Picking Up the Pace Steering Committee
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Picking Up the Pace Steering Committee
Conference Co-chairs
 | Dr. Brian Hutchison is a Professor Emeritus in the departments of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University.
Brian serves as co-chair of the Canadian Working Group for Primary Healthcare Improvement, president of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, senior advisor to the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP) and scientific advisor to CHSRF for primary healthcare. 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. He was the 2004 recipient of CHSRF's Health Services Research Advancement Award and 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 healthcare resource allocation and funding methods, provider payment methods, quality improvement and preventive care. |
 | Dr. Denis A. Roy is currently Vice-President of Scientific Affairs at the Institut national de santé publique du Québec.
A strong proponent of health services research, Denis has significant experience leading health services organizations and departments, including Public Health at the Montreal Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Centre de coordination de la lutte contre le cancer du Québec, and Information and Knowledge Management for the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de la Montérégie. In addition to his current position, Denis is active in numerous leading organizations and initiatives, including: the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, the CPAC Cancer Performance Steering Committee, the Expert Analytic Group on Health Reports of the Canadian Institute of Health Information and the CHSRF /CPSI Governance for Patient Safety Committee. Denis is associate professor at the Social and Preventive Medicine Department, University of Montreal, and is affiliated with the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Medicine Department of McGill University and the Community Health Department at the University of Sherbrooke.
He holds a masters degree in public health at the University of California in Berkeley, as well as a masters in epidemiology and a speciality degree in community health at McGill University. |
National Steering Committee
Brian Hutchison (co-chair)
Denis Roy (co-chair and Quebec)
Erin Morrison (CHSRF)
Ewan Affleck (Northern)
Cathy MacLean (Western)
Marsha Barnes (Ontario)
Pat Lee (Atlantic)
Regional Committees
Northern
Ewan Affleck, Medical Director
Yellowknife Health and Social Services Authority, NT
Kay Lewis, CEO
Stanton Territorial Hospital, NT
Scott Robertson, Chief Nursing Officer
Health and Social Services, NT
Susan Chatwood, Executive and Scientific Director
Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
Western
Cathy MacLean, President
College of Family Physicians of Canada
University of Calgary, AB
Jeanette Edwards, Regional Director
Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Bonnie Urquhart, Director
Strategic Initiatives and Project Support
Northern Health Authority, BC
Cathie Scott, Director, Knowledge Management - Capacity Building
Alberta Health Services
Vicki Farrally, Consultant
Praxis Management Inc.
Ontario
Marsha Barnes, Assistant Deputy Minister
Health, Education & Children’s Policy Branch
Cabinet Office
Brenda Fraser, Executive Director
Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership
Stewart Kennedy, Physician
Thunder Bay, Ontario Medical Association
Dale McMurchy, Senior Consultant
Canadian Institutes for Health Research, IHSPR
Quebec
Denis A. Roy, Vice-president
Affaires scientifiques, INSPQ
France Laframboise, Adjointe à la direction des services cliniques-Mediamed Technologie
Atlantic
Pat Lee, CEO
Pictou County District Health Authority
ARTC Board Chair
James O’Brien, Vice President
Medical Research, Innovation, and Development
Regional Health Authority B, NB
Lydia Hatcher, Physician
Professor of Family Medicine and Paediatrics
Memorial University, NL
Elaine Rankin, Primary Care Coordinator
Population Health and Research
Cape Breton District Health Authority
Cathy Peyton, Program Manager
Atlantic Regional Training Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland