October 27, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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James Stonehouse to Managing Partner, Toronto, Odgers Berndtson

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

Patrick Deane to President of McMaster University, Hamilton

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

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

Bill Tholl to inaugural Executive Director of Canadian Health Leadership Network

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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September 29, 2009

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

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

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

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September 15, 2009

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