Georgene Miller to Chief Quality, Safety and Medical Affairs Administrative Officer for Provincial Health Services Authority (BC)

Susan Osler Matthews to the Board of eHealth Ontario

Estelle Marie Caines to Director, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, Ontario

Dr. George Heckman to Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine, University of Waterloo, ON

Dr. John Hamm re-appointed as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada

Dr. Gerald M. Fried to chair of McGill’s Department of Surgery and surgeon-in-chief at the MUHC, Montreal

Jeanie Joaquin to Executive Director, West Hill Community Services

Rik Ganderton will continue in the role of President and CEO of Rouge Valley Health System on a long-term basis

Christine Chadwick to HOK Health Care as Vice President and Market Sector Leader

Shona Elliott to Chatham-Kent Health Alliance as President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. David Higgins to President of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Andrew J White of IT World Canada Inc. passed away after an 18 month battle with cancer

Cameron Love, Vice–President, Planning, Support Services and Clinical Programs of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) to interim CEO of the Community Care Access Centre, Ottawa

Dr. Michael Fehlings, Medical Director, Krembil Neuroscience Centre, recently won the Olivecrona Award for his research in the field of spinal cord injuries (SCI).

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TRANSITIONS

Carlos G. Dourado to President, Merck

Michael Mundy to Partner, Odgers Berndtson:

Thomas A. Bernes to Vice-President, The Center for International Governance Innovation

Mark Bain to Partner, Torys LLP

Paul Lévesque to Chair of the Board, Rx&D

Paul Lepage to Vice-President and General Manager, Healthcare Delivery solutions, TELUS

Dougal Macdonald to Vice Chair, Bloorview Kids Foundation, Toronto ON

Dr. Benjamin Alman to Vice-Chair, Bloorview Kids Foundation, Toronto ON

Tom Muir to Chair, Bloorview Kids Foundation, Toronto ON

Valerie McMurtry to President and CEO, Bloorview Kids Foundation, Toronto ON

Kathryn Giffen to Chair, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto ON

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TRANSITIONS

Ene Underwood has been appointed Chair of the Commission to Promote Sustainable Child Welfare

Shona Elliott to interim President and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

Here are the healthcare representatives of the fifth annual list of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada as determined by the Toronto-based Women's Executive Network:

Ann Cavoukian, Information & Privacy Commissioner Of Ontario, Toronto

Ann Kaplan, President & CEO, Medicard Finance Inc

Barbara Drew, Ottawa

Barbara Vanderhyden, Corinne Boyer Chair In Ovarian Cancer Research, Professor, Department Of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University Of Ottawa; Senior Scientist, Centre For Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Health Research Institute

Cheryl A. Doiron, Halifax

Christine Power, President & CEO, Capital District Health Authority, Halifax

Connie Clerici, President & CEO, Closing The Gap Healthcare Group, Mississauga

Dale Weil, Vice-President & General Manager, Pharmaceutical Solutions; McKesson Canada, St-Laurent

Dianne Doyle, President & CEO, Providence Health Care, Vancouver

Dr. Catherine Zahn, President & CEO, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto

Dr. Judith Shamian, President & CEO, Victorian Order of Nurses

Ida J. Goodreau, Toronto

Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discover District

Inez Jabalpurwala, President, Neuroscience Canada Partnership And Neuroscience Canada Foundation, Montreal

Janet Davidson, President & CEO, Trillium Health Centre

Janice L. Pasieka, Clinical Professor Of Surgery And Oncology, Department Of Surgery, Calgary Health Region, Calgary

Lee Mcdonald, President & CEO, Southmedic Inc., Barrie

Louise Cloutier, Family Physician, Dartmouth.

