Longwoods Transitions in Healthcare

2010-04-27T11:33:00.003-04:00

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TRANSITIONS

Jennifer Zelmer to Senior Vice President for Clinical Adoption and Innovation at Canada Health Infoway.

Lee Gould to Vice-President (University Advancement), Lakehead University

Joyce Bailey is now Chair of St. John’s Rehab (Toronto)

Phil Hassen to President and CEO, Canadian Network of International Surgery

Patrick Gaskin to Acting President & CEO, Cambridge Memorial Hospital (ON)

For the record. We missed these . . .

Lise Guerrette-Daigle to Executive Vice-President, Acute Care Facilities for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Lise Roy to Vice-President, Planning, Quality and Privacy of Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Aline Johanns to Vice-President, Human Resources for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Suzanne Robichaud to Vice-President, Primary Health Care of Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Claire Dennie to Vice-President, Community Health Services for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Joey Caissie to Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Stéphane Legacy to Vice-President, Professional and Diagnostic Services for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Dr. René LaMontagne to Vice-President, Medical Services of Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Bernadette Thériault to Chief Integration Officer of Regional Health Authority A.

Jean-René Noël to Executive Director, Communications and Public Relations for Regional Health Authority A. NB.

Pierre Verret to Executive Director of the Edmundston Regional Hospital.

Daniel Paré to Executive Director of Chaleur Regional Hospital NB.

Bertrand Collin to Executive Director of the Restigouche Hospital Centre NB.

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2010-04-20T12:40:00.000-04:00

Leo Steven to Chair of the inaugural Board of Directors to oversee Prince Edward Island’s new health services authority, Health PEI

Geraldine MacKendrick to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Dr. Marvin Clark to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Kenneth Ezeard to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Gordon MacKay to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Dr. Kinsey Smith to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Denis Marantz to Board of Directors, Health PEI

Saifa Koonar to President and CEO of Alberta Children's Hospital

Mary Clare Egberts to President and CEO of Quinte Health Care (ON)
Dr. Brian Conway to Medical Director, ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp (PDF)

2010-04-13T11:04:00.000-04:00

Len Edwards from Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Harper’s personal representatives for the G8 and G20 summits

Morris Rosenberg from Deputy Minister of Health Canada to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the end of June.

Glenda Yeates to Deputy Minister of Health Canada (effective next week)

Judy Pace to Chair of the Board that oversees the Timiskaming (ON) Health Unit.

Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, joins panel of external experts to assess the global response to the pandemic and identify lessons for the future. More on the Longwoods Healthcare Blog.

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2010-04-06T10:54:00.000-04:00

Nova Scotia Association of Health Organizations (NSAHO) to Health Association Nova Scotia. Details

SIMS Partnership to revise structure and change the name to the GTA Health Information Collaborative (HIC).

. . . and all SAHO operations previously located in the Saskatoon office on Airport Drive are now at 800 - 2002 Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK, S4P 0R7.

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2010-03-30T11:50:00.001-04:00

March 30, 2010

Donald M. Berwick, nominated by a President Barack Obama to run Medicare and Medicaid

Peter Finkle, Chief Operating Officer at Southlake Regional Health Centre, has passed away (ON)

Pat Kahle to Surgical Program Director, Humber River Regional Hospital (ON)

Chris Wilkinson to Vice President of Professional Services, Ormed Information Systems Ltd.

Ruby Jacobs to the Board of the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant (ON) Local Health Integration Network

Jamie Oliver to the United States to start a revolution in Huntington, West Virginia. See: www.longwoods.com

Debra Bennett to Longwoods Publishing developing partnership programs.

2010-03-23T11:47:00.001-04:00

TRANSITIONS & AWARDS

Matthew Anderson, President & Chief Executive Officer of William Osler Health System as of April 5, 2010

Paula M. Rozanski to Executive Director of the CSSS La Pommeraie

Christopher Van Gorder, president and CEO of four-hospital Scripps Health in San Diego, to chair of the ACHE for 2010-11

. . . and from Life Sciences BC

Drs. Marco Marra, Rob Holt, and Steven Jones, Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre Award for Scientific Excellence

Dr. Andy Hoffer, Lungpacer Medical Award for Innovation and Achievements

Mr. Don Avison, Award for Leadership

Neoteric to Medical Device Company of the Year, in British Columbia

Cardiome Pharma to Life Sciences Company of the Year, in British Columbia

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2010-03-16T11:05:00.000-04:00

March 16, 2010

Helen Angus to Vice President of the Ontario Renal Network

Louise Bradley to President and Chief Executive Officer Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

Tanya Snow to Executive Director, Augustine House Society

Patricia Martens (Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba ) to editor for the journal Healthcare Policy.

