Program Organization and Instructors
National Institutes of Health Informatics
Dominic Covvey
Director, National Institutes of Health Informatics
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Shirley Fenton
Director, National Institutes of Health Informatics
Research Associate, Computer Systems Group
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Instructors for the Bootcamp are experts in Health Informatics from academia, healthcare organizations, hospitals and industry. The instructors who have given lectures or presentations at previous Bootcamps are listed below. Their lectures are available in the Online Bootcamp.
(alphabetical order)
Name |
Degrees |
Title/Position |
Company/Institution |
Agnew, Gordon |
BASc |
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
University of Waterloo |
Anderson, Jim |
PhD, Education & Sociology |
Professor, Medical Sociology and Health Communications |
Purdue University |
Arocha, Jose |
PhD, Psychology (McGill) |
Assistant Professor |
University of Waterloo |
Barfoot, Rick |
|
Graduate Student |
University of Waterloo |
Berwick, Peter |
|
Consultant |
Practice Solutions Consulting |
Boritz, Efrim |
BA (York) |
Professor |
University of Waterloo |
Brown, Ed |
MD |
Executive Director |
North Network |
Brown, Warren |
|
President |
Procura |
Brunskill, Ian |
MBA with a specialization in Health Services Management |
Executive Lead |
PHIIT Office, Public Health Division, MOHLTC |
Campbell, Pat |
MBA (York) |
President and CEO
|
Grey Bruce Health Services |
Carbonaro, Mike
|
PhD, Educational Psychology |
Associate Professor, Education Psychology |
University of Alberta |
Catford, Peter |
MBA (Western Ontario) |
VP, Information Management, & CIO |
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health |
Catz, Mariana |
BA, Psychology (York) |
Partner, Health and Life Sciences |
Accenture |
Cercone, Nick
|
PhD, Computing Science |
Dean of Science and Engineering |
York University
|
Connolly, Michael |
|
CEO |
Smart Systems For Health Agency |
Covvey, Dominic |
BA (Wisconsin) |
Professor & Director, Waterloo Institute of Health Informatics Research |
University of Waterloo |
Cowan, Don
|
PhD, MSc (Waterloo) |
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Computer Science |
University of Waterloo
|
Crichton, Stephanie |
|
Practice Management Consultant |
Practice Management Program |
De Lenardo, Claudette |
BSc, Nursing (Laurentian) |
Director, Patient Portal |
Grand River Hospital |
DiMarco, Chrysanne |
BSc, MSc, PhD (Toronto) |
Professor, Computer Science |
University of Waterloo |
Edmonds, John |
MB, BS |
Clinical Director, Medical Informatics |
Hospital for Sick Children |
El Morr, Christo |
PhD |
Assistant Professor, School of Health Policy & Management |
York University |
Fecenko, Mark |
LL.B./MBA degree (York) |
Partner |
Borden Ladner Gervais |
Fenton, Shirley
|
BES (Waterloo) |
Managing Director, Waterloo Institute for Health Informatics Research |
University of Waterloo |
Gardner, Neil |
|
Chief Information Office |
Saskatchewan Health |
Gibson, Candace |
BSc (Western) |
Associate Professor, Pathology, |
University of Western Ontario |
Girard, Roger |
MBA (Concordia) |
Chief e-Health Strategist |
MOHLTC |
Gordon, Dan |
PhD, Industrial and Biomedical Engineering (Toronto) |
President
|
Praxia Information Intelligence |
Harrop, Verlé |
|
|
Saint John Regional Hospital |
Henriques, Craig |
|
Systems Engineer |
Cisco Systems Canada |
Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna |
BSc, MD, FRCPC |
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine and CHS |
University of Calgary |
Huesing, Steve
|
RIA: Registered Industrial and Cost Accountant |
Executive Director |
HCCC Inc. |
Huffman, Dan
|
MSA, Health Services Administration |
Regional Director, Regional Patient Transport |
Capital Health Edmonton
|
Hughes, Robert |
|
Consultant |
RHMC Inc. |
Irving, Richard
|
PhD (Waterloo) |
Associate Professor, Schulich School of Business |
York University |
Johnston, Janice |
|
Director, Enterprise Project Management |
Smart Systems for Health Agency |
Johnson, Kerry |
MAEd (Phoneix) |
Academic Associate, HIM Program |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Kagolovsky, Yuri |
MD, MSc (Victoria) |
Professor |
Conestoga College |
Kearns, Glen |
CHE (Canadian College of Health Care Executives) |
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
|
Grand River Hospital |
Keith, Brian |
BA, LLB., LLM |
Partner |
Borden Ladner Gervais |
Kharazzi, Hadi |
|
Interdisciplinary PhD Candidate |
Dalhousie University |
Koff, David |
MD |
Staff Radiologist Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging |
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
Kowalchuk, Barry |
|
Client Executive Health |
Telus Communications |
Lyver, Marion |
MD, FRCP(C), MCFP(EM), ABEM |
Board Member |
COACH |
Maloney, Shelagh |
BSc, Science (Waterloo) |
Alliance Executive Ontario |
Canada Health Infoway |
Malyk, William |
