Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Cancer Research
Dr. Bruce Pollock to Vice President of Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto ON
Darryl Perry to Chief Executive, OHAfrica
Gail Paech, Assistant Deputy Minister of e-Health (Ontario) also assigned to enhance Ontario’s business environment
David A. Dodge to Chancellor, Queen’s University, ON
Thomas R. Williams to Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University, ON
Catriona McMahon to Vice President Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca Canada Inc

May 20, 2008

Ken Hughes to interim Chair of the Alberta Health Services Board
Charlotte Robb to interim CEO of the Alberta Health Services Board
Sheila Weatherill to LL.D. honorary degree from the University of Lethbridge
Gurwinder K Gill to Director of Diversity Services, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton, ON
Thomas R. Williams to Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University, Kingston ON
Nitin Kawale to President, Cisco Canada
Teresa Winslow to MDS Pharma as Senior Vice President, Global Business Development

May 13, 2008

Pablo Rivero to Deputy Minister for Quality and Innovation, Ministry of Health, Spain
Jeff Raikes to Chief Executive of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Tyler Bragg to Chair of the Cypress Regional Health Authority Board, Saskatchewan
Elaine Anderson to member of the Cypress Regional Health Authority Board, Saskatchewan
Deanna Nyce to member of the Northern Health Authority Board, BC
Barbara Caldwell to member of the Northern Health Authority Board, BC
David P. Roberts, Q.C., to member of the Hospital Appeal Board, BC
Andrew Smith to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Naomi Yamamoto to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Shelley E. Garside to member, the Vancouver Island Health Authority, BC
James C. Hsieh to member, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Gurpreet Gill to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Marlene M. Grinnell to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Deanie L. Kolybabi to member, the Health Authority, BC
George M. McLeod to member, the Fraser Health Authority, BC
Dr. John Carsley to Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, BC
Dr. Douglas Kittle to Medical Health Officer, Interior Health Authority, BC
Dr. William Osei to Medical Health Officer, Northern Health Authority, BC

May 6, 2008

Dave Williams, a physician and astronaut who has logged ~18 hours walking in space, to Director for the new McMaster Centre for Medical Robotics at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton ON
Robert Ridge to President and CEO of the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation
Walter Kostantin to Board of Management for Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes, Kenora, ON
Patricia Harrison to Board of Management for Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes, Nippissing East, ON
Lynn Graham to Chair of the Community Care Access Centre, Champlain, ON
Sivam Vinayagamoorthy to the Board, Community Care Access Centre, Mississauga, ON
Erica Curtis to Member of the Local Health Integration Network, North Simcoe Muskoka, ON
Thomas Sarvas to Member of the Local Health Integration Network, North West, ON
Andy Molino to Ontario Health Quality Council
Maureen O'Neil to President and Chief Executive Officer The Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

April 29, 2008

Dr. John R.G. Challis to President and CEO at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.
Sharon Pfaff to Deputy Chief Information Officer at Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Herschel Rosenberg to Paediatric cardiologist at Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
Dr. Eva Welisch to Paediatric cardiologist at Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
Dr. Ralf Rauch to Paediatric cardiologist at Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
Jennifer Bowman to Vice President, North York General Hospital, Toronto.
Nizar Ladak to Vice President and Chief Information Officer, North York General Hospital, Toronto.
Jacqueline Schleifer Taylor to Vice President, Quality, Standards and Performance at Women’s College, Toronto.
Barry Kuntz to Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian MedicAlert Foundation.
Robert Ridge to President and CEO Canadian MedicAlert Foundation

April 22, 2008

Emma Pavlov, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development at University Health Network joining St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH)
Marc Weinstein to Vice-Principal - Development and Alumni Relations, McGill University
Glenda Blissett to Communications Advisory, Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO)
Kim Mustard to Policy Analyst, Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO)
Dr. Alex Kondra to Executive Director of the Centre for Innovative Management (CIM), home of Athabasca University's MBA program.
Paul Mailloux to retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Haldimand War Memorial Hospital
John Clarke to Chief Executive Officer of the Haldimand War Memorial Hospital