Mark Dobrow (University of Toronto and Cancer Care Ontario) to editor for the journal Healthcare Policy

Rick Rogers and John Horne step down as editors of the journal Healthcare Policy. Editor in Chief, Jennifer Zelmer, recognized them for stellar service. We second that. Thank you.

Greg A. Reed to (nominated) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of eHealth Ontario’s board of directors.

SIMS Partnership to be renamed GTA Health Information Collaborative (HIC). Apparently no branding consultant was asked for advice.

Jean-Pierre Boisclair to (nominated) member of eHealth Ontario’s board of directors

Maureen O’Neil to (nominated) member of eHealth Ontario’s board of directors.

2010-03-09T12:10:00.001-05:00

Ruby Brown to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Trillium Health Centre

Geoffrey Milos to Director, Health Solutions, nexJ Inc

Wendy K. Hansson, to Chief Operating Officer – Coastal, Vancouver Coastal Health region.

Nancy Smokler to Manager, Patient Relations and Safety for the Veterans Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Stephen McElroy to President and Chief Executive Officer, Hospitals In-Common Laboratory Inc. (HICL)

Peter Levesque to Director, Knowledge Exchange Centre, Mental Health Commission of Canada

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2010-03-03T11:30:00.001-05:00

TRANSITIONS

Penny Mirams to Partner, Health Care Practice of Odgers Berndtson, Global Leaders in Executive Search

Keiko Nakamura to Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing

Ingrid Davis to the Board of Centric Health Corporation (TSX: CHH)

Rob Devitt, President and CEO of Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH), named Communicator of the Year by IABC/Toronto

L. Joy Warkentin to the Board of Directors of the North West Local Health Integration Network

Gwen DuBois-Wing to leave as CEO of North West Local Health Integration Network

Laura Kokocinski to Acting CEO, North West Local Health Integration Network

Louise Paquette to CEO of the North East Local Health Integration

Beverly Lashbrook to Executive Director at Hospice Huntsville

David E. Garets to The Advisory Board Company

Mike Davis to The Advisory Board Company

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2010-02-16T11:38:00.001-05:00

Lynn Nagle to Strategic Advisor, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada

Kurtis Bishop to Director, eHealth at PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada

Saäd Rafi to Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario

Caroline DeKeyster to Chief Nursing Officer, Misericordia Health Centre, MB

Patti Smith to Executive Director of the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation, MB

Linda Lindsay to Director of Development, CancerCare Manitoba

Dr. Axel Herberg is stepping down as CEO of the Management Board of Gerresheimer

2010-02-09T09:54:00.000-05:00

[Don’t forget, we don’t make these up. Please send your promotions, appointments, retirements and other transitions to publisher@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.

February 9, 2010

Bill Barrable to Chief Executive Officer of the Rick Hansen Institute

Heather Dawson to Director of Analysis and Reporting, Health Council of Canada

Mary Clare Egberts to President and CEO, Quinte Health Care (ON)

Bruce Laughton to retire from Quinte Health Care (ON)

Karima Velji to Vice President, Clinical and Residential Programs and Chief Nursing Executive, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. (ON)

. . . and the Order of Ontario goes to these contributors to better health

Dr. Philip Berger of Toronto, a physician and leader in the fields of urban medicine, addiction, homelessness and HIV/AIDS care.

Lawrence Bloomberg of Toronto, a businessman noted for his volunteerism and philanthropic contributions to healthcare, commercializing innovation and education in Ontario.

Dr. Helen Chan of Toronto, an internationally renowned clinical oncologist recognized for her breakthrough treatment of retinoblastoma in children, a rare cancer of the eyes.

Peter Crossgrove of Sudbury who has helped raise millions of dollars for Ontario's healthcare and cancer care organizations.

Mike DeGagné of Ottawa, a community leader who has dedicated his life's work to improving the health, wellness, education and governance of Aboriginal peoples.

