Scientific Advisor
Brian Hutchison is a Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University, co-chair of the Canadian Working Group for Primary Healthcare Improvement, president-elect of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, and senior advisor to the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP).
He is past director (2002–2005) of the McMaster University Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), and served as founding editor-in-chief of Healthcare Policy from 2004 to 2009.
Brian held a National Health Research Scholar award from Health Canada from 1994 to 1999, and was the 2004 recipient of the Health Services Research Advancement Award presented by CHSRF. Brian received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Family Medicine Research from the College of Family Physicians of Canada in 2008.
His areas of research and policy interest include organization, funding and delivery of primary and community care; needs-based health care resource allocation and funding methods; provider payment methods; quality improvement; and preventive care.