Guest Bloggers

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Archie Allison, volunteer, Patient Voices Network, British Columbia Patients want to be part of the solution	Richard C. Alvarez, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway Innovation is the Key	Lene Andersen, freelance writer and photographer, Toronto The cost of chronic illness
Wendy Armstrong, Co-chair Health Committee, Consumers' Association of Alberta Alberta politics "catch up" and Ottawa "drops out"	Frank Austin, stroke survivor and peer counsellor, Kitchener, Ontario Not enough specialists, not enough time
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Mike Barron, President and CEO, Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information Meaningful Health Care Renewal: It's All About the Information	Jason Bosher, freelance writer/editor, New Westminster, BC The cost of trial and error	Ivy Lynn Bourgeault,  Chair in Health Human Resource Policy, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Progress on HHR issues?
Katharina Kovacs Burns,  Associate Director, Health Sciences Council & Director, Interdisciplinary Health Research Academy, University of Alberta Alberta Becomes a Member of the Health Council of Canada	Jennifer Bayne, Executive Director (Acting), CVHL/BVCS on behalf of the CVHL/BVCS Board of Directors Canadian Virtual Health Library on Health Council's clinical practice guidelines video project	Bonnie Brossart, Chief Executive Officer, Health Quality Council (Saskatchewan) Moving from conversations to action…quality health care across Canada
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Dr. Ben Chan , President and CEO, Health Quality Ontario Comparable Indicators – A powerful tool to drive change	Jeff Cyr, Executive Director, National Association of Friendship Centres Cultural Competency – Part of creating a new space	Dr. Catherine Cook, Councillor, Health Council of Canada Creating cultural safety for Aboriginal people in urban health care
Dr. John W. Cowell, CEO, Health Quality Council of Alberta Sharing is Growing
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Dennis Darby, CEO, Ontario Pharmacists' Association The Ontario Pharmacists' Association comments on Council's 'Decisions, Decisions'	Alexander Dyck and Ingrid Wirth, medical students, University of Saskatchewan Social Pediatrics in Saskatoon: More than Medicine	Dianne Dyer, President of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta College and Association of Registered Nurses Response to Alberta Joining the Health Council of Canada
Katie Dicker, Senior Aboriginal Patient Navigator, St. John's Native Friendship Centre Navigating Cultural Safety in Newfoundland and Labrador	Cheryl Doiron, former Councillor, Health Council of Canada Ten years since the Romanow Report: Retrospect and prospect	Rosie Dransfeld - Gemini award-winning Edmonton-based independent documentary filmmaker It is really hard if you don't feel like you belong in this world
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Susan Eng,Vice President -Advocacy, CARP Home Care – we need more action, fewer excuses CPGs' role in achieving a comprehensive approach to care
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Adele Fifield, CEO, Canadian Association of Radiologists Canadian Association of Radiologists responds to Council's 'Decisions, Decisions' Report	Pamela C. Fralick, President & CEO, Canadian Cancer Society 1. Fault Lines in the Health Care Bedrock 2. Social Determinants of Health 3. Canadian Home Care Priorities for Seniors
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Dean Giustini, UBC Biomedical Branch Librarian, Vancouver General Hospital Progress in Canadian Health Care Depends on Integrated, Electronic Health (eHealth)	Dr. Brian Goldman, host,  CBC Radio One's "White Coat, Black Art" Bicycle Helmets - There's Safety in Numbers; Primary Care at Critical Juncture	Dr. Eric Grief, family physician, Brampton, ON It's About Time
Nick Grant, Executive Director, Planning and Innovation Division, BC Ministry of Health The British Columbia Innovation and Change Agenda
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Arlene Hache, Executive Director, Centre for Northern Families in Yellowknife, NT Patient Engagement Grows From Trust	Simon Hagens, Director - Benefits Realization, Canada Health Infoway Optimizing the benefits of telehealth	Nadine Henningsen, Executive Director, Canadian Home Care Association Family - the invisible backbone of the health care system
Dr. John Hirdes, Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo Home is where the heart is	Dr. Paul Holyoke, research Director, Saint Elizabeth Home care: it's about people, families, and their perspectives, not ours
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Dr. Alan Katz, Research Director, Department of Family Medicine, University of Manitoba Why should we care?	Miriam Kaufman, Adolescent Health Specialist, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Patient Engagement - Finding Your Degree of Involvement	Margaret Keatings, Chief of Interprofessional Practice and Chief Nurse Executive, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto How Patient Engagement is making a difference at SickKids
Michael Keeling, English  Editor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, Quebec Social Determinants of Health - National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy Responds	Jim Keon, President, Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association responds to Council's 'Generics' Discussion Paper	Dr. Tara Kiran, family physician and researcher at St. Michael's Hospital Quality of primary care depends on where in Canada you live
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Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, York University Little Innovation, Lots of Promotion	Debra Lynkowski, CEO, Canadian Public Health Association Social Determinants of Health - Debra Lynkowski Responds	Dr.Patrice Lindsay, Director, Performance and Standards, Canadian Stroke Network, and Appointed Member, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Integration of performance measures into CPGs
Kandice Léonard, Regional Director, Aboriginal Health Programs We need a new standard of care
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Hugh B. MacLeod, CEO , Canadian Patient Safety Institute 1. Comparable Indicators – a focus for conversation on better health care 2. Let's Get Together	Patrick McGowan, professor, University of Victoria - Centre on Aging New Health Council Report - Self-Management Support (SMS) for Canadians with Chronic Conditions	Kevin Mercer, CEO, Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre Home Care - We need to translate findings into real solutions
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Keith Neuman, Ph.D., Executive Director, the Environics Institute for Survey Research Making Canada's health care system more culturally responsive to Aboriginal Peoples	Don Newsham, CEO, COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association The Future of e-, m-, tele-health: Integration	Kathryn Nicholson, Innovation Award 2010 winner, London, ON Patient Engagement in Primary Care: What Are the Next Steps?