Manuela Marcheggiani, CEO, Isomers Laboratories Inc., Toronto

Marla Shapiro, Doctor; Toronto

Mary Jo Haddad, President & CEO, Hospital For Sick Children, Toronto

Maura Davies, President & CEO, Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon

Paddy Meade, Deputy Minister, Department of Health and Social Services, Edmonton

Shirlee Sharkey, President & CEO, Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Markham

(Longwoods has updated a number of titles and does not warrant that the names and/or positions are accurate as shown)

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TRANSITIONS

Guy Pratte to Chair of the National Council, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Paul Lepage to Vice President and General Manager, Healthcare Delivery Solutions, TELUS Health Solutions

Christine Chadwick to Vice President and Market Sector Leader, HOK Health Care in Canada

From Alberta Health Services:

Winnie Bogosoff, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

James Dean, St. Albert, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Cindy Grand, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

David Hook, St. Albert, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Crystal Krueger, Thorsby, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Chad Kulak, Stony Plain, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Donald Langford, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Kathleen LeClair, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Carol Rempel, Warburg, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Barbara Rothe, Sherwood Park, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Daniella San Martin-Feeney, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Wayne Shillington, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Lawrence Tymko, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Catherine Workun, Edmonton, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 7

Bruce Buruma, Red Deer, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Stacey Carmichael, Blackfalds, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Dawna Elliot, Coronation, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Lance Houston, Rocky Mountain House, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Gerald Ingeveld, Sundre, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Randy Littlechild, Hobbema, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Dawn Morrow, Innisfail, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Stephane Perreault, Red Deer, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Diana Rowe, Drumheller, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Lou Soppit, Rocky Mountain House, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Johana Stark, Ponoka, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Leona Thorogood, Stettler, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Jeannette Vatter, Drayton Valley, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Clifford Watt ,Sylvan Lake, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 9

Larry Albrecht, Okotoks, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Luis Delgado, Carseland, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Sandy Durrant, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Debbie Goeseels, Claresholm, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

David Hawkins, Priddis, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Carla Helder, Canmore, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Carmela Hutchison, Irricana, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Clark Kassian, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Ralph Levinson, Airdrie, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Irene Pfeiffer, Okotoks, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Shannon Rennie, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Sandra Robertshaw, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Joginder Sangha, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Kristen Wallace, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

Gloria Wilkinson, Calgary, to the Alberta Health Advisory Council 10

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Kevin Smith to Chair of the Ontario Hospital Association

Robin Tonna leaves as Vice President of eHealth Ontario

Deanna Allen leaves as Vice President of eHealth Ontario

Ron Sapsford resigns as Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario

Malcolm Maxwell to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Marcia Visser to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Dick Mannisto to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Murray Martin to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Sherri McCullough to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

David Sutherland to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Leslee Thompson to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Jennifer Wilson to the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association

Dr. Gillian Nesbitt, cardiologist, to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Scarbourough, ON

Dr. Raymond Yan, cardiologist, to Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax/Scarbourough, ON

Dr. Steven M. Paul to retire from Lilly as Executive Vice President

Bonnie Adamson to the board of the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)

Adalsteinn Brown to the board of the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)

André Lalonde to the board of the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)

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Dr. Denis Richard-Roy to President and CEO of Sudbury Regional Hospital.

Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Jadad to Chair of the Canadian Association for People-Centred Health (CAPCH) Academic Research Collaborative. More

Peter Duffield to Chair, The Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation, BC

Prince George Regional Hospital renamed The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia

Lynn Nagle to Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership See: (CJNL) Announces New Associate Editor

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Dr. George Pasut to Vice-President of Science and Public Health at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, as of April 1, 2010

John Tooker is stepping down as the Executive VP and CEO of the American College of Physicians

Ron Noble, VP capital & facilities management at The Credit Valley Hospital was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo

Ruby Brown to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga ON)

Tariq Asmi to Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences as Vice President, Regional Services

Dr. Philip Klassen to Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences as Vice President, Medical Affairs

Hugh O'Neill to President and Chief Executive Officer at Sanofi-Aventis Canada

Dr. Charlie Chan to Vice-President Medical Affairs and Quality, University Health Network (Toronto)

Emma Pavlov (Senior Vice-President ) adds the Medical Laboratories Program at University Health Network (Toronto) to her portfolio

