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EXTRA faculty recruitment places a premium on dynamism, the ability to explain complex concepts and issues clearly, a willingness to adapt in response to changing needs, and a talent for drawing out higher levels of performance from fellows. The EXTRA faculty are experts in their fields, comfortable in an adult learning environment, and committed to creating a unique and high-level experience for the fellows.

The EXTRA session leaders are renowned senior applied researchers and practitioners from various domains (clinical, managerial, and policy sectors). They have strong backgrounds in knowledge utilization, leadership development, change management, linking research with policy communities, and organizational and decision-making processes. The program faculty also present a high level of Canadian and international experience within their respective domains.

Academic Co-ordinator
Terrence Sullivan Professor, Department of Health Policy University of Toronto Terrence Sullivan is the independent board chair of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). He also chairs the board of Public Health Ontario (the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion). From 2001 to March 2011 he occupied successively responsible positions at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), the final seven years as President and CEO during which period the entire organization transformed its business model to performance measurement and improvement of cancer services. From 1993-2001 he was the founding president of the Institute for Work & Health (IWH), a private not-for-profit institute affiliated with several universities and which is North America’s leading research center on work-related injury. He has played senior roles in the Ontario Ministries of Health, Cabinet Office and Intergovernmental Affairs. He served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Constitutional Affairs and Federal-Provincial Relations during the Charlottetown negotiations, and he served two successive First Ministers of Ontario as Executive Director of the Premier's Council on Health Strategy, including a period as Deputy Minister (1991). A behavioural scientist, Terry is full professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Faculty of Medicine) as well as in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. He chairs the Research Advisory Committee for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario as well as the Quality Improvement and Systems Performance (QISP) committee for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC). As academic co-ordinator for the EXTRA program, Dr. Sullivan is responsible for the academic content of the EXTRA program and overall curriculum development. Back to top

Academic Co-ordinator

Terrence Sullivan
Professor, Department of Health Policy
University of Toronto

Terrence Sullivan is the independent board chair of the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). He also chairs the board of Public Health Ontario (the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion). From 2001 to March 2011 he occupied successively responsible positions at Cancer Care Ontario (CCO), the final seven years as President and CEO during which period the entire organization transformed its business model to performance measurement and improvement of cancer services. From 1993-2001 he was the founding president of the Institute for Work & Health (IWH), a private not-for-profit institute affiliated with several universities and which is North America’s leading research center on work-related injury. He has played senior roles in the Ontario Ministries of Health, Cabinet Office and Intergovernmental Affairs. He served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Constitutional Affairs and Federal-Provincial Relations during the Charlottetown negotiations, and he served two successive First Ministers of Ontario as Executive Director of the Premier's Council on Health Strategy, including a period as Deputy Minister (1991). A behavioural scientist, Terry is full professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Faculty of Medicine) as well as in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. He chairs the Research Advisory Committee for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario as well as the Quality Improvement and Systems Performance (QISP) committee for the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC).

As academic co-ordinator for the EXTRA program, Dr. Sullivan is responsible for the academic content of the EXTRA program and overall curriculum development.