Masters (CS) Candidate (Waterloo) |
Graduate Student |
University of Waterloo |
Marafioti, Sam |
MA, Social Work (Toronto)BA (Toronto) |
VP, Strategy and Development, CTO |
Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre |
Marquis, Steve |
|
|
Canada Health Infoway |
McGregor, Carolyn |
PhD, Computing Science (UTS, Sydney) |
Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics & Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology /Faculty of Health Sciences |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
McKibbon, Ann |
BSc (Guelph) |
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
McMaster University |
McConkey, Brendan |
PhD, Biology (Waterloo) BSc, Physics (Waterloo) |
Assistant Professor |
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo |
McLeod, David |
CCFP, PEng, MD, BASc |
Family Physician |
|
Meginbir, Lisa |
BBA, MBA |
Consultant |
L Meginbir Consulting |
Mercer, Kevin |
MA, FCCHSE |
Executive Director |
CACC, Waterloo Region |
Miller, Samuel |
|
CIO, Information Services |
University of Arizona |
Mills, Wayne |
|
VP, Information Services |
Trillium Health Care Centre |
Mulholland, Doug |
|
Research and Technical Manager, Computer Systems Group |
University of Waterloo |
Muttitt, Sarah |
MD (Alberta) |
Acting VP, Innovation & Adoption |
Canada Health Infoway |
Nagle, Lynn |
MScN (Toronto) |
President |
Nagle & Associates Inc. |
Newsham, Don |
BCS (Manitoba) |
Chief Executive Officer |
COACH |
Pantazi, Stefan |
MD (Bucharest) |
Professor, Health Informatics, |
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Patrick, Dwyne |
|
Director, Information Services |
Grand River Hospital |
Paterson, Grace |
|
Assistant Professor, Health Informatics and Medical Education, Medical Informatics |
Dalhousie University |
Poupart, Pascal |
PhD, Computer Science (Toronto) |
Assistant Professor
|
University of Waterloo |
Riesenbach, Ron |
PEng, MSc, MBA, BSc |
Director Technical Services |
NORTH Network |
Rosenal, Tom |
BSc, Math (Calgary) |
Consultant |
Alberta Health Services |
Rummell, Paul |
BA, Economics and Business (Westmount) |
Senior Technology and Consulting Executive |
Infosys Technologies Ltd. |
Sawatsky, Elaine |
|
Management Consultant, Privacy & Security |
|
Schryer, Catherine |
BA (Toronto) |
Associate Professor, English Language & Literature |
University of Waterloo |
Scott, Richard |
PhD – Biochemistry (Calgary) BSc, Biological Sciences (Plymouth Polytechnic University) |
Associate Professor, Global e-Health Research and Training Program, Health Telematics Unit |
University of Calgary |
Seaton, Brendan |
|
Chief Privacy & Security Officer
|
Smart Systems for Health Agency |
Shaw, Nikki |
PG, Health Research Methods PhD, Health Informatics (Central Lancashire) BSc, Business Information Systems with Management HND, Business Information Technology (Central Lancashire) |
Research Chair, Health Informatics |
University of Alberta & Capital Health |
Sheehy, Niall |
|
Systems Analyst, Patient Care Information Systems |
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre & Victoria General Hospital, Halifax |
Skinner, Harvey | PhD, Psychology (Western Ontario) | Dean, Faculty of Health | York University |
Soroka, Steven |
|
Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Nephrology |
Dalhousie University |
Steiner, Jan |
MD, FCAP, FRCP(C) |
Professor Emeritus |
Chi Solutions Inc. & University of Toronto |
Strating, Donna |
BSc, MBA |
VP, Information Systems & Equipment - Chief Information Officer |
Capital Health |
Stuart, Neil
|
PhD |
Practice Leader, Healthcare Consulting |
IBM |
Stumbur, Robert |
DIP, Computer Systems Technology (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) |
Operations Manager, School of Applied Media & Information |
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Swiniarski, John |
MBA (Alberta) |
Assistant Registrar |
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta |
Tait, Gordon |
PhD |
Director, Medical Informatics |
Hospital for Sick Children |
Tatham, William |
B.Eng (Waterloo) |
CEO |
XJ Partners
|
To, Bill |
MBA (Western Ontario) BASc Chemical Engineering (Waterloo) |
Vice President, Marketing |
Medicalis |
Toal, Chris |
University of Toronto |
Senior Associate |
Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP |
Tong, Gavin
|
|
Board Member |
COACH |
Townend, Christopher |
|
Product Marketing Manager |
Agfa Healthcare |
Trafford, William |
|
Senior VP Corporate Merger and Information Technology |
Alberta Health Services |
Van Arragon, Paul |
PhD |
Senior Development Engineer |
Medicalis |
Whitt, Michael |
BA (Calgary) |
Partner |
Bennett Jones LLP |
Wiljer, David
|
PhD (Toronto) |
Director, Knowledge Management & Innovation |
Princess Margaret Hospital University of Toronto |
Woodman, Anna Jane
|
GC, Health Informatics (Sherbrooke) |
Director, Health Business Consulting |
TELUS Healthcare |
Zitner, David |
MD, CCFP, FCFP |
Professor and Director of Medical Informatics |
Dalhousie University |