Justine Jackson (Vice President Finance) adds Medical Imaging Program and Infrastructure at University Health Network (Toronto) to her portfolio

Dr. Robert Bell (CEO) takes direct executive responsibility for the integrated clinical programs at University Health Network (Toronto) working with clinic vice presidents Sarah Downey, Marnie Escaf, Jeanne Jabanoski, Scott McIntaggart and Kathy Sabo

Mary Ferguson-Paré to Minister Without Portfolio at University Health Network (Toronto) (additional responsibility)

Dr. Michael Baker to Minister Without Portfolio at University Health Network (Toronto) (additional responsibility)

Dr. Bryce Taylor to Minister Without Portfolio at University Health Network (Toronto) (additional responsibility)

Read all about the Three Hospitals- One Team program at UHN.

October 27, 2009

John Wright to President and CEO at Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Don Sieben to Co-Chair, community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Dennis Anderson to Co-Chair community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Fred Horne to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Sandra Harrison to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Doug Knight to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Sharon Sutherland to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Dr. Alberto Choy to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

June Clark to member community-based care Advisory Panel for Alberta Hospital Edmonton

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James Stonehouse to Managing Partner, Toronto, Odgers Berndtson

Philip Hassen has advised the board of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute that he will retire as soon as they find another CEO. He is President-elect of the board of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Patrick Deane to President of McMaster University, Hamilton

Donald A. Pether to Chair of the Board of Governors of McMaster University, Hamilton

Dr. Catherine Zahn to President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto

Bill Tholl to inaugural Executive Director of Canadian Health Leadership Network

Dr. Phil Gold CC OQ ,to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. Alan C. Burton MBE, to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. William A. Cochrane OC, to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. James C. Hogg OC, to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. Vera Peters OC to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Dr. Calvin R. Stiller to fellow Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Greg Cummings to President and Chief Executive Officer ,The Heartland Regional Health Authority (HRHA), SK

Norm Gamble, chair of the South West Local Health Integration Network board of directors, has resigned.

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Marc Filion to COO and General Manager, TELUS Health and TELUS Financial Solutions
Norm Gamble resigned the Chair of the South West Local Health Integration Network
Will Falk resigned as Chair of the the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Health Board.
Will Falk from Managing Partner for Health and Life Sciences Canada at Accenture to a new global leadership role at Accenture
Michael Green to Chairman (pro tem) the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) Health Board

Dr. Roderick McInnes to Director of Research, the Jewish General Hospital, Montreal

Stacey Empson to Partner of Courtyard Group leading U.S. operations

Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti to President-elect of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Dr. Philippe Couillard to the Board of Directors, Amorfix Life Sciences

Diane Beattie gone as Integrated Vice President and CIO London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care

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September 29, 2009

Tariq Asmi to Vice-President, Regional Services, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores)
Dr. Philip Klassen to Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores)
Paul Darby is retiring as CEO, Peterborough (ON) Regional Health Centre
Ken Tremblay to CEO, Peterborough (ON) Regional Health Centre
Ron Saddington is retiring as CEO of Thunder Bay (ON) Regional Health Sciences Centre
Julie Giraldi seconded to eHealth Ontario to help align their human resources function
Hugh O'Neill to President and CEO of Sanofi-aventis (Canada)
Dr. James Talbot to Senior Provincial Medical Officer for Alberta
Dr. Martin Lavoie to Senior Provincial Medical Officer for Alberta
City of Toronto has announced the naming of Paul E. Garfinkel Park

Dr. Najaf Al-Awadhi to director of the Farwaniya hospital, Kuwait
Dr Muna Abdul Samad to director of maternity hospital, , Kuwait
Dr. Dalal Al-Wadaeni as Director of Holistic Healing, Kuwait.
[The appointment of three women as hospital directors is a “first” for Kuwait.]

