Honours and Awards

Baker and Norton Named in Who’s Who in Healthcare Award

Professors' Ross Baker (HPME) and Peter Norton ( University of Calgary ) have been selected as winner's in the Canadian Healthcare Manager Magazine's Sixth Annual Who's Who in Healthcare Award in the category of Medical Research.   Baker and Norton led the investigation of The Canadian Adverse Events Study: the incidence of adverse events in hospital patients in Canada, published in the May 25 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

This award recognizes the contributions of doctors, researchers, CEOs, pharmacists, policy- and decision-makers in the categories of employer, government, group insurance, healthcare provider, integrated health, hospital management, medical research, pharmaceutical and technology.  

In an interview in the People section of the August 2004 issue of Canadian Healthcare Manager, Safety in Numbers, Baker emphasized the need for greater measurement, leadership and getting information to clinicians.  The next step is for healthcare organizations to look at their own practices and begin to implement changes that will reduce adverse events at the local level. 

Professor Baker will present at the Systems and Processes to Reduce Adverse Events in Canadian Health Care Conference to be held in Toronto on November 1 and 2, 2004.

Michael Decter Appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada

Michael Decter, HPME adjunct faculty, was among 79 new appointments to the Order of Canada, five of which were related to health care (see healthcare appointments). A leading authority on health policy and reform, Dector is the Chair of the newly formed Health Council of Canada, Chair of the Cancer Quality Council of Ontario, and former Chair of the National Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute for Health Information. In an article in the Globe and Mail (Globe and Mail, July 30, 2004), he is quoted as saying, "there is no greater honour than to be recognized by your country and I am deeply and enormously honoured." For more information on Decter's involvement in health policy and health care reform, see his Health Canada biography.

Mary Jo Haddad Appointed Interim President and CEO of Sick Kids

Mary Jo Haddad, HPME Adjunct Lecturer and alumnus (class of '98), was appointed as Interim President and CEO of the Hospital for Sick Children following the resignation of Alan Gayer on July 19, 2004. Mary Jo Haddad has held the position of Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer since July 2003. Prior to this appointment, she was the Vice-President, Child Health Services and Chief Nursing Officer. Haddad received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor , and subsequently completed a Master of Health Science Administration at the University of Toronto . She began working at the Hospital for Sick Children in 1984, and since then has held positions of significant leadership and responsibility in the healthcare system.

Rory Windrim Recognized For Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching

Associate Professor Rory Windrim was recognized with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology's Chair Award For Excellence in Postgraduate Teaching. Rory holds a cross-appointment with HPME's Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program.

Surgeon-Scientist Award Winners McLeod and Urbach

At the May 2004 Department of Surgery Gallie Day, HPME Professor Robin McLeod and Assistant Professor David Urbach were awarded the Charles Tator Surgeon-Scientist Mentoring Award and Bernard Langer Surgeon-Scientist Award, respectively. Dr. McLeod was recognized for his supervision of participants in the Surgeon-Scientist Program, commitment to mentoring and dedication to the promotion of Surgeon-Scientists. Dr. Urbach was recognized as a graduate of the Surgeon-Scientist Program with the greatest promise for a career in academic medicine.

New appointments to the CIHR Institute Advisory Boards

The Canadian Institution for Health Research (CIHR) has selected 51 new members for its Institute Advisory Boards. Each of CIHR 's 13 Institutes has an advisory board composed of a diverse group of national and international representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors, including the research community and health practitioners. New members will serve 3 year terms, effective September 1, 2004 . HPME Faculty appointed to the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Advisory Board include Heather Boon (Assistant Professor), Paula Goering (Professor) and John Lavis (Associate Professor). John McLaughlin (Associate Professor) was appointed to the Institute of Population and Public Health.

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Barnsley and Baker to Study Leadership for Change in Primary Care

A new HPME primary care study is about to be launched with a grant of $564,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Primary Health Care Transition Fund. The study, Building Knowledge and Skills for Effective Leadership for Change in Primary Care, will be carried out over 18 months by principal investigators, Jan Barnsley , Ross Baker and Yves Talbot, and co-investigators Austin Zubin, Louise Barton, Whitney Berta , Louise Lemieux-Charles , Brian Gamble, Peter Norton, Monica Riutort, William Sibbald and Tina Smith.

