Alberta Contacts and PHEN Membership Listing
The following is a listing of members of the Provincial
Health Ethics Network who have provided their consent to be listed here. It
is also intended to serve as a directory of individuals in the province
who have an interest in, or are involved in, health ethics in Alberta.
To become a PHEN member and add your name to this list, or to modify your entry, click
here.
Daniel Aceytuno
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End-of-life care, Pediatrics, Brain death
Beth Adashynski
Executive Director, Quality & Privacy
Cypress Health Region, Swift Current
Areas of Interest: Bioethics, Informed Consent, Resource Allocation
Ghiath Alahmad
Lecturer Bioethics
KAIMRC; KSAU-HS, Riyadh
Areas of Interest: General Bioethics, Biobank, Confidentiality
Betty Joan Alberstat
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Debora Allatt
Director, Ambulatory Care
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Cross cultural ethics, Informed Consent
Meri Allore
Public Health Nurse
alberta health services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: public health
Thalia Arawi
Clinical Bioethicist, Director, Bioethics & Prof.
American Univeristy of Beirut, Beirut
Areas of Interest: Biomedical Ethics, Human and Animal Rights, Universal Health Care
Carla Archer
Registered Social Worker
Newport Harbour Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Karen-Ann Atkinson
Public Health Nurse
Interior Health, Penticton
Areas of Interest: clinical ethics consultations, consent
Tracy Badger
Administrator
Fairvern Nursing Home, Huntsville
Areas of Interest: Seniors, consent, education
Deborah Baldwin
LPN
CLPNA, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Noureen Fatima Bana
Karachi
Areas of Interest: Clinical Ethics, Geriatrics, Palliative Care
Barb Barrington
public health nurse
Alberta Health Services-Public Health, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Public Health, Vaccination, Consent
Teresa Bateman
Director of Professional Practice
CLPNA, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Regulation, Resource allocation, Practice issues
Michel Belanger
Administrator
Extendicare Somerset, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
David Belcher
Physician
David Thompson Health Region, Drayton Valley
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, End of Life Issues
Robert B Bell
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Calgary, Calgary
Areas of Interest: neuroethics, bioethics and medical education, vegetative state
Jim Bell
Chair
Sturgeon Hospital Ethics Committee, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Barbara Bell
Coord. Access Case Mngmt. Education Facilitator
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Gerontology
Janice Belyea
Practical Nurse Student
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, palliative care, pediatrics
Carey Beninger
Coordinator S. Alberta Organ Donation Program
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Allocation of Limited Resources, End of Life Care
Erin Benner
Clinical Dietitian
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Oncology, Nutrition Support
Miles Berry, RN, BScN
Educator
Venta Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Ethical End of Life Care, Seniors Housing, Geriatric Health
Cayti Beyer
IMG (foreign tr physician) program - designer/Coor
Bow Valley College, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Consent/Medical Error, resource allocation, cultural dilemmas and communication in all bio ethical topics
Letty Bishop
Staff Nurse
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: moral distress, end of life issues, duty of care
Ron Bjorgan
Pastor
Good Samaritan Society, Penticton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kathy Bonner
Care Coordinator:
Continuing Care, NS Department of Health, Elmsdale
Areas of Interest: challenging behaviour, dementia , program planning
Lise Boucher
Retired
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Penny Bower
Recreation Therapist
government of Yukon, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: continuing care, care ethics, autonomy
Kathryn Brandt
Lead Integrated Case Management
Alberta Health Services, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, end of life, resource allocation
Linda Brinks
RN
David Thompson Health Region, Three Hills
Areas of Interest: reproductive technology, moral distress
Connie Brooks
Manager
Government of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end of life issues
Gwen Brown
Special Projects Coordinator
St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Barry's Bay
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, end of life care, consent
Donna Brown
Social Worker
Covenant Health Youville Home, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics
Daniel Buchman
PhD Student
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: mental health & addictions, clinical ethics, qualitative research
Cecile Bulva
Director of Resident Care
Venta Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Long Term Care, Behaviours & Restraints, End of Life Care
Twyla Burgoyne
Case Manager
Interior Health, Penticton
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, moral distress, education
Shauna Burkholder
Staff Pediatric Intensivist
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: pediatric ethics , end of life care
Karen Burton
Clinical Nurse Specialist
AHS, Calgary
Areas of Interest: mental health, addictions, acute care
Helen Chan
Clinical Chaplain Specialist
University of Alberta Hospital / Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Spiritual Care, Cardiology, Intercultural Dialogue
cecilia chan
clinical nurse specialist
alberta health services, calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life interventions, resource allocation, informed consent, in elderly
Colleen Chapchuk
Assisted Living Coordinator/Program Manager
Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care & Assisted Living, Respect for Autonomy, Informed Consent
Ed Chell
Chaplain
Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Shelley Chisholm
Clinical Educator
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center, Thunder Bay
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Isabelle Chouinard
PhD Candidate
Université de Montréal, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Neuroprognostication, end-of-life, ethics, Ethics of evidence-based medicine in NICU-PICU, Clinical ethics
Jane Christensen
Spiritual Care Provider
Covenant Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Mental Health, End of Life