Dr. Kellie Leitch of Toronto, for her contributions as a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and a national voice for children's health in Canada.

Dr. Samantha Nutt of Toronto, a family physician who co-founded War Child Canada, and has gained international recognition as a leader in humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations in conflict zones.

Dr. James Orbinski of Toronto, a physician, scientist, internationally renowned humanitarian and founding member of Doctors Without Borders and other international organizations aimed at improving global healthcare.

Alice Porter of Shelburne, a nurse and missionary with an impressive record of more than 50 years of community service in Canada and India.

Shirley Thomson of Ottawa, a leading national figure in the promotion of visual arts in Canada for more than 40 years.

Dr. Mladen Vranic of Toronto, a physician/scientist and world leader in diabetes research who pioneered tracer methods that demonstrated the importance of exercise and of beneficial stresses in preventing the development of diabetes.

Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik of Rockwood, a family physician and one of Canada's leading female AIDS activists who works to alleviate the impact of the worldwide AIDS crisis.

2010-02-02T11:21:00.001-05:00

David Marshall to President and CEO, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, ON

Dr. Brian Postl retiring as President and CEO of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, effective June 2010

Dr. Carrol Pitters to Chief of Staff, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

Dr. Robert Peterson to CIHR's Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network as Executive Director

Dr. Tomas Paus to Joint Baycrest and University of Toronto Anne and Max Tanenbaum Chair, and co-director of Toronto Trans-generational Brain and Body Centre (TTBBC).

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

Greg Dennis to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ontario as Director of Communications

Gregory Brown to member of the Ontario Mental Health Foundation

James Alberding to Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Ontario as Senior Advisor

Kirk McIntyre to Vice President Group Business, Ontario Medavie Blue Cross

Lynn Trott to General Manager of SteriPro Canada

Marcel Mérette to Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of Ottawa

Merilyn Allison to member of the board of the Erie St.Clair Local Health Integration Network, ON

Norma Beauchamp to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada as Vice President, Policy and Reimbursement

Roberto Bellini to Bellus Health as President and Chief Executive Officer

Ron Currie to Saint Elizabeth Health Care as Vice President, Communications and Marketing

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

Steve West to MDS Inc. as Chief Executive Officer

Winston Isaac to member of the Board of the Central West Local Health Integration Network, ON

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

2010-01-26T11:16:00.001-05:00

Dr. Robert Peterson to Executive Director of CIHR's Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network

Lynn Nagle assumes the role of Editor in Chief of ACEN’s journal focusing on nursing leadership

Cliff Nordal to retire January 1, 2011 as shared President and CEO of London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care

Fulisha Mobeen to Innovation and Marketing Manager, Health Strategy Innovation Cell

Bernadette MacDonald to Vice President Programs and Services, Accreditation Canada

Michael Howlett is stepping down as President and CEO of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, effective March, 31, 2010

2010-01-19T15:57:00.001-05:00

Hugh MacLeod to President and CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Gene Zwozdesky has been appointed Minister of Health and Wellness, Alberta
Janice Murphy to President of Lakewood Hospital and Fairview Hospital (Cleveland Clinic)
Aletta Sinoff to Director of the Center for Autism at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Patty O’Connor to Director of Nursing & Chief Nursing Officer, McGill University Health Centre

2010-01-12T11:50:00.000-05:00

Don Schurman to Sumeraconsulting

George Pink to Humana Distinguished Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health

Dr. Lisa Rojkjaer (nee Payne) to Vice President, Clinical Development, MorphoSys.

Gary Phillips to the Board of Directors, North West LHIN

Dianne Miller to the Board of Directors, North West LHIN

January 5, 2009

2010-01-05T11:01:00.004-05:00

Feria Bacchus from Sodexo appointed to The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Simcoe-York Grant Review Team

Dr. David M.C. Walker, chair, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Dr. Terrence Sullivan, vice-chair, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Warren Law, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Dr. Richard Massé, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Dr. Alan H. Meek, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Dr. Liana Nolan, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Pierre de Neuville Richard, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Janet Hatcher Roberts, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Judith Tompkins, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Carole A. Weir, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Ronald H. Yamada, The board of The Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

ORDER OF CANADA | ANNOUNCED DEC. 30, 2009

Officers of the Order of Canada for Health Care

Shrawan Kumar, O.C., Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A. and Edmonton, Alta

Jonathan Lomas, O.C., Ottawa, Ont.