April 15, 2008

Pat Ryan to General Manager HDIRS, the Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Service. (ON)
Janice Beazley (Fort Frances) to Acting Chair of the North West LHIN (ON) Board
Franca Hoda to Director of the Leadership Development Institute at the Ontario Hospital Association
Dr. Martin Anton elected President of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Catherine Collinson to Executive Director at Nipigon District Memorial Hospital, ON
Tracy MacDonald to Chief Operating Officer at the Sault Area Hospital, ON

April 8, 2008

Kevin McCort to President and CEO of CARE Canada
Dr. Wendy Levinson to the board of Cancer Care Ontario
Mary Seeman to member Ontario Mental Health Foundation
George Tolomiczenko to member Ontario Mental Health Foundation
Genevieve Knauff to member Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (ON)

April 1, 2008

Aldéa Landry to chair of the board of RHA A in New Brunswick
Andrée Robichaud to CEO of RHA A in New Brunswick
John Laidlaw of Rothesay to chair of the board of RHA B in New Brunswick
Donn Peters to CEO of RHA B in New Brunswick
Fabian Hebert, CEO of Smooth Rock Falls Hospital, to Chair, the new Benefit Plans Advisory Committee (Ontario Hospital Association)
Barbara Willitts to Program Director, Humber River Regional Hospital (HRRH), Toronto ON
Tracy MacDonald to Vice President and Chief, The Sault Area Hospital, ON
Peter Varga to Client Services Director for the Ontario CritiCall Program
Silvana Biscaro to Administrative Program Director for Emergency Department/Critical Care/Access Services, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Michael Heffer to Director of Pharmacy, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON
Adele Fifield to Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Association of Radiologists
Dr. Hartley Stern to Executive Director of the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal PQ
Judy McGuire to Director of Communications and Research, Kaiser Foundation and Kaiser Mental Health and Addictions Awareness Foundation
Conrad Sauve to Secretary General and CEO, the Canadian Red Cross
Jürgen Schreiber to Board Member, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto, ON
Dr. Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts to Board Member, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto ON
Dr. Dhun Noria to Trustee, University Health Network, Toronto ON
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada to The Wait Time Alliance (WTA)

March 25, 2008

Matt Anderson to President and CEO, Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
Roger Girard to Chief Information Officer, Manitoba eHealth Download PDF
Dr. Alain Beaudet to President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Steve Hoscheit to President and CEO, Trillium Health Centre Foundation
Susan McCutcheon to Grey Bruce Health Services as Vice President, Clinical Services
Mimi Lepage to Chief Privacy Officer, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Anne Cochrane to Director of Communications and Outreach, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

March 18, 2008

Linda Moxey to General Manager (Canada), Smith & Nephew.
Jessa Chupik to Director, Research and Evaluation, Cross Government Research, Policy and Practice Branch, Office of the CIO, Ministry of Labour and Citizen Services, BC Public Service
Dr. Joel Fish to Chief Medical Officer, St. John’s Rehab Hospital, Toronto ON.
Dennis Giokas (Infoway) to the Health Level 7 (HL7) International board.
Dr. Bruce Krushelnicki to Chief Planning Advisor, Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Metrolinx
Dr. David Conn to Vice President, Medical, Baycrest, Toronto, ON
Janet Lambert to Executive Director, Ontario Long Term Care Association
Pascal Bécotte to Managing Director, Spencer Stuart
Conrad Sauvé to Secretary General and CEO, Canadian Red Cross
André Couillard to Partner, Ray & Berndston

March 11, 2008

Dr. Vivek Goel to founding president and CEO of the new Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Greg Cummings to Deputy Minister for The Department of Health and Social Services, Northwest Territories.
Dr. Brenda Hanley to Medical Officer of Health, Yukon
Laurie Rogers to National Industry Executive, Canada Health Infoway
Nicole McCahon to Executive Director, Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Foundation
Janet Lambert to Executive Director Ontario Long Term Care Association
Dennis Darby to Chief Executive Officer Ontario Pharmacists' Association (OPA)
Cheryl MacDiarmid to Vice-President, Sales, GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Catherine Tantau to adviser, Clinical Practice Redesign (CPR), a new program from Saskatchewan’s Health Quality Council
Scott Campbell to Chair of the Trillium Health Centre Board of Directors
Anne Sado to Vice Chair of the Trillium Health Centre Board of Directors
Stindar Lal to member of the Trillium Health Centre Board of Directors
Sheryl McKean to member of the Trillium Health Centre Board of Directors
Tim A. Brown to Director, Health Care Business, 3M Canada Company
Kevin Higgins to new challenges, 3M Canada Company