Lead Faculty
Jean-Louis Denis Full Professor Ecole Nationale d'Administration Publique CHSRF/CIHR Chair on the transformation and governance of healthcare organizations Université de Montréal Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor at the École Nationale d’Administration Publique (ÉNAP) and holds the CHSRF/CIHR Chair on the transformation and governance of healthcare organizations at the Université de Montréal. He pursues research on governance and process of change in healthcare organizations and systems. His current research looks at integration of care and services, the development of primary care and the role of scientific evidence in the adoption and implementation of clinical and managerial innovations. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and chair of the advisory board of CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. He was the founding academic coordinator of the EXTRA/FORCES initiative from 2003 to 2007. Back to top
Robert Hayward Professor and Assistant Dean Health Informatics Division of General Internal Medicine Associate Director, Centre for Health Evidence University of Alberta Dr. Robert Hayward’s research interests focus on evidence-based health informatics. As electronic editor of the Users Guides to the Health Care Literature, he guides the development and management of virtual learning and research communities and industry-academic linkages. Dr. Hayward is director of the Centre for Health Evidence, which focuses on the teaching and application of evidence-based practice. Dr. Hayward trained in history, the arts, and letters at Yale University, received his medical degree from Queen’s University, and then trained at the universities of Toronto and Alberta to obtain fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He studied health informatics and health services research methods at Johns Hopkins University. Back to top
John Lavis Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Faculty of Health Sciences McMaster University At McMaster University, Dr. John N. Lavis is a professor in the department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, a member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, and an associate member of the department of political science. His principal research interests include knowledge transfer and uptake in public policy-making environments and the politics of healthcare systems. Dr. Lavis holds a medical degree from Queen’s University, a master’s of science from the London School of Economics, and a PhD from Harvard University. Back to top
Louise Lemieux-Charles Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME) Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto Louise Lemieux-Charles, PhD, is Chair of the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto. In addition to her role as chair, she is an Associate Professor in HPME, Program Director of the Hospital Management Research Unit, an adjunct scientist with the Institute for Work and Health, and a member of the Collaborative Centre for Bioethics at the University. Prior to her appointment in HPME, she held positions in senior management in the acute care system, in teaching and in consulting. Her current research focuses on performance management, human resources management, organizational learning, knowledge transfer, and service delivery networks all within the context of healthcare. Back to top
David Streiner Professor, Department of Psychiatry University of Toronto Professor Emeritus, Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences McMaster University Dr. David Streiner’s primary research interests are quality of life and treatments and applying psychological ways of thinking to other areas. He is currently involved in a series of studies examining the epidemiology of psychological problems of the elderly across Canada; quality of life in children with epilepsy; and looking at the long-term consequences of being born less than 1,000 grams. Dr. Streiner was trained in clinical psychology and received his PhD in 1968 from Syracuse University. Back to top

Lead Faculty

Jean-Louis Denis
Full Professor
Ecole Nationale d'Administration Publique
CHSRF/CIHR Chair on the transformation and governance of healthcare organizations
Université de Montréal

Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor at the École Nationale d’Administration Publique (ÉNAP) and holds the CHSRF/CIHR Chair on the transformation and governance of healthcare organizations at the Université de Montréal. He pursues research on governance and process of change in healthcare organizations and systems. His current research looks at integration of care and services, the development of primary care and the role of scientific evidence in the adoption and implementation of clinical and managerial innovations. He is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and chair of the advisory board of CIHR’s Institute of Health Services and Policy Research. He was the founding academic coordinator of the EXTRA/FORCES initiative from 2003 to 2007.

Robert Hayward
Professor and Assistant Dean Health Informatics Division of General Internal Medicine Associate
Director, Centre for Health Evidence
University of Alberta

Dr. Robert Hayward’s research interests focus on evidence-based health informatics. As electronic editor of the Users Guides to the Health Care Literature, he guides the development and management of virtual learning and research communities and industry-academic linkages. Dr. Hayward is director of the Centre for Health Evidence, which focuses on the teaching and application of evidence-based practice. Dr. Hayward trained in history, the arts, and letters at Yale University, received his medical degree from Queen’s University, and then trained at the universities of Toronto and Alberta to obtain fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He studied health informatics and health services research methods at Johns Hopkins University.

John Lavis
Professor, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University

At McMaster University, Dr. John N. Lavis is a professor in the department of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, a member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, and an associate member of the department of political science. His principal research interests include knowledge transfer and uptake in public policy-making environments and the politics of healthcare systems. Dr. Lavis holds a medical degree from Queen’s University, a master’s of science from the London School of Economics, and a PhD from Harvard University.

Louise Lemieux-Charles
Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME)
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto

Louise Lemieux-Charles, PhD, is Chair of the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME), University of Toronto. In addition to her role as chair, she is an Associate Professor in HPME, Program Director of the Hospital Management Research Unit, an adjunct scientist with the Institute for Work and Health, and a member of the Collaborative Centre for Bioethics at the University. Prior to her appointment in HPME, she held positions in senior management in the acute care system, in teaching and in consulting. Her current research focuses on performance management, human resources management, organizational learning, knowledge transfer, and service delivery networks all within the context of healthcare.

David Streiner
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Toronto
Professor Emeritus, Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University

Dr. David Streiner’s primary research interests are quality of life and treatments and applying psychological ways of thinking to other areas. He is currently involved in a series of studies examining the epidemiology of psychological problems of the elderly across Canada; quality of life in children with epilepsy; and looking at the long-term consequences of being born less than 1,000 grams. Dr. Streiner was trained in clinical psychology and received his PhD in 1968 from Syracuse University.

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