Jason Nickerson, respiratory therapist and PhD Candidate in population health at the University of Ottawa We need to break out of the bubble	Sharon Noseworthy, vision loss support and rehabilitation advocate Worrying about my future
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Dr. David Pearce, Self Management Support Fellow, Health Foundation, UK Empowering Patients - Making It Different in the UK	Dr. Blake Poland, Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health Stepping It Up – Let's Begin Now!	Zal Press, Executive Director, Patient Commando Productions 1. An award-winning Canadian video shows the potency of patient story 2. Pumping up the volume on patient voices
Gabriela Prada, Director, Health Innovation, Policy and Evaluation at The Conference Board of Canada Health Innovation: A National Imperative
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Dr. Proton Rahman, Associate Dean, Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Canada	Dennis Raphael, Professor of Health Policy and Management, York University The Time to Act is Now	Joyce Resin, (former) Executive Director, Community Action at ImpactBC, BC The Patient's Perspective
Dr. Rob Robson, Principal Advisor, Healthcare System Safety and Accountability Patients – A Healthcare Resource That Needs More Recognition (2012)	Irving Rootman, Visiting Professor, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University Social Determinants of Health	Dr. R. J. Riopelle, McGill University; Scientific Director Filling the CPG production-utilization gap: The Spinal Cord Injury Knowledge Mobilization Network
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John Schinbein, Executive Director, COACH's CTF: Canadian Telehealth Forum Telehealth in Canada – A Real eHealth Success Story	Paolo Scotti, Peer Support Worker, Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto My experience with the mental health field	Neil Seeman, CEO, RIWI Corporation, Toronto The promise of online tools for self-management support
Judith Shamian, President of the International Council of Nurses Collaborative Renewal	Shirlee Sharkey, Pesident and CEO, Saint Elizabeth Centre Stage: Where Seniors and Caregivers Belong	John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economics Alberta builds on leadership role in health care in Canada
Gail Starr, injured workers advocate and member, Patient Voices Network Patient Engagement	Daniel Stolfi, actor, writer and producer, Toronto In search of support: the importance of communication in the heath care system	Ingrid Sketris, Councillor, Health Council of Canada Health Innovation Portal connects
Dr. Anne Snowdon, Professor and Chair, International Centre for Health Innovation, Richard Ivey School of Business Health Innovation – the importance of measurement Dr. Anne Snowdon on Innovatexchange	Dr. Graham Sher, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Blood Services Consider this: Canadian Blood Services as a model for pan-Canadian health care service delivery
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Dr. Gary Teare, Director of Quality Measurement and Analysis, Health Quality Council Saskatchewan Better local connections will make better nationwide indicators
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David U, President and CEO, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada Drug Safety and Effectiveness in Canada - David U Responds
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Leslie Varley, Director, Aboriginal Health Program, Provincial Health Services Authority Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program
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Russell Williams, President, Rx&D (Canada's Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies) Putting Drugs into Perspective - The Value of Innovation	Nicoleta Woinarosky, volunteer health worker, Ottawa Why didn't they listen?
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Dr. Ahmad Zbib, Manager of Consumer eHealth, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Your self-management journey - it can be easy	Dr. Ali Zentner, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Obesity and Cardiac Risk Management Health Indicators? Body Mass Index - A Good Start on a Long Journey	Lynne Zucker, Vice President, Clinical Systems Integration, Canada Health Infoway EMR Progress in Canada: A Reaction to the January 2013 Health Care Matters Bulletin 7