EXTRA Fellows
2009 EXTRA Competition Results
The EXTRA advisory council, chaired by the former Quebec minister of health and social services Dr. Jean Rochon, met on April 23 and 24, 2009 to evaluate the applications received for the competition. Twenty-eight fellowships were awarded.
The attached table provides a summary of the applications recommended for funding. The summary is broken down into the following categories: organization; discipline/stream (nurse, physician, and other health services executives); and province.
The 2009 fellows are listed in alphabetical order, and the list includes the title of their intervention projects*. These projects provide an opportunity for fellows to actively apply what they have learned in the EXTRA program in response to a specific issue in their home organization.
- Sonia Bélanger
Directrice générale adjointe, Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jardins-Roussillon, Châteauguay, Québec
Modernizing home support services supported by information technology (IT) - Agostino Bellissimo
Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario
Improving Patient Outcomes with Evidence Supported Computerized Physician Order Entry - Heather Brown
Vice President, Rural Health, Central Regional Health Authority, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
Advancing Realignment of Primary and Secondary Health Services in a Rural Canadian Context - Pat Campbell
Chief Executive Officer, ECHO: Improving Women's Health in Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Improving Women's Health Through Policy Intervention - Gerardo Castaneda
Chief Information Officer, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
Improving Patient Outcomes with Evidence Supported Computerized Physician Order Entry - Daniel Castonguay
Directeur général, Centre de santé et des services sociaux Richelieu-Yamaska, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
From Resource Management to Knowledge Management - Yves Desjardins
Directeur, Information de la qualité et de la performance, Centre de santé et des services sociaux Sud-Ouest-Verdun, Montréal, Québec
Clinical governance and organizational performance - Sarah Downey
Vice President, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Redesign of Ambulatory Care Services at Princess Margaret Hospital - Susan Drouin
Associate Director, Nursing, Women's Health Mission, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec
An Innovative Integrated Healthcare Delivery Model for the New MUHC - Dana E. Erickson
Vice-President & Chief Administrative Officer, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Manitoba
Developing a Strategic Needs-Based Population Health Methodology - Barbara Fitzgerald
Director, Nursing, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Redesign of Ambulatory Care Services at Princess Margaret Hospital - Myriam Giguère
Directrice, Direction des services hospitaliers, Centre hospital universitaire de Montréal, Québec
CHUM is focusing on a healthy diet: a question of quality - Sean Hardiman
Chief Liaison Officer, Northern Health, Prince George, British Columbia
Surgical Services Model Design and Implementation for Rural BC Communities - Nazlin Hirji
Director, Nursing/Patient Care, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Ontario
Planning for Success: An Evidence-Based Approach to Preparing Nurses for an EPR - Glenn Kissman
Manager, Home and Community Care Information Systems, Interior Health, Kelowna, British Columbia
Reducing Hospital Utilization Through Early Management of High-risk Community Clients - Christina Krause
Executive Director, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Value and Characteristics of Networks to Foster System-Level Change - Janet McElhaney
Physician Program Director, Elder Care Program, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia
Minimizing Functional Decline in Older Adults During Acute Hospital Admission - Wayne Miller
Senior Director, Corporate Strategy and Research, Eastern Health, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Development of Governance Assessment Tools to Promote Patient Safety - Malcolm Moore
Chief of Medical Services, Head, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Redesign of Ambulatory Care Services at Princess Margaret Hospital - Jacqueline Nobiss
Director, Aboriginal Health Services, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Manitoba
Pre- and Post-Hospital Notification: Improving Aboriginal Patient Outcomes - Wayne Overbo
Senior Health Economic Policy Advisory, Health & Social Services, Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Economic and Program Influences on Health Care Reform in the NWT - Doug Prince
Director, Health Services - Exploits, Central Regional Health Authority, Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
Advancing Realignment of Primary and Secondary Health Services in a Rural Canadian Context - Yolaine Rioux
Directrice, Programmes de santé publique, Centre de santé et des services sociaux Richelieu-Yamaska, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
From Resource Management to Knowledge Management - Jean Rousseau
Chef d'unité, Programme de dépistage, génétique et lutte au cancer, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec
Managing Change: New Processes for Producing Scientific Reports and Recommendations - Paula Rozanski
Director, Diagnostic Services, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec
An Innovative Integrated Healthcare Delivery Model for the New MUHC - David Schramm
Surgical Director, University of Ottawa Auditory Implant Program, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario
Development of a Quality Performance Scorecard - David Thompson
Corporate Director, Seniors Care, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia
Minimizing Functional Decline in Older Adults During Acute Hospital Admission - Elaine Unsworth
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Elder Care Program, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia
Minimizing Functional Decline in Older Adults During Acute Hospital Admission
* AT COMMENCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIP / À L’OBTENTION DE LA BOURSE
