PolicyMatters.ca features invited commentary from experts in health policy. Depending on the selected topic, these authors include leading academics, doctors, patient advocates, government experts, and representatives from the science and medical industry and legal community.

Author Profiles: The Patient Revolution

Essay Contributors:

Dianne Carmichael; President, Best Doctors.
Biography / Essay

Dr. Anne Snowdon, BScN, MSc, PhD.
Biography / Essay

Durhane Wong-Rieger, PhD; President and CEO, The Institute for Optimizing Health Outcomes.
Biography / Essay

Elisabeth J. Riley; President & Chief Executive Officer, Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.
Biography / Essay

Harlon Davey; Patient Representative, CED.
Biography / Essay

Sabrina Paiva.
Biography / Essay

Terrence Montague, CD, MD, FRCPC.
Biography / Essay

Author Profiles: Traditional Reimbursement Decision-Making Misses the Big Picture

The authors featured here are contributors to the third topic, “Traditional Reimbursement Decision-Making Misses the Big Picture”.

Essay Contributors:

Geoff Sprang, Director, Corporate Affairs, Amgen Canada
Biography / Essay

Ron Goeree, Associate Professor, McMaster University; Director, PATH Research Institute, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Biography / Essay

Dr. Jacques LeLorier MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine & Pharmacology, University of Montreal
Biography / Essay

Dr. Murray Krahn MD, MSc, Professor, Department of Medicine & Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto; F. Norman Hughes Chair in Pharmacoeconomics; Director, THETA (Toronto Health Economics & Technology Assessment Collaborative)
Biography / Essay

Dr. Famida Jiwa DC, President & CEO, Osteoporosis Canada
Biography / Essay

Dr. Braden Manns, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Biography / Essay

Author Profiles: The Canada Health Act

The authors featured here are contributors to the second topic, “The Canada Health Act”.

Essay Contributors:

Maxime Bernier; Member of Parliament, Beauce
Biography / Essay

Kim Furlong, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Amgen Canada Inc.
Mo Amin, PhD, Director, Health Economics and Payer Planning, Amgen Canada Inc.
Biography / Essay

Mark Rovere; Associate Director, Health Policy Research, The Fraser Institute
Biography / Essay

Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull, MD; Chief of Staff, Ottawa Hospital;
President, Canadian Medical Association
Biography / Essay

Dr. Colleen Flood; Canada Research Chair, Health Law and Policy, University of Toronto
Biography / Essay

Barry Stein; President/CEO, Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada
Biography / Essay

Author Profiles: The Aging Population in Canada

The authors featured here are contributors to the inaugural topic, “The Aging Population in Canada.” As more topics are added, a full list of contributors will be archived in this section.

Essay Contributors:

Dr. Carolyn Bennett M.D., M.P. Health Critic, Liberal Party of Canada
Biography / Essay

Kim Furlong, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Amgen Canada Inc.
Mo Amin, PhD, Director, Health Economics and Payer Planning, Amgen Canada Inc.
Biography / Essay

Dr. Michael Gordon, Medical Program Director, Palliative Care, Baycrest Geriatric Health Care System
Biography / Essay

David Harvey, Chief Member Services Officer, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Biography / Essay

Dr. Zul Merali, President, CEO University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research
Biography / Essay

Sharleen Stewart, President SEIU Local 1 Canada, SEIU International Vice-President, Canada
Biography / Essay

Dr. James P. Waddell, Vice Chair, Board of Directors Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Biography / Essay

Dr. Chui Kin Yuen, MD, FRCSC, FACOG, FSOGC, MBA
Biography / Essay