Mike Canzoneri to the Ethicon Endo Surgical group at Johnson and Johnson Canada
Paul-Émile Cloutier to Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Natasha Sharpe to Chair of the Board of Directors, Kensington Health Centre, Toronto (ON)
Elaine M. Paterson to Chair, Board of Governors North York (ON) General Hospital Foundation
Elyse Lackie, Heather Palm, Jennifer Bronsem, Mabel Ho, Mitch Frazer to Governors, North York (ON) General Hospital Foundation
Stacey Empson to Partner responsible for Courtyard Group U.S. operation
Mark Omoto to Biogen Idec as President and General Manager

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September 15, 2009

Tanya Flanagan to Project Lead, Client Support and Stakeholder Engagement, Primary Health Care Information at the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). Dr. Farrukh Khan to medical director of the adult diabetes program at Rough Valley Health System. Mark Omoto to Biogen Idec as President and General Manager Michael Cooper to the board of Cancer Care Ontario Linda Haslam-Stroud acclaimed as President of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) Stanley Yaren to president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association Chantale Simard to Deputy Director General, CSSS de Portneuf [Don’t forget, we don’t make these up. Please send your promotions, appointments, retirements and other transitions topublisher@longwoods.com.] Our transitions come from sources we believe to be reliable. We do not guarantee that they are correct. But we are rarely wrong.

September 8, 2009

TRANSITIONS & MORE

Murray Martin, President and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences, to supervisor for Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) to address governance, management and financial issues
Ray Brown to CIO, Queensland Health to implement the State’s e-health agenda
Dr. Colin Lee to the Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control group at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Dr. Colin Lee received a special recognition award from the American Medical Writers Association for co-authoring with Dr. Vincent Lam Pandemic Flu and You: A Guide, a book on pandemic preparedness for the general public
Dr. Shelley Deeks to the Surveillance and Epidemiology group at the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Corrine Johnston to Director of Health Sciences (Nursing, Oral Health, Health Services Management and Health and Wellness), George Brown College, Toronto

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September 1, 2009

Helen Antoniou to Associate Director General, Public Affairs and Strategic Planning, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
Dr. Scott Halperin to head up the PHAC/CIHR Influenza Research Network (PCIRN).
Tom Cantle goes home after getting a touch of the publishing virus in a foreign land (PDF)

August 25, 2009

Dr. David Pichora from Chief of Staff to acting CEO to CEO Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, ON
Roger Walker to President and Chief Executive Officer Timmins and District Hospital
Susan Kwolek to Senior Vice President Patient Care Programs and Services at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
Kathryn Hayward-Murray to Vice President, Strategy, Quality and Organizational Performance at Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON
Wyanne Law of Mississauga, Ont., 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.
David Kim of Nanaimo, BC, 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.
Danica Kindrachuk of Moose Jaw, Sask., 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.
Heidi Dixon of Gander, NL. 2009 recipients of The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame / Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Scholarship Award.

August 18, 2009

Christian Pair to Center Hospitallier de L'Université de Montréal as Executive Director

David Sculthorpe to Chief Executive Office, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Keith Dee to Director of Membership, Community Living Ontario

Patrick Dumelie to President and Chief Executive Officer, Covenant Health

Ted Garrard to President and CEO, SickKids Foundation, Toronto, ON

Dr. Mark A. Wainberg recipient of Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Medal of Honour. For his study of HIV/AIDS and tireless global advocate for funding of HIV intervention programs.

Dr. Nuala Kenny, recipient of the 2009 Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics from the Canadian Medical Association

Dr. Donald Rix recipient of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) 2009 F.N.G. Starr Award to businessman, philanthropist and community volunteer

Dr. Catharine Whiteside, the first female dean of medicine at University of Toronto, recipient of the 2009 May Cohen Award for Women Mentors

Juliet Emamaullee from Edmonton, Alberta and Charlotte Kfoury of Pointe-Claire, Québec, Dr. Devesh Varma of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Dr. Jordan Cohen of Calgary are recipients of the CMA 2009 Award for Young Leaders

Karen Michell to Executive Director of CAHO, effective October 1, 2009

Transitions

August 11, 2009

Dr. Karen Chad to Genome Prairie's Board of Directors.
Robert Devitt to interim President and Chief Executive Officer of eHealth Ontario (to December 31, 2009). Details.
Patricia Eagar to Vice-President Administration & Finance at Vancouver Island University.

