EXTRA Fellows
2008 EXTRA Competition Results
The EXTRA advisory council, chaired by the former Quebec minister of health and social services Dr. Jean Rochon, met on April 24 and 25, 2008 to evaluate the applications received for the competition. Twenty-eight fellowships were awarded.
The attached table provides a summary of the applications received and those that are recommended for funding. The summary is broken down by the following categories: organization; discipline/stream (nurse, physician, and other health services executives); and province.
The 2008 fellows are listed in alphabetical order, and the list includes the title of their intervention projects*. These projects provide an opportunity for fellows to actively apply what they have learned in the EXTRA program in response to a specific issue in their home organization.
- Jean-Paul Bahary
Chef, Département de radio-oncologie, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal – Quebec
Development of a resource allocation model for optimizing access to radiotherapy treatments in the province of Quebec, especially in RUIS - Université de Montréal - Patty Chapman
Vice President, Clinical Services, Bluewater Health – Ontario
Improving Community Hospital HSMR Using a Quality Improvement Framework - Lori Chartier
Director, Clinical Transformation and eHealth, Saskatoon Health Region - Saskatchewan
Excellence by design; an evidence based framework to guide transformation - Eric Costen
Director, Mental Health and Addictions Unit, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada - Ontario
First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Teams - Mélie De Champlain
Directrice des programmes et des services de longue durée pour les personnes en perte d’autonomie, Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Matane - Quebec
Challenges for the frail elderly in the Matane MRC: clinical monitoring and networking of integrated client services - Spencer Dickson
Chief Nursing Officer, Bluewater Health – Ontario
Improving Community Hospital HSMR Using a Quality Improvement Framework - Carolyn Gosse
Director, Pharmacy Services, St. Joseph’s Healthcare - Ontario
A Green Program for Ecology, Healing and Healthy Work at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton - James R. Haney
Executive Director, Corporate and Legislative Affairs, David Thompson Health Region - Alberta
Evidence Informed Risk Management: From First Alert to Strategic Planning - Lyne Jobin
Chef, Direction générale de la santé publique, Services des orientations en santé publique, Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux - Quebec
To improve health and wellbeing: intersectoral action - Sandra Laclé
Director and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Health Promotion, Sudbury and District Health Unit - Ontario
Research-oriented decision-making promoting healthy public policy and reducing social inequities - Kathy Langlois
Director General, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada - Ontario
First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Teams - Marie-Suzanne Lavallée
Commissaire aux plaintes et à la qualité des services, CHU mère-enfant Sainte-Justine - Quebec
Differentiating governance and management in relation to monitoring and quality - Martin Lees
Chief of Staff, Bluewater Health – Ontario
Improving Community Hospital HSMR Using a Quality Improvement Framework - Catherine Morris
Chief of Staff, Cambridge Memorial Hospital - Ontario
Physician Engagement in Medical Education in Community Hospital Settings - Beatrice Mudge
Vice President, Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive, Cambridge Memorial Hospital - Ontario
Physician Engagement in Medical Education in Community Hospital Settings - James P. O’Brien
Vice President, Medical Affairs, Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation (AHSC) – New Brunswick
Physician Engagement in Organizations - Becky Palmer
Chief of Nursing, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia – British Columbia
The Development and Implementation of a Clinical Policy Framework - Elsie Rolls
Director, Veterans’ Services, Capital District Health Authority – Nova Scotia
Tools, Guidelines and Protocols for Geriatric Palliative End of Life Care in Continuing Care - Sylvie Simard
Directrice générale adjointe, Services à la communauté et affaires universitaires, Centre de santé et de services sociaux Jeanne-Mance - Quebec
Innovation: a lever for improving quality and performance - Susan Snelling
Manager, Research and Evaluation; Resources, Research, Evaluation and Development Division, Sudbury and District Health Unit - Ontario
Research-oriented decision-making promoting healthy public policy and reducing social inequities - Penny Sutcliffe
Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer, Sudbury and District Health Unit - Ontario
Research-oriented decision-making promoting healthy public policy and reducing social inequities - Mary Townend
Professional Practice Consultant, Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital - Ontario
Development of Health Services Research Infrastructure in the Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital - Mark A. Vimr
Executive Vice President, Clinical & Professional Programs & Services/Chief Nursing Executive/Chief Interprofessional Practice, St. Joseph’s Health Centre (Toronto) - Ontario
Inspiring transformational leadership: a capacity building program for physician leaders - Megan Ward
Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel Public Health Department - Ontario
Evidence Informed Decision Making Processes/Tools for Peel Public Health - Todd M. Webster
Urologist, Grey Bruce Health Services - Ontario
Electronic Medical Record + Clinical Pathways = Safer, More Efficient Patient Care - Nancy Whitmore
Medical Program Director, Surgery and Medicine, Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance - Ontario
Evidence Based Best Practice Pre-admission Process - Patricia Wiebe
Medical Specialist, Mental Health, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada - Ontario
First Nations and Inuit Mental Wellness Teams - John Woods
Director, Research and Administration and Strategic Development, St. Joseph’s Healthcare (Hamilton) - Ontario
A Green Program for Ecology, Healing and Healthy Work at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
* AT COMMENCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIP / À L’OBTENTION DE LA BOURSE
