Students

The Department of HPME Proudly Presents
the Class of 2005– June Convocation

First HPME Grad Student Research Conference a Success!

On Wednesday May 4, 2005, the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (HPME) Graduate Students' Union sponsored its first ever Research Conference, as a pre-event to the annual department Research Day. The conference, From Silos to Integration , was an opportunity to showcase student research and provide a forum for students, faculty, alumni and guests to exchange ideas on health policy and economics, epidemiology and performance measurement.

A selection of dynamic student oral presentations opened the day, followed by an expert panel discussion entitled, “Can We Reform Primary Care in Ontario ?” moderated by our own Department Chair, Dr. Louise Lemieux-Charles . The lively debate featured a blue ribbon panel of experts in the field, namely Dr. Ruth Wilson (Action Group on Family Health Teams), Dr. Ted Boadway (OMA), Doris Grinspun (RNAO), and Dr. James Mclean (MOHLTC Health Results Team).

The inaugural conference was well-attended, attracting 35 pre-registered attendees and a number of same-day registrants, providing an excellent platform from which to launch next year's conference. The conference was “well run…..and should be done twice a year…” according to some attendees (actual testimonial from conference evaluations!!)

The HPME Graduate Students' Union would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to the University of Toronto GSU and the HPME department for their financial support, to the faculty for their attendance and collaboration, and to all presenters, guests and attendees. Planning for next year's conference is already underway, with an anticipated date of Wednesday, May 3, 2006 , and a venue in the NEW HPME building ( 155 College Street ). To join the planning committee, email Catherine Mah at catherine.mah@utoronto.ca.

Lynn Guerriero Named 2005 Robert Wood Johnson Award Winner

The Robert Wood Johnson Award (www.cchse.org/AwardsProgram.htm) is given annually to graduating class students of the six Canadian post-graduate programs of health administration. The award is a collaboration between Johnson and Johnson, the Canadian College of Health Services Executives and post-graduate programs to recognize students that are most likely to contribute valuable service to the field of health services administration. HPME is pleased to announce that this year's winner is Lynn Guerriero. Seen in photo - clockwise from left side - Jim Irving (Director, Government Relations), John Hylton (President & CEO, CCHSE), Bryan McLellan (VP Finance, Legal & Regulatory), Tina Smith (HPME), and Lynn Guerriero.

In addition to completing her Master's Degree in Health Administration, Lynn recently obtained the CHE designation from the CCHSE. She was the 2003 Recipient of the Harold Livergant Scholarship, awarded by HPME faculty to the MHSc Health Administration student who demonstrates dedication, commitment and promise in complex continuing care management and/or policy. Lynn also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Western Ontario.

Professionally, Lynn works as a Program Manager within the Neuro Rehabilitation Program at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, a University of Toronto teaching hospital; she has co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications, posters and presentations on the subject of rehabilitation from acquired brain injury. Her professional interests lie in the areas of quality/performance improvement, operational planning and strategy. In the future, Lynn hopes to advance to more senior executive positions within acute care and/or rehabilitation, allowing her to have a broader impact on health services within the province of Ontario .

Lynn is also the proud mother of three very athletic, busy children. She is also committed to maintaining her own health and wellness, and recently achieved a personal goal of completing a half-marathon (which, for you non-runners, is more than 21 kilometres).

Lynn received the Robert Wood Johnson Award at the National Healthcare Leadership Conference held on June 6 and 4, 2005 in Saint John, New Brunswick . Her comments are available here: acceptance speech (Adobe PDF).

Vardy and Borkhoff Receive Peterborough K.M. Hunter Graduate Studentships

Clinical Epidemiology PhD candidates, Janette Vardy (Supervisor: Dr. Ian Tannock) and Cory Borkhoff (Supervisor: Dr. James Wright ) are two of eight PhD students in the Faculty of Medicine awarded the 2005 Peterborough K.M. Hunter Graduate Studentships. These awards are given to students with research interests in one of the following areas: Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, cancer, heart and stroke, schizophrenia, glaucoma, cerebral palsy or lung disease.

Hillmner Publishes Findings on Nursing Home Quality of Care

Michael Hillmner, a PhD student in the Clinical Epidemiology program in HPME, is lead author of a study published in the April 2005 Medical Care Research and Review (Vol 62:139-166). Co-authors of “ Nursing Home Profit Status and Quality of Care: Is There Any Evidence of an Association?” include Walter Wodchis, Sudeep Gill, Geoffrey Anderson and Paula Rochon (supervisor).

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