Professor, McGill University

Annmarie Adams has pioneered interdisciplinary methodologies for assessing healthcare design, an increasingly relevant field as Canada's hospitals age. Trained as an architect and architectural historian, her award-winning publications, exhibitions, teaching, and activism illuminate the complex relationship of health and the built environment, and have situated Canadian hospitals at the forefront of international, architectural discourse. Her impact in medicine has been recognized by the architectural profession as "a model of professional outreach."

Vice Chair, Research - Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

A.J. Latner Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic, Surgery, Vice Chair Research, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto An internationally reknown academic orthopedic surgeon and scientist, Dr. Alman has devoted his career to increasing our understanding of the molecular biology of musculoskeletal diseases such as aggressive fibromatosis. With over 120 peer-reviewed publications, and continuous grant funding from peer-reviewed agencies, Dr. Alman has received invitations to lecture worldwide on his subspecialty areas of interest in orthopedics. As the AJ Latner Chair of the Division of ...

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, McMaster University

Dr. Sonia Anand is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at McMaster University, Senior Scientist of the Population Health Research Institute and Director of the Chanchlani Research Centre. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ethnic Diversity and Cardiovascular Disease, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation/Michael G. DeGroote Chair in Population Health Research. Her research focuses on environmental and genetic determinants of vascular and cardiovascular disease in women, populations of varying ancestral origin, and high-risk vascular patients. She has more than 300 peer-reviewed ...

Professor of Psychology, University of Regina

Dr. Asmundson is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and Professor at the UofR. He is Editor-in-Chief of two leading journals and serves on numerous editorial boards. His pioneering work on fear-avoidance in chronic pain and his shared vulnerability model of co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain have led to significant advances in understanding and treating these prevalent, disabling, and costly conditions. He is a FRSC, a recipient of the SOM, and was awarded the Molson Prize for remarkable achievements in the social science. He is actively involved in clinical research/supervision and has ...

Professor and Nutrition Clinician-Scientist in Pediatrics, McMaster University

Dr. Stephanie Atkinson is a tenured Professor and nutrition clinician-scientist in the Department of Pediatrics, Associate Member, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University and Special Professional Staff in McMaster Children's Hospital and former Associate Chair, Research, Department of Pediatrics. Her career-long research in vitamin D and bone health extend from premature infants to children at risk of skeletal disorders due to nutritional deficiencies, glucocorticoid drug exposure and/or diseases such as lymphoblastic leukemia and ...

Professor Emeritus, Western University

Dr. William Avison is a sociologist with expertise in the sociology and epidemiology of mental health. He is Professor Emeritus at Western University and a Scientist in the Lawson Health Research Institute, and the Division of Children's Health and Therapeutics of the Children's Health Research Institute. Widely published in international sociology and psychiatry journals, his research focuses on social disparities in maternal and child health and on the study of families experiencing stress across the life course. He was the recipient of the 2009 Leonard I. Pearlin Award for Distinguished ...

Ronald Barr, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia, is a Canada Research Chair in Community Child Health Research; Director of the Centre for Community Child Health Research; and Director of the Experience-based Brain and Biological Development Program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He is a member of the Governing Council of the Society for Research in Child Development and Executive Council of the International Society of Infant Studies. He was President of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, a Fellow at the Centre for Advanced ...

Les réalisations et les contributions du Dr Battista se situent aux niveaux universitaire, provincial, national et international, et se regroupent autour de trois thèmes: 1 ‘intégration des services préventives a la pratique clinique ; le développement et 1 ‘implantation de lignes directrices en pratique clinique; et l’évaluation des technologies de la santé. En effet, il a été très présent sur la scène internationale dans le développement de la culture d’ évaluation des technologies et des modes d ‘intervention en santé par des contributions de plusieurs types: conceptuel et de recherche, ...

Professor, Western University

Trevor Birmingham is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. A physiotherapist, Dr. Birmingham leads an internationally recognized research program that combines clinical and laboratory-based outcome measures to improve our understanding of musculoskeletal conditions and their interventions. The research program includes practice-changing clinical trials in knee osteoarthritis. A strong believer in the benefit of co-leadership, and the importance of collaborative, equitable and transdisciplinary health ...

Emeritus Professor, Family Medicine, University of Ottawa Visionary change agent, consensus-builder, and internationally recognized authority on medical education and physician resource planning. Led transformative change from 2005-2013 as President and CEO of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada; positioned AFMC as the lead organization for medical education and research in Canada, and become 'the face of Canadian academic medicine' nationally and internationally. During his tenure, Nick conceived The Future of Medical Education in Canada project (FMEC) leading to undergraduate ...