Investigators in this project will create a leadership development project based on an action-learning model. Project participants will learn and apply best practices in four areas critical to the advancement of primary care: information management, work redesign, collaboration and integration, and performance improvement. Participants will be teams of primary care practitioners and staff from a variety of Ontario practices. They will participate in three learning sessions with faculty and experts, test and evaluate local changes to improve their practices, and share their learning with other participants. To validate the four areas of critical knowledge an assessment of practitioner's needs, identification of existing best practices and review of the scholarly literature will be conducted The project will be evaluated in terms of individual learning and changes in practice. Materials developed through this project will be disseminated electronically and through conference presentations.

Hawker Receives Physicians' Services Incorporated Grant

Dr. Gillian Hawker was awarded a Physicians' Services Incorporated (PSI) Grant in the June 2004 competition for her research project, "What does an improvement in self-reported osteo-arthritis pain and disability really mean?"

CIHR Funding Decisions June 2004

In the CIHR June 2004 Competition , the University of Toronto and affiliated research institutes captured $39.7M of grant funding. Of the 257 grants submitted, 89 were approved – representing a 34.6% success rate. The national success rate was 31.1%.

The following HPME faculty received grants in this competition:

**names in bold type are associated with HPME as core faculty, cross-appointed faculty and status-only members

Operating Grants

Sullivan, Terrence (PI) , Brown, Adalsteinn D, Dobrow, Mark, Golden, Brian R, Lemieux-Charles, Louise. Monitoring Performance: The Impact Of A Quality Council On Institutional Relationships In Ontario 's Cancer Care System Cancer Care Ontario ( Toronto ). $58,288 (operating) $3,921 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S).

Boydell, Katherine M (PI), Addington, Jean M, Gladstone, Brenda M, Goering, Paula N, Krupa, Terry, McCay, Elizabeth A, Volpe, Tiziana. Youth Experiencing First-Episode Psychosis: A Comprehensive Examination Of Pathways To Care. $59,860 (operating) $5,748 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S).

Lingard, Lorelei A (Co-PI), Regehr, Glenn (Co-PI), Baker, GR, Bohnen, John M, Doran, Diane M, Espin, Sherry, Orser, Beverley A, Reznick, Richard K, Rotstein, Lorne, Tan, Jens. Team Talk Ii: A Multi-Institutional Evaluation Of A Checklist Intervention To Structure Communication And Promote Patient Safety In The Operating Room. $61,548 (operating) $3,995 (equipment) over 5 Yr(S).

Wright, James G (PI), Borkhoff, Cornelia M, Coyte, Peter C, Glazier, Richard H, Hawker, Gillian A, Hudak, Pamela L, Kreder, Hans J, Mahomed, Nizar N. Investigating Physician Bias As A Possible Explanation For Gender Disparity In The Utilization Of Knee Arthroplasty Surgery Hospital For Sick Children ( Toronto ). $111,107 (operating) over 3 Yr(S)

Choinière, Manon (Co-PI), Watt-Watson, Judith (Judy) H (Co-PI), Carrier, Michel, Cogan, Jennifer, Collet, Jean-Paul, Costello, Judy B, Feindel, Christopher M, Guerriere, Denise N, Guertin, Marie-Claude, King, Kathryn M, Lesperance, François, Maitland, Andrew, Sullivan, John A Risks Factors In The Transition Of Acute To Chronic Pain After Cardiac Surgery – The Cardpain Study. $179,540 (operating) $11,416 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S) 5 Mths

Van Walraven, Carl (PI), Bell, Charles (Chaim) M, Etchells, Edward E, Forster, Alan J, O'Rourke, Keith F, Stiell, Ian G, Zarnke, Kelly B. The Ontario Outcomes After The Hospitalization Study (The Ontario - Oath Study). $221,409 (operating) $9,901 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S)

