MARKHAM, Ont. – Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that Jeffrey H. Barnes (pictured) has succeeded Iain Burns as president and CEO of Philips Canada, with immediate effect. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Philips North America Executive Team and will report to the CEO of North America, Vitor Rocha. Read More

HAMILTON, Ont. – Dr. Anne Anderson, chair of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS), in consultation with the Diocese of Hamilton, has announced that Dr. Tom Stewart (pictured) is the new incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SJHS and Niagara Health. Read More

TORONTO – Two specialists have been disciplined for sending “abusive” and “bullying” emails to the former president of the Ontario Medical Association. The pair, who faced separate disciplinary hearings at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, pleaded guilty to committing acts of professional misconduct. Read More

TORONTO – MaRS Innovation (MI) announced that Steven Chackowicz (pictured) has been appointed Executive-in-Residence where he will oversee the technology scouting and commercialization efforts for MI in the medical device space. Steven Checkowicz is an experienced technology executive. Read More

SUDBURY, Ont. – Lorraine Carrington (pictured) has been appointed HSN’s vice-president and chief nursing executive, effective August 20th. She will be the successor to David McNeil who served in this role for 17 years, and in January was promoted to Senior Vice-President, Patient Experience and Digital Transformation. Read More

TORONTO – The University Health Network is proud to announce the establishment of the Wolfond Chair in Digital Health, along with the inaugural Chair holder, Dr. Joseph Cafazzo (pictured). The Chair, one of the first of its kind in Canada, is an important step forward in acknowledging the importance of advanced applied research in the discipline of digital health and supporting a positive change in modernized healthcare delivery. Read More

OTTAWA – Lynn Stevenson, chair of the board of the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) has announced that Jennifer Zelmer (pictured) will join CFHI as its incoming president and CEO on September 1, 2018. “We are thrilled to have Jennifer Zelmer agree to join CFHI and lead us forward in working with the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to spread and scale healthcare innovation that delivers value to Canadians,” said Dr. Stevenson. Read More

VANCOUVER – Dr. Alexandra T. Greenhill (pictured), CEO and chief medical officer of Careteam technologies, a Vancouver based physician tech entrepreneur, received the Startup Canada’s Western Canada Women Entrepreneur of the Year Award, sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada. Read More

TORONTO – Baycrest Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Howard Chertkow (pictured) as the new chair in Cognitive Neurology and Innovation, and senior scientist at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI). Read More

MONTREAL – The McGill University Health Centre has named a former family physician and hospital administrator as its new president and executive director. Dr. Pierre Gfeller (pictured) will take over the role starting on May 28. Read More