Prof. Medicine, James McGill Chair & Medical Scientist, McGill University

Robyn Tamblyn has been an international leader in education. Following her PhD at McGill University, she continued her work at McGill on performance assessment but crucially began to analyze data about patient safety and public protection. Over two decades, she clarified the validity of medical licensing examinations; used health insurance data to clarify the reasons behind poor prescribing practices; and pioneered two integrated health data systems, IRIS-Quebec and Medical Office of the 21? Century (MOXXI), to improve prescribing practices and the quality and safety of health care for ...

Full Professor, University of Ottawa

Dawn Stacey is an internationally renowned researcher enabling impact on practice and policy through advancing the science of supporting patients' involvement in making healthcare decisions. She leads national and international initiatives to synthesize evidence and develop standards for translating scientific knowledge into patient decision-aids, and has created innovative implementation resources including decision coaching protocols and online training programs. Her evidence-based knowledge tools and learning activities are publicly available, used in clinical practice and for continuing ...

Emeritus Professor, University of Ottawa

Dr. O'Connor's novel measures, frameworks and interventions have contributed to the emergence of a new field of ‘shared decision making'. Her ground-breaking studies have created new knowledge, tools and standards for informing people about difficult decisions and have underpinned new policies and legislation internationally to promote shared decision making between patients and health professionals. Her leadership has been pivotal in creating an international academic forum for the field.

Prof./Scientific Dir.-Cardio Health and Stroke Clinic, University of Alberta

Dr. Colleen Norris, Professor and Clinician Scientist, Faculties of Nursing, Medicine & Dentistry, and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, is Scientific Director, Cardiovascular Health and Stroke Strategic Clinical Network; Fellow, American Heart Association; and Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance, Health Policy and Services Working Group. Dr. Norris is internationally recognized for her leadership in developing and disseminating evidence informed strategies to transform clinical practice and impact public policy related to women's heart health. She established the ...

Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta

Dr. Anita Molzahn is an international leader in quality of life research, particularly in relation to chronic illness and aging. She is a registered nurse who holds a PhD in Sociology (1989) from the University of Alberta as well as an MN from the University of Alberta (1986). She is currently Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. She served as Dean of that Faculty from 2008-17. Prior to beginning her tenure as Dean at the University of Alberta,she served as Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria (1996 – 2003). Her research program ...

Professor Emerita, McMaster University

Dr. Maureen Markle-Reid's internationally recognized research program focuses on developing, implementing, evaluating and scaling-up integrated, patient-oriented interventions to improve care and outcomes for older adults with multimorbidity (2 chronic conditions) and their caregivers living in the community. As part of this work, she focuses on advancing the science of patient oriented health care intervention research. She fosters partnerships between researchers and knowledge users – clinicians, policy makers, patients, caregivers – to produce research that directly responds to the ...

Prof. & Gladys Sharpe Chair in Nursing, McMaster University

Dr Sharon Kaasalainen is a world-renowned leader in palliative long-term care. As a Professor and Gladys Sharpe Chair in Nursing, she has had a significant impact on quality care in long-term care. She is building capacity among a generation of health professionals and researchers to revolutionalize a person-centered approach to care for some of Canada’s most vulnerable citizens. Most notably, she created the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long Term Care program with national colleagues, which has garnered attention from governments across the country to inform long-term care ...

Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University

Dr. Sepali Guruge is an international expert on the complex intersections between health, immigration, partner violence, and aging. Her work with immigrant women and older immigrant adults, and commitment to health equity and improving the resiliency of marginalized populations, has garnered local, national, and international attention. The evidence-based interventions she has developed in collaboration with health, social, and settlement sectors, government stakeholders, and affected individuals have improved the health of immigrants, their families, and broader communities. Government ...

Her leadership has been recognized with a Distinguished University Professor Award. She has published on many topics including transitional discharge, therapeutic relationships, technology in mental health care and housing/homelessness. Her research explores systems issues related to mental health care including: implementation of the transitional discharge model, housing/homeless ness, poverty, community integration and the use of technology in mental health care. Projects start with the voice of consumers/providers to envision a better way of providing services, then implement new ...

Distinguished Uni Prof. & Women’s Health Research Chair, Western University

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe is a Professor and Women's Health Research Chair in Rural Health, in the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University. Canadian leader in the areas of women's health, violence, health equity and place, her research has contributed foundational knowledge about the health consequences of violence and effective health interventions for women experiencing intimate partner violence, including rural-dwelling women and people those who face significant barriers to care. This work is strengthening health care and social service responses to violence, trauma and ...