Rhodes, Anne E (PI) , Jaakkimainen, Ritva L, Lindsay, Mary P, Links, Paul S, Spence, Julia M, Streiner, David. Self-Poisoning - The Ins And Outs Of Service Use. $64,080 (operating) over 2 Yr(S)

Juurlink, David N (PI), Austin, Peter C, Etchells, Edward E, Laupacis, Andreas, Mamdani, Muhammad M. Drug Interactions In Clinical Practice. $32,768 (operating) over 2 Yr(S)

Sampson, Heather (PI), Brierley, James D, Heslegrave, Ronald J, Jadad, Alejandro(Alex) R, Michaelson, Terry L, Nyhof-Young, Joyce M, Panzarella, Tony, Short, Donald E, Upshur, Ross E, Wiljer, David E. A Study To Assess The Utility Of A Canadian Webbased Research Ethics Board (REB) Protocol And Consent Review Template. $82,960 (operating) $32,670 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S)

Shaw, Nicola T (PI), Ansermino, John M, Carleton, Bruce C, Hoube, Jill S, Lau, Francis, Lee, Shoo K, Leonard, Kevin J, MacNab, Ying C, Mitton, Craig, Pusic, Martin V, Woollard, Robert F, Zitner, David. Informatics: Enhancing The Clinical Experience? $217,307 (operating) $15,045 (equipment) over 3 Yr(S)

Cairney, John (PI), Boyle, Michael H, Goering, Paula N, Lin, Elizabeth, Streiner, David L, Wade, Terrance J. Mental Health Care Use Among Single And Married Mothers. $26,362 (operating) $2,500 (equipment) over 1 Yr(S)

Urbach, David Robert (Co-PI), Martin, Douglas K (Co-PI), Bernstein, Mark A, Lehoux, Pascale, McKneally, Martin F, Zlotnik Shaul, Randi. Innovative Surgical Technologies In Canada : Developing A Balanced Strategy For Integrating New Surgical Procedures Into Sustainable Health Care. $61,116 (operating) $4,500 (equipment) over 2 Yr(S)

Group Program

O'Connor, Annette M (PI), Brehaut, Jamie C, Clark, Heather D, Cranney, Ann B, Forster, Alan J, Graham, Ian D, Grimshaw, Jeremy M, Laupacis, Andreas, Stiell, Ian G, Tugwell, Peter S, Van Walraven, Carl, Wells, George A. Group Grant In Decision Support Tools For Clinicians And Patients. $275,312 (operating) o ver 5 Yr(S)

Randomized Controlled Trials Mentoring Program

Krzyzanowska, M.K. and Tannock, I. Mentoring Program To Develop Expertise In Design And Implementation Of Randomized Controlled Trials In Cancer

Loutfy, M.R. And Walmsley, S. Mentoring Of An Independent Hiv Clinical Trialist To Conceive And Develop A Randomized Controlled Trial To Determine The Optimal Management Strategy For Hiv-Infected Patient With Complete Viral Suppression On Antiretroviral Therapy With Poor Immunologic Response.

Cancer Screening From A Canadian Perspective

Rabeneck, Linda (PI), Grunfeld, Eva, Hilsden, Robert J, Leddin, Desmond J, Paszat, Lawrence(Larry) F, Stukel, Therese A, Wai, Elaine S. Serious Complications Of Colonoscopy Among Four Canadian Provinces. $100,000 (operating) over 1 Yr(S)

CIHR August 2004 Funding Decisions

**names in bold type are associated with HPME as core faculty, cross-appointed faculty and status-only members

Social And Behavioural Research Issues In HIV AIDS And Hepatitis C Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Teams Grant Program

Fischer, Benedikt (PI), Butt, Gail M, Kerr, Thomas H, Krahn, Murray D, Krajden, Mel, Myers, Ted, Paterson, Barbara L, Rehm, Juergen T, Wild, T. Cameron. Investigating Socio-Behavioural Risk, Prevention And Treatment Factors For Hcv In Special Populations. $200,000 (operating) over 3 Yr(S)

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