March 4, 2008

Janet Harris to Vice President of Professional Practice and Chief Nursing Officer, Rouge Valley Health System (ON).
David Brazeau to Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations, Rouge Valley Health System (ON).
Paul Paradis to CEO at The McCausland Hospital in beautiful Terrace Bay on the shores of Lake Superior.
Catherine Kohm to Executive Director Haro Park Centre, Vancouver, BC.
Steven McNair to President and CEO, the Arthritis Society.
Josh Blair to Executive Vice President, Human Resources, TELUS.
Mark Cabonelli to Vice President, Human Resources, Shoppers Drug Mart.
Carrie Lindzon-Jacobs to Director Human Resources, The Courtyard Group.
Vivek Goel to head up Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion.

February 26, 2008

Hugh MacLeod to Associate Deputy Minister to the Premier, Climate Change Secretariat at the Cabinet Office, Ontario Government.
Steven McNair to President and CEO of the Arthritis Society.
Michael Howlett to President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Dr. Juhu Kamra to radiation oncologist, Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie (ON).
James R. Nininger (chair), Florence M Campbell, Jean-Marc Félio, Michel Lalonde, George Langill, Randy Penny to members of the board of the Community for Excellence in Health Governance, an organization funded by the McGill University Health Centre.
Noreen Linton to President, Leslie Vincent to Past President, Joy Richards to President Elect, Mary Ferguson-Paré to Archivist & Chair, Editorial Advisory Board, Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, Patricia O'Connor to Membership and Governance (Chair), Mary Ellen Gurnham to Leadership (Chair), Diane Larrivee to Policy (Chair) of the Academy of Canadian Executive Nurses. (More info here)

February 19, 2008

Ted Darby to Vice President, Planning for the three Kingston Hospitals: Kingston General Hospital, Providence Care, and Hotel Dieu Hospital (ON).
Malcolm Robinson to CEO of Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital (ON).
Ray Hunt to CEO of Espanola General Hospital (ON).
Sukhy Jawanda to Executive Director Parkview Children’s Centre (Toronto, ON).
Susan E McCutcheon to Vice President, Clinical Services, Grey Bruce Health Services, Wiarton (ON).
Jay Holmes to Vice President, Operations & Service, Medical Systems Group, Toshiba of Canada.
Margaret Hanlon-Bell to Director of Home Therapies, Fresenius Medical Care Canada.
Behram Engineer to Vice President & General Manager, Medical Systems Group, Toshiba of Canada Limited.
Nadeem Ahmed to National Director, Healthcare, Xwave Healthcare.

February 12, 2008

Kim Kattouw to Kingston General Hospital.
Michael Martineau to Chief Operating Officer MED2020 Health Care Software Inc.
Phil Culhane to Director, Sales, MED2020 Health Care Software Inc.
Richard Alvarez to the 2007 National Builder and inducted into the CIPA [Canadian Information Productivity Awards] Hall of Fame.
Dr. Pierre Chartrand – Acting President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – term extended.
Bruce Quinn, [formerly Medical Director for the California Medicare] to Foley Hoag LLP’s Government Strategies Practice.
Dr. David MacLean to president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation.
Jacques Bedard to Vice President, Siemens Medical Solutions Canada.
Lois Cormack to President, Specialty Care Inc.
Judith Hart to Corporate Director of Nursing Practice, UHN. Toronto ON

February 05, 2008

Matthew Anderson to Senior Vice President of Performance and Technology for University Health Network and Executive Lead of the SIMS Partnership.

Lydia Lee to Chief Information Officer of the SIMS Partnership, University Health Network

Tracey MacArthur to Senior Managing Director responsible for operational management of the SIMS Partnership, University Health Network

Graham W.S. Scott, C.M., Q.C. elected to the Board of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada.