August 4, 2009

Kim Baker to CEO of the Central Local Health Integration Network.
Hal Fjeldsted to chair of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel (click this link for details)
Brian Bildfell to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Jocelyn Blais to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Lynn Brown to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Mike Brown to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Margret Comack to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Sheri Doxtator to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Kathy Faries to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Kelly Isfan to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Carol Mitchell to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Dr. Terry O'Driscoll to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Raymond Pong to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Doug Reycraft to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Gerry Rowlands to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel
Donna Williams to member of Ontario's Rural and Northern Health Care Panel

July 28, 2009

Sharon Wood to President and CEO, Kids Help Phone
Paul Macmillan to Director, Bridgepoint Health, Toronto ON
Thomas Corcoran to Board Chair, Bridgepoint Health, Toronto ON
Paul Oram to Minister of Health, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bryce Walker to chair of the Board Chair, Grand River Hospital, ON
Dr. Nofech-Mozes presented the Lionel Weinstein Clerkship Teaching Award by the University of Toronto
Dale Patterson to President of The Bourton Group
Christina Bisanz to Chief Executive Officer, the Ontario Long Term Care Association
Steve Bradie to President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Shield Canada
David Sculthorpe to Chief Executive Officer, Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario

... and joining Bernard Souche of Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Jon Olsen to Director of Sales and Marketing, Cardia Rhythm disease Management Division, Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Steffen Wuttke to Director of Sales and Marketing, Cardiovascular Division, Medtronic of Canada Ltd.

July 21, 2009

Denis Protti to honorary doctor of science from City University, London, England. Details here.
Martha Aauchinleck to acting CEO, North East Local Health Integration Network, Ontario
Peter Vaudry to Acting Chair of the Board of Directors, North East Local Health Integration Network, Ontario
Bernard Souche to Director, Health Systems Strategy, Medtronic
Paul Bradley to Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
Ian Campbell to Interim Executive Director of OHAfrica
Jean Rousseau to Vice-President, Corporate Sales, Covidien

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July 14, 2009

Eileen Mercier to Trustee, University Health Network
John Mulvihill to Chair of the Board of Trustees, University Health Network
Darryl Perry, Executive Director of OHAfrica has left the organization.
Christina Bisanz to Chief Executive Officer, the Ontario Long Term Care Association
Steve Bradie to President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Shield Canada
Paul-Émile Cloutier to Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Medical Association
Peter Harrison to Director of the School of Policy Studies, Professor and Staffer-Dunning Chair of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Deborah MacLatchy to Vice President, Academic and Provost, Wilfrid Laurier University
Claude Montmarquette to President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations
Barry Rivelis to Chief Information Officer, Provincial Health Services Authority

Mario Tino to Executive Director of Ontario’s LHIN Collaborative (LHINC)
Mike Conroy to Alberta Health Services as Executive Vice President of Corporate Services
Patrick Dumelie to Covenant Health as President and Chief Executive Officer
J'Neene Hauck to Kingston General Hospital as Chief Financial Officer
Christian Pair to Center Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal as Executive Director
Nina Baluja to Boehringer Ingelheim as Medical Scientific Advisor
Kevin McNamara to Deputy Minister of Health (acting) Nova Scotia
Cheryl Doiron to retirement from Deputy Minister of Health Nova Scotia

June 30, 2009

Maureen MacDonald to Minister of Health, Nova Scotia
Mary Schryer to Minister of Health, New Brunswick
Kevin Smith to President and CEO of St. Joseph's Health System (effective in October).

