The Frontline Health Dialogues have been attended by remarkable groups of people whose stories and experiences have made the events so enriching and valuable to the field of frontline health work in Canada. Below are the doctors, nurses, researchers, academics, non-profit leaders, lobbyists and policy makers who have contributed to our ongoing dialogue about frontline health.
Participants: Ottawa Roundtable – June 2007
Participants: Vancouver Dialogue – June 2008
Participants: Atlantic Canada Dialogue – November 2008
*Please note that the title and organization listed for each participant is as of the indicated date of the roundtable or dialogue session. Titles and organizational affiliations may have since changed.
Participants of the Ottawa Roundtable – June 2007
| Carol Amaratunga | Chair, Ontario Women’s Health Council Institute of Population Health; and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa |
| Judith G. Bartlett | Director, Health & Wellness Department, Manitoba Métis Federation; Family Physician, Aboriginal Health & Wellness Centre of Winnipeg; and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba |
| Dr. Sharon Cirone | Physician, SHOUT Clinic, Toronto |
| Alice Gorman, RN | Community Health Officer, Toronto Public Health |
| Dr. Paul Grand’Maison | Vice-doyen, FMSS, Université de Sherbrooke |
| Myriam Jamault, RN | Public Health Nurse, City of Ottawa, Public Health Branch |
| Dr. Michael Jong | Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Memorial University; and Past President of the Society of Rural Physicians |
| Donna Klaiman | Director of Policy, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) |
| Linda Lane | Manager Addiction Services, Health Contact Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority |
| Dr. Yang Mao | Director, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Doug McCall | Executive Director, Canadian Association for School Health |
| Sarah McDermott | Epidemiologist, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Jennifer Moszynski | Policy Advisor to Assistant Deputy Minister of Regional Affairs, Manitoba Health |
| Wendy Muckle, RN | Executive Director, Ottawa Inner City Health Inc. |
| Jim O’Neill | Executive Director, Community & Health Services Partnerships & Director, Inner City Health Program, St. Michael’s Hospital |
| Jim Oulton | Clinical Therapist, Social Work, Nova Scotia Capital District Mental Health Program |
| Dr. J. Roger Pitblado | Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, Laurentian University |
| Dr. Raymond Pong | Research Director, Centre for Rural & Northern Health Research, Laurentian University |
| Andrew Thamboo | Co-Chair, Community Health Initiative by University Students (CHIUS) |
| Dr. Alain Vanasse | Professeur, FMSS, Université de Sherbrooke |
Participants of the Vancouver Dialogue – June 2008
| Rhonda Alvarez | Program Coordinator, Helping Spirit Lodge |
| Dr. Joanna Bates | Senior Association Dean, Education UBC, Faculty of Medicine |
| Dr. John Carsley | Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority |
| Dr. Trevor Corneil | Medical Director - Primary Health Care Urban, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; Three Bridges Clinic |
| Ms. Linda Lane Devlin | Executive Director, Stroke Recovery B.C. |
| Ms. Anne Drost | Nurse, CoolAid Health Centre |
| Mr. Terry Howard | Coordinator, Prison Outreach Program, B.C. Persons with Aids Society, Building Community Society |
| Mr. Andrew Hughes | Primary Health Care Lead Central, Okanagan Interior Health |
| Ms. Wendy Johnstone | Solutions for Seniors Eldercare Planning |
| Dr. Gail Knudson | Medical Director, Transgender Health Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; President, Canadian Professional Association of Transgender Health (CPATH) |
| Dr. Jennifer Lee | Physician, Victoria Youth Clinic |
| Dr. Maureen Mayhew | Physician, Vancouver Coastal Health Bridge Clinic |
| Dr. Garey Mazowita | Head, Department of Community & Family Medicine, Providence Health Care St.Paul’s Hospital |
| Ms. Katherine Mooney | Nurse, Community Health Services, Pine Free Clinic |
| Ms. Lyana Patrick | Program Assistant, Division of Aboriginal People’s Health, UBC Department of Family Practice |
| Mr. Warren O’Brian | Executive Director, Communicable Disease and Addiction Prevention, B.C. Ministry of Health |
| Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc | Associate Professor, UBC School of Nursing |
| Dr. Todd Sakakibara | Physician, Vancouver Coastal Health, Three Bridges Clinic |
| Dr. Vicki Smye | Assistant Professor, UBC School of Nursing |
| Mr. Mark Townsend | Executive Director, Portland Hotel Society; Manager, Insite |
Participants of the Atlantic Canada Dialogue – November 2008
| Larry Baxter | Chair, Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS |
| Renate Bennett | Nurse, South Shore District Health Authority |
| Judy Chisholm | Interdisciplinary Team Coordinator, Department of Health |
| Kerri Collins | Outreach Coordinator, Choices for Youth |
| Sharon Davis-Murdoch | Diversity & Social Inclusion Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health |
| Dr. Josephine Etowa | Associate Professor, Dalhousie School of Nursing |
| Dawn Gallant | Manager of Primary Health Care, Eastern Health |
| Dr. Anne Houston | North End Community Health Centre |
| Dr. Lois Jackson | Professor, Dalhousie University |
| Alyson Lamb | Nurse, The Red Door |
| Duana MacDonald | Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioners Association of Nova Scotia |
| Cindy MacIssac | Executive Director, Direction 180 |
| Pat Malone | Retired Registered Nurse and Social Worker, Seniors Peer Helping |
| Patti Melanson | Community Health Nurse, North End Community Health Centre |
| Susan Mercer | Senior Director, Mental Health & Addictions, IWK Health Centre |
| Brenda Murphy | Coordinator, Urban Core Support Network |
| Pam O’Neill | Coordinator, Hep’d Up on Life, Native Council of PEI |
| Jim Oulton | Clinical Therapist, Community Mental Health, Bayers Road Centre |
| Tom Payette | Director, Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services, Capital Health |
| Judy Power | Regional Director, Primary Health Care, Eastern Health |
| Jim Pyra | Consultant, Pyra Management Consulting |
| Jeanne Rokosh | Coordinator, PrideHealth |
| Christine Saulnier | Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives |
| Louise Smith-MacDonald | Coordinator, Every Woman’s Centre |
| Tree Walsh | Harm Reduction Coordinator, Safe Works Access Program |
| Zita White | Program Coordinator, Labrador Bachelor of Social Work Program |