Elaine Harkiss-Laird to Director, Human Resources & Volunteer Community Resources, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton ON.

Daniel Land to Administrative Program Director, Mental Health & Addictions Program, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto ON

Dr. Sultana Alkon-Mintsopoulos [Paediatrician] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON

Dr. Zareen Syed [Internist] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON

Dr. Jose Nazareno [Gastroenterology] to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON

Others joining Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Pickering ON: Dr. Karim Aref, Paediatrics; Dr. Dina el-Sahrigy, Pathology; Dr. Ali el Firjani, Internist/Nephrologist; Dr. Jason Smith, Orthopaedics; Dr. Hedieh Hooshangi, Anaesthesia; Dr. Olivia Tsai, Anaesthesia; Dr. Hubert Wong, Paediatric Nephrologist; Dr. Ram Vijayaraghavan, Cardiologist.

January 29, 2008

Dr. James R. Maclean to Vice President Innovation and Adoption, Canada Health Infoway
Paul Heinrich to Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
Theodore (Ted) J. Freedman to the Board of Latin American Minerals Inc.
Dr. Keith Rose to Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Executive. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Suneet Varma to President, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc.
Dr. Asiya Hameed, to Northumberland Hills Hospital, Onta

January 22, 2008

Dr. Roderick McInnes, the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Genetics, to the Order of Ontario
Dr. Richard Massé to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Michael D. Christian to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Judith Tompkin to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Vivek Goel to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Terrance Sullivan to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Liana Nolan to founding board member for the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Diane Roach to Director of Human Resources, The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
Lois Cormack to President, Specialty Care Inc

January 15, 2008

Fiona Mitchell, of the BC Cancer Agency, to President, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Margaret Becklake, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Patricia O’Connor, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Ray V. Rajotte, C.M., A.O.E., M.S.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Joseph Schatzker, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Reverend Sister Margaret Smith, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Reverend Sister Margaret Vickers, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Antoine Landry, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Anne H. Wieler, C.M. to Member of the Order of Canada
Graham W.S. Scott, to Chair of AllerGen NCE Inc.
Jay Hope to Deputy Minister of Emergency Planning and Management, ON
Cynthia Morton as Deputy Minister of Health Promotion, ON
Marg Rappolt to D Deputy Minister Responsible for Seniors, ON
George Ross to Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation. ON
Lori Sterling to Deputy of The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), ON
Dr. Rohan Ganguli to Executive Vice President, Programs at CAMH
Dr. Anthony Glanz to President of the Essex County Medical Society, ON
Andy Hind to Vice President for Siemens-Acuson Ultrasound in Canada
Jacques Bedard to Vice President of Siemens Medical Solutions in Canada
Linda McGoldrick to Worldwide Executive Director of The Drug Information Association (DIA)
Janet Lambert to Executive Director of the Ontario Long Term Care Association
Nancy Smokler to Director, Quality & Risk Management and Chief Privacy Officer at York Central Hospital
Jarvis Hoult to Vice President of Projects, Comprehensive Care International (CCI)
Anton Hart to Board of Directors, Canadian Obesity Network – a Centre of Excellence.

January 08, 2008

Dr. George Tolomiczenko to Executive Director of Research and Scientific Liaison, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of Canada.
Dr. Steven Small to Director and Chair MedcomSoft Inc.
John Gillberry to Director, MedcomSoft Inc.
Ray Simonson to Director, MedcomSoft Inc.
Loretta M. Manning to Cox & Palmer as medical defence litigator
Ken White to supervisor, Brampton Civic Hospital, Ontario
Deanna Mulvihill to Director of Nursing and Professional Practice, Mental Health and Addictions, British Columbia Provincial Health Service Authority

December 25, 2007

Kevin Smith to Board of Directors of Canada Foundation of Innovation
Dr. Roderick McInnes, the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Genetics, to the Order of Ontario
Bob Gardner to Special Advisor for Health Equity, The Toronto Central LHIN
Pamela Fralick to President and CEO, Canadian Healthcare Association
Gren Smith-Windsor to Associate Deputy Minister of Health [and acting Deputy Minister], Saskatchewan