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Government Representatives
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Dr. Bruce Beaton
Yukon
“Dr. Bruce Beaton is a retired community physician in Whitehorse, Yukon with over 30 years of experience in the North. He was one of the first graduates of the family practice residency program at the University of British Columbia in 1975. After graduation, he moved to the Yukon for what he describes as a “northern experience” and fell in love with the territory and its remoteness, which allowed him the freedom to practice as a full-breadth primary care physician.
Before retiring three years ago, Dr. Beaton worked at outpost clinics in most Yukon communities and was an itinerant physician in the remote community of Old Crow, north of the Arctic Circle, for 15 years. For many years, he used his own airplane to commute to these isolated communities.
Dr. Beaton is currently chair of the Yukon Medical Council and sits on the Medical Council of Canada. He served over twenty years on the executive of the Yukon Medical Association and represented the YMA within the Canadian Medical Association for almost a decade.” |
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Mr. Albert Fogarty
Prince Edward Island
Albert Fogarty has been a teacher, principal and superintendent of education, senior policy consultant, and Executive Director at Holland College. He also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and as Minister of Health and Social Services, and Opposition House Leader. He holds a Masters of Education. |
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Dr. Alex Gillis
Nova Scotia
Dr. Gillis served as the chief of surgery at the IWK Health Centre from 1965 to 1994 and was instrumental in developing a pediatric surgical service in the Maritimes. Following his retirement from the IWK, Dr. Gillis moved to Saudi Arabia where he was the chief of medical services for the Saudi Arabian National Guard in Riyadh and Jeddah. He returned to the IWK in the role of vice president of professional and academic affairs, and has served as interim president and CEO in 2002 and 2004.
Dr. Gillis is past president of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, as well as a recipient of the Order of Canada.
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Mr. Michel C. Leger
New Brunswick
Michel has been practicing law since receiving his LLB from the University of New Brunswick and his M.B.A. from Moncton University. He has provided legal counsel to the Province of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada, and has appeared before many courts, including the Supreme and Federal courts of Canada. He has served on several health care associations, notably the New Brunswick Hospital Association, and the Canadian Hospital Association, as well as representing Canada on the International Hospital Association. |
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Ms. Lyn McLeod
Ontario
Lyn McLeod has served in municipal and provincial politics throughout her career. Elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1999, she has represented the riding of Thunder Bay-Atikokan, as well as being Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and Party Critic for Education and Health. She is currently the National Spokesperson for the Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs. Lyn has an M.A. in Psychology from Lakehead University. |
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Mr. David Charles Richardson
Nunavut
David Richardson was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, for the Department of Health and Social Services for the Government of Nunavut in January 2006. Before taking this position, David served as the Executive Director of the Primary Care Project in the Calgary Health Region, during which time he was a member of the negotiating team that reached a landmark trilateral agreement among Regional Health Authorities, the government and the Alberta Medial Association to implement comprehensive primary care services with nearly 800 family and general practitioners.
David has held a number of senior leadership positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Headwaters Health Authority, until the facility was amalgamated with the Calgary region, first Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Interior Regional Health Board, and Executive Director of Delta Hospital. David holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of British Columbia; a Diploma in Health Organization and Management from the Canadian Hospital Association; a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the University of Minnesota; and, a Masters of Hospital Administration from the Minnesota School of Public Health. He also has professional affiliations with national and provincial health associations. |
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Ms. Elizabeth Snider
Northwest Territories
Elizabeth Snider has over 32 years of public service with the federal government and the Government of the Northwest Territories. Her career, focusing on northern Canada, has included various positions in Aboriginal rights negotiations, environmental management as well as political and constitutional development. Prior to her recent retirement, she held the position of Secretary to Cabinet for the Government of the Northwest Territories. |
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British Columbia
Dr. Les Vertesi
Les Vertesi is well known in British Columbia as a career emergency physician with a track record for innovation. He has over 25 years clinical experience and 12 years experience as department head in a busy trauma referral emergency department. He earned a Masters Degree in Clinical Epidemiology at UBC in 1989, with special emphasis on computer modelling in management. Besides his clinical duties, he has made notable contributions in emergency medicine and standards, healthy policy and emergency systems design. He is also medical director at the Royal Columbian Hospital, holds a faculty appointment with Simon Fraser University, Institute for Health Research and Education, and is associate director of Health Research (Fraser Health Authority of BC).
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Non-Government Representatives
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Dr. Jeanne Besner, RN: Chair
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Education: • RN Diploma – St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, North Bay, Ontario • BSc Nursing, Master of Health Services Administration, PhD (Nursing) - all obtained from the University of Alberta, Edmonton
Dr. Besner is the Director of the Health Systems and Workforce Research Unit with the Calgary Health Region where she leads the development of a research agenda that is focused on optimizing the role of nurses and other members of the inter-professional health team in a redesigned health system.
Jeanne was President of the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta from January 2003 to September 2005. She was a member of the Board of the Canadian Nurses Association from 2000 to 2005.
Over the course of her nursing career, Jeanne has practiced as a public health nurse and nurse practitioner in northern nursing stations, Provincial Nurse Epidemiologist with Alberta Health & Wellness, and Director of Public Health Nursing as well as Director, Primary Care Development with the Calgary Health Region. She is an adjunct assistant professor with the faculties of nursing at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta. She was appointed to the Health Council of Canada in December 2003, as one of 13 non-government representatives. In December 2005, she was awarded an Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of contributions made to the health care system.
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Dr. Danielle Martin, MD, CCFP
Danielle is a comprehensive care family physician who works in downtown Toronto and in rural northern Ontario. She is Associate Staff at Women's College Hospital and Lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Danielle was a founding co-chair of the New Health Professionals Network and is Board Chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare. She served as President of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students in 2002-2003 and President of the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario in 2004-2005. She was the 2005 recipient of the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders. |
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