TRANSITIONS

Jim Flett to Chief Operating Officer, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Shannon Graham to Vice President People & Organizational Effectiveness, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Dr. David Zelt to Vice President Medical Administration & Chief of Staff, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
J’Neene Hauck to Chief Financial Officer, Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Mike Conroy to Alberta Health Services as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Services.
Dr. Larry Chambers (Sisters of Charity – Ottawa) to the Board of Directors, the Change Foundation
Susan Piggott (CAMH) to the Board of Directors, the Change Foundation

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June 16, 2009

Edward (Ted) Garrard to President and CEO, SickKids Foundation (Toronto, ON)
Patrick Dumelie to President and CEO -- Covenant Health is Canada’s largest catholic provider of health care, with 16 catholic facilities in 11 communities across Alberta.
Susanne Bjerno to Guelph General Hospital as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer (Guelph, ON)
Peter Szota to Grand River (ON) Community Health Centre as Executive Director
Christian Pair to Executive Director, Center Hospitalier de L’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Dr. Brenda Milner, the Dorothy J. Killam Professor at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, appointed Grand Officer of the Order of Quebec
Jane Ratcher Roberts to member of the board, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Robert Warren Law to member of the board, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Pierre Richard to member of the board, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Carole Weir to member of the board, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
Janice Cibart from Regina to Canadian worker representative to the International Labour Organization's Committee on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work. More.
Dr. Chris Bourdon to acting chief of staff, Sudbury Regional Hospital

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June 9, 2009
Jennifer Zelmer to Editor in Chief of the journal Healthcare Policy

Denis Protti an honorary doctorate from City University, London, UK

Paul-Émile Cloutier to Secretary General & CEO, Canadian Medical Association

Murat Firat to the Canadian Medical and Biomedical Engineering Society (CMBES) 2009 Outstanding Canadian Biomedical Engineer.

Mark Brisson to Acting Assistant Deputy Minister and Executive Director of Information Management, Information Strategic Services Division, Alberta Health and Wellness.

Dr. Scott Halperin to head of a national influenza research network focused on pandemic vaccine evaluation -- a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). More.

Ronald E. Geettam to Chairman of the Board of Directors, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc.

Arnold Steinberg to Chancellor, McGill University

Patricia McCunn-Miller to President and CEO, Climate Change Central

Michael F. O’Callaghan to Senior Client Partner, Korn/Ferry International

Ron Sapsford to acting President and Chief Executive Officer of eHealth Ontario

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June 2, 2009

Bertha Paulse to interim Chief Executive Officer, Sudbury Regional Hospital (ON)
Dr. Wahbi Hammouda to Head, Division of Hematopathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto)
Cara Flemming to The Scarborough Hospital (ON)
Dr. David Zelt to Chief of Staff and Vice President Medical Administration, Kingston General Hospital
Maureen Solecki to President and CEO of Grey Bruce Health Services (ON)
Edward Garrard to President of the SickKids Foundation
Elizabeth Dodds leaving her position of chief of staff to Public Safety Minister Van Loan
Danielle Shaw leaving her position of chief of staff to Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq
Laurie Throness leaving her position of policy advisor to Canada's Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq
Dr. Daniel Weeks to Vice-President (Research), University of Lethbridge
Digvir Jayas to Vice-President (Research), University of Manitoba
Joanne Keselman to Vice-President (Academic) and Provost, University of Manitoba

May 26, 2009
Tom McHugh to CEO, Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital and Alexandra Hospital

May 19, 2009

Tom Sommerville to Business Technology at Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Honourable Susan Whelan to Chief Executive Officer, the Canadian Cancer Society – Ontario
Susanne Bjerno to Guelph General Hospital as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer
Dr. David Ostrow to Vancouver Coastal Health as President and Chief Executive Officer (Vancouver, BC)
Peter Szota to Grand River Community Health Centre as Executive Director
Dr. Chaim Bell to 2008 Applied Health Services and Policy Chair. More (PDF).