James Orbinski, O.C., M.S.C, Toronto, Ont.

Carol L. Richards, O.C. Québec, Que.

Members of the Order of Canada for Health Care

John C. Godel, C.M., Vancouver, B.C.

S. Larry Goldenberg, C.M., O.B.C., Vancouver, B.C.

Bernard s. Goldman, C.M., Toronto, Ont.

Patrick J. Gullane, C.M., Toronto, Ont.

Louise Lévesque, C.M., C.Q., Hudson, Que.

Jeffrey C. Lozon, C.M., Toronto. Ont.

Réjean Thomas, C.M., C.Q., Calgary, Alta.

December 29, 2009

Dr. André Lalonde, from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (The Ottawa Hospital) received the FIGO Distinguished Service Award from the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics for his lifetime of work promoting women’s health in Canada and abroad.

Dr. Robert Peterson to Executive Director, CIHR's Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN)

Raymond Hession to chair of eHealth Ontario board of directors

Michael Fenn to interim CEO of eHealth Ontario

Mary Lowe to Chief of Staff, Minister of Health and Long-term Care, Ontario

Greg Dennis to Director of Communications, Minister of Health and Long-term Care, Ontario

James Alberding to Senior Advisor, Issues & Legislative Affairs, Minister of Health and Long-term Care, Ontario

Roberto Bellini to President and Chief Executive Officer, Bellus Health

2009-12-22T11:36:00.001-05:00

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

2009-12-15T11:36:00.001-05:00

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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2009-12-08T13:30:00.001-05:00

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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2009-12-01T14:14:00.001-05:00

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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2009-11-24T11:45:00.000-05:00

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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2009-11-19T12:56:00.001-05:00

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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2009-11-10T10:38:00.000-05:00

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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2009-11-03T11:06:00.001-05:00

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

2009-10-27T11:22:00.001-04:00

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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2009-10-20T11:18:00.000-04:00

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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2009-10-13T12:13:00.000-04:00

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

2009-10-06T11:44:00.001-04:00

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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2009-09-29T10:47:00.003-04:00

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.]

2009-09-22T10:47:00.003-04:00

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

2009-09-15T10:59:00.001-04:00

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

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September 8, 2009

2009-09-08T11:42:00.000-04:00

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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2009-09-01T11:09:00.002-04:00

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

2009-08-25T13:46:00.000-04:00

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.

2009-08-18T11:32:00.003-04:00

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

2009-08-11T10:40:00.003-04:00

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

2009-07-28T11:07:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-07-21T13:16:00.000-04:00

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

2009-07-14T13:28:00.001-04:00

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

2009-07-08T17:11:00.000-04:00

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

2009-06-30T10:55:00.000-04:00

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).

2009-06-23T12:14:00.000-04:00

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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2009-06-16T11:47:00.001-04:00

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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2009-06-09T10:42:00.001-04:00

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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2009-06-02T12:14:00.000-04:00

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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

2009-05-26T14:55:00.000-04:00

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

2009-05-19T10:27:00.005-04:00

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).

2009-05-12T13:15:00.002-04:00

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)

2009-05-05T10:00:00.002-04:00

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

2009-04-28T11:21:00.001-04:00

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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2009-04-21T11:14:00.000-04:00

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)

2009-04-14T10:50:00.001-04:00

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

2009-04-07T10:51:00.000-04:00

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

2009-03-31T10:41:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-24T10:14:00.000-04:00

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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2009-03-17T09:39:00.003-04:00

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)

2009-03-10T12:38:00.002-04:00

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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2009-03-03T11:31:00.000-05:00

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.

