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TORONTO and DALLAS, TX – Medchart announced the appointment of Kevin Callahan (pictured) as vice president, product design and research. In his role, Callahan will lead the product team in expanding the Medchart platform to simplify how application developers and businesses access patient-authorized health information for use beyond care. Read More

TORONTO – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has announced the appointment of Tracey MacArthur (pictured) as president and CEO. She replaces Dr. Catherine Zahn, who accepted a position as deputy health minister with the government of Ontario. With more than 20 years of experience in academic healthcare, Tracey MacArthur is a results-oriented leader, and both visionary and pragmatic in team building and commitment to quality. Read More

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The Board of Directors of Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ila Watson (pictured) as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Ila first joined SAH in 2009 as VP and chief human resources officer. Her portfolio expanded to include leadership of Strategic Planning, Communications, Transformation, Enterprise Risk and Volunteer Resources. Read More

OTTAWA – More than 300 Canadian Medical Association (CMA) members took part in the association's virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) as Dr. Katharine Smart (pictured) was welcomed as the CMA’s 154th president. A pediatrician with a background in emergency medicine and rural and remote pediatrics, Dr. Smart is a past president of the Yukon Medical Association. Read More

KANSAS CITY – Cerner Corporation has appointed Dr. David Feinberg (pictured) as president and chief executive officer, effective October 1, 2021. Dr. Feinberg, 59, joins Cerner from Google, where he has served since 2019 as the vice president of Google Health. In this role, he led Google’s worldwide health efforts, bringing together groups from across Google and Alphabet that used artificial intelligence, product expertise and hardware to tackle some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. Read More

TORONTO – Dr. Catherine Zahn (pictured) will be stepping down as President and CEO of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH) to take on a new role as the Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario on September 7, 2021. Read More

TORONTO – Dr. Erin Bearss (pictured) has been appointed chief of the Ray D. Wolfe Department of Family Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Bearss has practiced comprehensive family medicine including emergency medicine for almost two decades at Mount Sinai Hospital. Read More

MONTREAL – Dr. Gerald Fried (pictured), professor of surgery and associate dean of education technology and innovation at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and director of the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, is the 2021 recipient of the Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education. Read More

OTTAWA – IT World Canada, during its Digital Transformation Week in July, announced Mari Teitelbaum (pictured) as its public sector CIO of the year. As CIO & VP Strategy, Quality & Family Partnership for The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Mari Teitelbaum had already worked miracles by transforming a cumbersome health information system. COVID-19 was her next call to action. Read More

COBOURG, Ont. – Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Walsh (pictured) as the Hospital’s next president and CEO, effective August 3rd, 2021. A resident of Port Hope since 2017, Susan Walsh is currently NHH’s Vice President, Patient Services, Chief Nursing Executive and Chief Clinical Information Officer. She has built upon her previous expertise, which spans an acute academic hospital, a national community care organization and a leading social sector agency. Read More