May 12, 2009
Julia Scott to Vice President Clinical Programs & CNE, Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham (ON)
Dr. Kelly Leitch to the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (ON)

May 5, 2009

Peter Goodhand takes the President’s Chair yesterday at the Canadian Cancer Society.
Roland Aurich to President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Canada Limited
Dr. Philip Baker to Dean of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Tom Marrie to Dean of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
Dr. Iain D. Young to Vice-Dean Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University
Dr. Suzanne Strasberg to incoming president of the Ontario Medical Association

April 28, 2009

Mohamed Dhanani has resigned as Chair of Toronto Central LHIN (ON) to join The Honourable George Smitherman’s Office.

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April 21, 2009

Joy Richards to Chief Nursing Officer, The Scarborough Hospital
Graham Scott to provincially appointed supervisor for Quinte (ON) Health Care
Margaret Beatty to Vice President Research, Professional Education and Government Affairs at Canadian Diabetes Association
John McGarry to Chief Operating Officer at Kingston General Hospital (ON)
Rik Ganderton, President and CEO of Rouge Valley Health System (ON), will stay on until the Board finds his replacement.
Lynn Guerriero to Director, Wait Time Information Program, Cancer Care Ontario.
Dr. Peter Nord to WTIP Physician Champion for ALC (ie: Alternate Level of Care)

April 14, 2009

Eric Vandewall to President and CEO, Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, ON
Sherri L. McCullough to the Board, Ontario Hospital Association is Board Chair, Hotel Dieu, Kingston, ON
Carol Clemenhagen resigned from the Board of the Ontario Hospital Association
Carol Clemenhagen to Global Health Research Initiative, a partnership of IDRC and four Government of Canada agencies
Susanne Bjerno to Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, Guelph General Hospital (ON)
Sue Matthews to Niagara Health System (ON) as Vice President Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive
Peter Szota to Executive Director, Grand River Community Health Centre (ON)
Dr. Philip Baker to Dean of the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Dr. Tom Marrie to Dean of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Iain D. Young to Vice-Dean Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston

April 7, 2009 

Kim Baker to Acting CEO, Central LHIN, (ON)
Susan Walsh to Regional Director (Toronto Central), St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Dr. John Carter to join the medical staff at Dartmouth General Hospital as an emergency physician
Pamela Winsor to Director, Health Systems Strategies and Chief Marketing Officer at Medtronic of Canada
Sheila Weatherill to the Board of Directors of Shaw Communications Inc
Matthew Barrett (Former Chair, Barclays Bank) to Board of Directors of eHealth Ontario
Carol Stephenson (Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business) to Board of Directors of eHealth Ontario
Anne McFarlane to Acting President and CEO of the Canadian Institutes for Health Information
Alton Ing to Director of Simplicity, Health Strategy Innovation Cell, based at Massey College, University of Toronto

Glenda Yeates to Associate Deputy Minister of Health, Canada.
Gérald Savoie to retire as CEO of Montfort Hospital, Ottawa (ON)
Dr. Harsh Hundal to Chief of Staff at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Guelph (ON)
Neil Stuart retires after 26 years with Price Waterhouse/PwC and IBM
Lyn McLeod to Chair of the Ontario Quality Health Council (OHQC),
Dr. Kaveh Shojania to University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety as Inaugural Director
Dr. David Ostrow to Interim President and Chief Executive Officer for Vancouver Coastal Health.

March 24, 2009

Ann Trafford to the dual role of Vice President, Information Management and Chief Information Officer at Bridgepoint Health and St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Dr. Robert Howard to President and CEO, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto (ON)
Susanne Bjerno to Vice President, CFO and CIO, Guelph General Hospital
Paul Faguy is at Sidra Medical & Research Center in Doha, Qatar
Steven Lawrence to McKesson Canada as Senior Client Executive
Colin Smith to Consulting Director, Health Practice, Sierra Systems
Paddy Meade dismissed from Alberta's Ministry of Health

