RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Mackenzie Health has announced that Dr. Andrew Evans (pictured), chief of pathology and medical director of laboratory medicine, has received the 2021 College of American Pathologists Lifetime Achievement Award.
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TORONTO – Dr Chris O’Connor CEO of FirstHx, has announced the appointment of Joel Finlayson (pictured) as a member of the FirstHx Board of Directors.
“Joel is an incredible individual who brings a great depth of knowledge about healthcare systems both public and private. He has extensive international experience and has worked on many large-scale transformative healthcare projects. He has worked with both newer and established technology companies implementing innovative new approaches to care. He will be a tremendous asset to FirstHx.”
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EDMONTON – Dr. Jeremy Theal (pictured) assumed the role of Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Alberta Health Services (AHS), as of August 30. He replaced Dr. Stuart Rosser, who held the CMIO role on an interim basis. The CMIO plays a key part in the AHS senior leadership team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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