Canadian Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Final Report

Appendix A

Members of the Coordinating Committee and Working Groups

The following list includes all community members who have served on one of the five working groups and/or the Coordinating Committee of the Canadian Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. This list is in alphabetical order and includes all individuals who contributed at any point over the lifespan of the Strategy. The workplace that is indicated for each individual on this list reflects their position and place of employment at the time they participated in the Strategy.

Deborah Adams
Surveillance
Program Manager,
Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, ON

Sharon Baxter
Coordinating Committee -- Co Chair
Public Information and Awareness -- Co Chair
Executive Director,
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, ON

Maryse Bouvette
Education for Formal Caregivers -- Co Chair
Regional Coordinator,
Pain and Symptom Management Team,
Community Consultation Services, SCO Health Service, ON

Michel Brazeau
Best Practices and Quality Care
Chief Executive Officer,
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, ON

Carleen Brenneis
Surveillance
Program Director, Regional Palliative Care Program,
Capital Health, AB

Larry Broadfield
Best Practices and Quality Care
Systemic Therapy Program,
Cancer Care Nova Scotia, NS

Susan Dickson
Education for Formal Caregivers
Manager, Volunteer Services,
Canuck Place Children's Hospice, BC

Brent Diverty
Surveillance
Director, Health Services Information (Ottawa),
Canadian Institute for Health Information, ON

Michael Downing
Surveillance -- Co Chair
Medical Director,
Victoria Hospice Society, BC

Danielle Drouin
Education for Formal Caregivers
Clinical Nurse Specialist,
McGill University, QC

Deborah Dudgeon
Surveillance
W Ford Connell Professor of Palliative Care Medicine,
Queen's University, ON

Serge Dumont
Surveillance
Professeur, École du service social,
Université Laval, QC

Justine Farley
Best Practices and Quality Care
Chef du service des soins palliatifs du C.H. de St. Mary,
Association québecoise des soins palliatifs,
St. Mary's Hospital Center, QC

Konrad Fassbender
Surveillance -- Co Chair
Senior Research Associate, Alberta Cancer Board,
Palliative Care Research Initiative, AB

Romayne Gallagher
Public Information and Awareness -- Co Chair
Palliative Care Physician,
Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC

Bill Johnston
Public Information and Awareness
Board of Directors (Chair),
Hospice Association of Ontario, ON

Lucie Kalinda
Education for Formal Caregivers
Home and Continuing Care Coordinator,
Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami
(Inuit are United in Canada), ON

Mary Lou Kelley
Education for Formal Caregivers
Professor, School of Social Work,
Lakehead University, ON

Rosella Kinoshameg
Coordinating Committee
Member, Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada,
Nipissing First Nations Health Services, ON

Leanne Kitchen
Public Information and Awareness
Vice-President and Manager of Stakeholder and Community Relations,
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, ON

Nizar Ladak
Surveillance
Director, Health Services Information (Toronto),
Canadian Institute for Health Information, ON

Francis Lau
Surveillance
Director and Associate Professor,
Health Information Science,
University of British Columbia, BC

Julie LeMay
Best Practices and Quality Care
Nursing Project Manager,
Nursing and Clinical Services,
Correctional Service Canada, ON

Larry Librach
Education for Formal Caregivers
Director,
Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, ON

Dale Orychock
Education for Formal Caregivers
Director, Palliative Care,
Cape Breton District Health Authority, NS

Gael Page
Best Practices and Quality Care
Health Consultant, NS

Natalie Parry
Public Information and Awareness
Manager, Cancer Control Programs,
Canadian Cancer Society, National Office, ON

José Pereira
Education for Formal Caregivers -- Co Chair
Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine,
University of Calgary Foothills Medical Centre, AB

Lucie Poliquin
Best Practices and Quality Care
Senior Nursing Advisor,
Correctional Service Canada, ON

Diana Rasmussen
Coordinating Committee
(Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada
representative)
President, ALS Society of Canada, MB

Roberta Wraith
Public Information and Awareness
(Representative of the Métis Nation of Ontario), ON

Elaine Campbell
Public Information and Awareness, ON
(Representing the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing)

Gary Catlin
Surveillance
Director, Health Statistics Division,
Statistics Canada, ON

Michele Chaban
Education for Formal Caregivers
Professor,
University of Toronto, ON

Karen Chow
Public Information and Awareness
Manager, Community Partnerships and Philanthropy,
Vice President, GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, ON

Michael Chow
Best Practices and Quality Care
Director and Pastoral Educator, Pastoral Care Services,
St. Mary's General Hospital, ON

Margaret Clarke
Public Information and Awareness
Executive Director,
Hospice and Palliative Care, MB

Robin Cohen
Research - Co Chair
Research Director, Palliative Care,
McGill University, QC

Leslie Gaudette
Surveillance,
Manger,
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control,
Public Health Agency of Canada, ON

Paula Greco
Best Practices and Quality Care
Director, Research and Product Development,
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation, ON

Roda Grey
Education for Formal Caregivers
Senior Policy Advisor,
Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami
(Inuit are United in Canada), ON

Pippa Hall
Education for Formal Caregivers -- Co Chair
Director, Palliative Medicine Residency Program,
SCO Health Service, ON

Marc Hamel
Research
Assistant Director, Population Health,
Health Statistics Division,
Statistics Canada, ON

Daren Heyland
Research -- Co Chair
Associate Professor, Queens's University,
Kingston General Hospital, ON

Lorna Hillman
Public Information and Awareness
President,
Canadian Caregiver Coalition, BC

Dennie Hycha
Best Practices and Quality Care -- Co Chair
Coordinator, Quality Improvement,
David Thompson Health Region, AB

Sandy Johnson
Public Information and Awareness
Executive Director,
Hospice Greater Saint John, NB

Tom Maddix
Education for Formal Caregivers
Vice President, Mission, Ethics and Spirituality,
St.Paul's Hospital, BC

Diane Major
Surveillance
Research Scientist,
Direction systèmes de soins et services
Institut national de santé publique du Québec, QC

Julie McAuley
Surveillance
Director, Health Statistics Division,
Statistics Canada, ON

John Millar
Surveillance
Vice President, Research,
Canadian Institute for Health Information, ON

Cheryl Moyer
Public Information and Awareness
Director, Cancer Control Programs,
Canadian Cancer Society, National Office, ON

Fred Nelson
Best Practices and Quality Care
Palliative Care Unit,
St. Boniface General Hospital, MB

Kim Nichols
Public Information and Awareness,
(Representative for persons who are deaf), ON

Faye North Peigan
Best Practices and Quality Care
Health Coordinator, Aakomkiyii Health Services,
Piikani Reserve, AB

Laurie Anne O'Brien
Best Practices and Quality Care -- Co Chair
Manager, Palliative Care Consultative Services,
Health Care Corporation, NL

Patricia O'Halloran
Public Information and Awareness
Spiritual Care Department, Capital Health, NS

Dale Orychock
Education for Formal Caregivers
Director, Palliative Care,
Professor, Department of Medicine (Respirology),
Dalhousie University, NS

Jerold Rothstein
Best Practices and Quality Care
Consultant, Rothstein Associates Inc.,
Minnesota, USA

Cathy Simpson
Public Information and Awareness, NS

Palmier Stevenson-Young
Public Information and Awareness
Vice President,
Canadian Caregiver Coalition, ON

Pat Trozzo
Education for Formal Caregivers
Staff and Consulting Pharmacist,
Cancer Care Manitoba, MB