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March 17, 2009 

Carlos Rizo to Chief Imagineer, Health Strategy Innovation Cell, based at Massey College, University of Toronto
Gerald Savoie, Chief Executive Office, to leave Ottawa's Montfort Hospital in October
Peter Szota to inaugural Executive Director, Grand River Community Health Centre (ON)
Dr. Nancy Whitmore to Chief of Staff and Vice President Medical Affairs, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Audrey Whitney, dismissed from position of pastor for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital (ON) to reduce the deficit
Bruce Babcock to the Board of Governors, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Mark Fulton to the Board of Governors, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Dave Warden to the Board of Governors, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Tom Marks to the Board of Governors, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Jean Fotheringhame to the Board of Governors, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (ON)
Henry J. Pankrantz to Northumberland Hills (ON) Hospital board of directors
Tony Rockingham to Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Commercialization for Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation (MRI)

TRANSITIONS

March 10, 2009

Brian Ktytor to Chief Information Officer (CIO) and e-Health Lead, the North West Local Health Integration Network [formerly Dean of the School of Aviation, Confederation College]
Vickie Kaminski, Sue Matthews, Paul Temple, Ken Tremblay to Operational Review Team, Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Sue Matthews to Vice President Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive, Niagara Health System (since January)
Dr. Charmaine Roye to Chief of Staff, Brantford General Hospital
Marni Schecter to Executive Director, Lupus Ontario
Dr. Kaveh Shojania to Inaugural Director, University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety

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March 3/09

Vickie Kaminski to President and Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Health, Newfoundland and Labrador. More.
Jonathan Lomas to senior scholar in residence at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
Marianne Walker, President & CEO, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Guelph, to member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Hospital Association
Dr. Allon Reddoch to Chair, the Health Care Review Steering Committee, Yukon
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, to President of Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Carol Clemenhagen to Program Leader for the Global Health Research Initiative, a partnership of the Canadian International Development Agency, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, International Research Development Centre, Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

February 24, 2009

Dr. Joanne Hope to interim chief of staff, the Niagara Health System (ON)
Dr. Keith Greenway had been acting as interim chief of staff, the Niagara Health System (ON)
Dr. William Shragge had been chief of staff, the Niagara Health System (ON)
Bhavdeep Singh to Chief Executive Officer, Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare, New Delhi India
Dr. André Corriveau to Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta
John N. Wallace to President and Chief Executive Officer, The Caldwell Partners International Inc.

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February 17, 2009

Paula McColgan to Executive Lead, Strategy and Network Development and Executive Director, Bridgepoint Collaboratory for Research and Innovation, Bridgepoint Health
Dr. Stephen Duckett to President and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Health Services (March 23, 2009.) More (PDF).
Barry Monaghan to Interim CEO, Huronia District Hospital (ON)
Dr. Charmaine Roye to Chief of Staff, Brantford General Hospital (ON)

February 10, 2009 

Neil Seeman to Director and Primary Investigator, Health Strategy Innovation Cell, based at Massey College, University of Toronto
Robert Donelson to Vice-president of Development and Alumni relations, University of Waterloo
Michael Barrett to CEO of the South West Local Health Integration Network, Ontario
Dr. Calvin Stiller to Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Dr. Kaveh Shojania to inaugural Director, the new University of Toronto Centre for Patient Safety
Dr. Jack Taunton to Chief Medical Officer for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Dr. Charmaine Roye to Chief of Staff, Brantford General Hospital

February 3, 2009

Dr. Shoo Lee to Paediatrician-in-Chief, Mount Sinai Hospital and head of the neonatology department at the University of Toronto
Dr. Paula Rochon to Vice-President, Research Women’s College Hospital, Toronto
Dean Johnson to President Sodexo Canada
David J. Mitchell to President & CEO Public Policy Forum
Jill Tettmann to Acting Chief Executive Officer, North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN
[And in the “better late than never” department]
Dr. Jack Kitts (President & CEO, The Ottawa Hospital) to Chair of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Ida Goodreau (President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations (for a few more weeks)
Dr. Arthur Porter (Executive Director & CEO, McGill University Health Centre) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Christine Power (President & CEO, Capital District Health Authority) to Member of the Board of Directors, of the Board of Directors, Association of Academic Healthcare Organizations
Glenn Brimacombe to President and CEO Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
Robert Mosher to Vice President Marketing, TSO3

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