2009-02-24T11:08:00.001-05:00

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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2009-02-17T13:21:00.000-05:00

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

2009-02-03T10:20:00.001-05:00

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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2009-01-27T11:44:00.002-05:00

January 27, 2009

John Ruetz to Vice-President, People Services and Organizational Effectiveness, Bridgepoint Health
Esko Vainio to retire from Timmins and District Hospital
Nancy Fletcher to Interim Chief Nurse Executive at The Scarborough Hospital
Norman Maciver to retirement as CEO at West Parry Sound Health Centre and Lakeland Long-Term Care
Donald Sanderson to CEO at West Parry Sound Health Centre and Lakeland Long-Term Care
Rema Zawi to member of the board of Trillium Gift of Life Network
Christine Clark to member of the board of Trillium Gift of Life Network
Dr. Brian Schwartz to Director of Emergency Management Support, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

2009-01-20T12:41:00.000-05:00

January 20, 2009

Ida Goodreau to President and CEO of LifeLabs (billed as Canada’s biggest diagnostic laboratory company). More here.
Michelle Obama to First Lady of the United States of America. Formerly vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals.
Sheila Weatherill to fact finder and to conduct a study of the Maple Leaf Foods listeriosis outbreak. More here.
Karen Casey to Nova Scotia’s Minister of Health.
Leslee J. Thompson to President and CEO, Kingston General Hospital.
Dr. Brian Schwartz to Director of Emergency Management Support, Agency for Health Protection and Promotion.
Dr. Nancy Whitmore to Chief of Staff and Vice President, Medical Affairs, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
Michael O'Mahoney, President of the foundation of the Hospital for Sick Children – to attend divinity school.
Lorraine Manners to Engagement Manager, Ray & Berndtson.

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2009-01-14T11:17:00.002-05:00

January 13, 2009

Dr. Penny Ballem to City Manager of Vancouver
Dr. Sarah Kredentser to President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Ruth Wilson to Past President, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Cathy MacLean to Secretary-Treasurer, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Rob Boulay to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Val Rachlis to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada
Dr. Harold Dion to Member-at-Large, College of Family Physicians of Canada

2009-01-06T11:02:00.003-05:00

January 6, 2009

Jill Tettmann to Acting Chief Executive Officer, North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN.
Dr. Simon Davidson to Regional Chief of the partnership of Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (ROMHC) for child and youth mental health programs at both hospitals.
Karen Tataryn to Regional Director, Specialized Psychiatric and Mental Health Services for Children and Youth (CHEO/ROMHC).

2009-01-05T09:45:00.002-05:00

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December 30, 2008

Israel Mida to Governor, North York General Hospital (ON) Foundation
Jacqueline Tilford-Clarke to Governor, North York General Hospital (ON) Foundation
Olga Dellidonne to Governor, North York General Hospital (ON) Foundation
Tim Kastelic to Governor, North York General Hospital (ON) Foundation
Colleen Johnston to Chair of the Board of Directors and President, The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Farsad Kiani to Board member, The Princess Margaret Hospital (ON) Foundation
Dawn Graham to Chair of the Board, Rx&D
Christian Velmer to President and Managing Director, Wyeth Canada

2008-12-23T14:36:00.002-05:00

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

2008-12-18T11:06:00.003-05:00

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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2008-12-02T11:31:00.002-05:00

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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

2008-11-25T15:38:00.003-05:00

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.

2008-11-21T15:40:00.001-05:00

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

2008-11-13T11:19:00.004-05:00

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

2008-11-07T14:18:00.001-05:00

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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2008-10-14T11:34:00.002-04:00

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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

2008-10-07T11:17:00.003-04:00

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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2008-09-16T13:09:00.004-04:00

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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

2008-08-26T14:11:00.005-04:00

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

2008-08-12T11:18:00.001-04:00

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

2008-08-05T17:12:00.001-04:00

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

2008-07-29T14:23:00.001-04:00

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

2008-07-29T14:20:00.002-04:00

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

2008-07-17T10:26:00.003-04:00

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

2008-06-30T15:26:00.003-04:00

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

2008-06-30T15:24:00.004-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:17:00.000-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:15:00.000-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:13:00.000-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:11:00.000-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:06:00.000-04:00

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

2008-06-24T16:03:00.000-04:00

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

2008-05-01T16:23:00.000-04:00

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

2008-04-21T16:54:00.000-04:00

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

2008-04-21T16:53:00.000-04:00

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

2008-04-21T16:51:00.000-04:00

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

2008-04-21T16:49:00.000-04:00

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

2008-04-21T16:46:00.000-04:00

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

2008-03-19T20:54:00.001-04:00

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

2008-03-19T20:53:00.000-04:00

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

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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

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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)