Lynda Christie
Retired nurse
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Ethical aspects of policy, Rsearch ethics
Gerrit Clements
Barrister and Solicitor
Victoria
Areas of Interest: consent, end of life decision making, mental health & mental disability issues
Kathy Cochrane
Medical Social Worker
Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Enf of Life Issues
Joan Cody
Administrator
Extendicare Ethics Committee, Athabasca
Areas of Interest: End of Life Issues, Organizational Ethics, Clinical Consultations
Laura Coleman
Registered Dietitian
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
deryl comeau
RN, OHNC, MN
red deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Douglas Cooney
Senior Chaplain
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
Areas of Interest: End of Life Issues, Cross Cultural Issues in Medical Ethics, Spirituality and Medical Ethics
Shana Couillard
Executive Director
Go Play Outside Foundation, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Micheline Courtney
Respiratory Therapist
SAIT, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life care
Maureen Crandle
Mental Health Clinician/Social Worker
Calgary Health Region - Community Geriatric Mental Health, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Geritarics, Mental Health, Consent
Michelle Cuncannon
Public Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Client Consent, Public Health Issues, Vaccinations
Kevin Davediuk
Union Representative
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics
Mary de Jong
RN
Drayton Valley Health Centre, Drayton Valley
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Genetics
Patti Dexter-Peck
Annapolis Valley Health Corporate Office, Wolfville
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Silvio Dobri
President
Goodhearts Foundation, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Transplantation
John Dossetor
Ottawa
Areas of Interest: Relational Ethics, Transplant Ethics
Mary-Anne Doucette
Accounting Clerk
Hillsdale Estates, Oshawa
Areas of Interest: consent
Jonathan Down
Developmental Paediatrician
Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health, Victoria
Areas of Interest: pediatrics, developmental disability, health policy
Sharon Downs
President
Western Health Planning Associates Ltd., Devon
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Informed Consent, Organizational Ethics
Jennifer Dunsford
Ethics Services Coordinator
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority/MB-PHEN, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Klay Dyer
Associate Chair, Bachelor of Technology Management
NAIT, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Transparency
Andem Effiong
Scholar-in-Residence/Visiting Researcher
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Areas of Interest: Medical Futility, Palliative Medicine, Chronic Illness
Tamara Eldridge
Manager, HR Services
Alberta Health Services, Smoky Lake
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Chris Emmerling
Policy Advisor
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Garry Engler
Chaplain
Sturgeon Community Hospital Ethics Committee, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Helgi Eyford
Diversity Competency Strategist
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Cultural competency, Diversity
Huzaifa Faisal
MPH Student
UofA, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Renita Falkenstern
Manager of Mission Effectiveness
The Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end-of-life, care of vulnerable people (elderly/disabled), organizational ethics
Sherrie Ferguson
Public Health Nurse
Alberta health services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Public Health Nursing Ethics, , Population Ethics
Carla Ferreira
Public Health Nurse
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Public Health Nursing Ethics
Paul Fieldhouse
Social Worker
South Shore District Health Authority , Glen Haven
Areas of Interest: dementia - care for the vulnerable, relational ethics, end of life
Natalie Ford
Graduate Nurse Practitioner-Pediatrics
University of Alberta Hospital, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: conscientious objection, moral distress, Pediatrics
Cari Frame
Executive Assistant
PHEN, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Gary Frank
Nurse Consultant, Palliative Care
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care
Richard Fraser
Q.C.
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics
Kimberly Fraser
Director We Care & Assistant Professor Nursing
We Care Home Health Care and University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Home Care Research, Practice & Policy, Decision-making
Amanda Fraser
ethics committee member
Yukon Continuing Care, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Donna Gamble
Psychologist - Manitoba Developmental Centre
Family Services and Consumer Affairs, Brandon
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Patricia Gartner
Registered Social Worker
St. Michael's Long Term Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Informed Consent, End of Life
Ana Consuela Georgescu
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: reproduction human medically assisted, women's health , clinical research
Lorne Gibson
Chair, Ethics Committee
Victoria General Hospital, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Susan Gilbert
Social Worker
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Madeleine Girard
Staff Development Coordinator
Whitehorse General Hospital, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: pain management, life support, quality of life
Kim Giroux
Social Worker
Brockville Mental Health Centre, Brockville
Areas of Interest: Mental Health , Advanced Directives, Resource Allocation
Nancy Goddard
Nursing Instructor
Red Deer College, Sylvan Lake
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Building Ethical Decision-Making Capacity in Organizations, Withdrawal of Care
Gary Goldsand
Clinical Ethicist
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: clinical ethics practice, ethics committees, clinical ethics education
Barbara Goodwin
Instructor
Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: withdrawal of treatment, organ transplantation, head injury
Donna Goodwin
Associate Professor and Executive Director
The Steadward Centre, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: disability, physical activity, policy
Eileen Grant
Victoria
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Administrative Decision Making, Guiding Paternal Care
Debbie Gray
Manager Mental Health Screening & Early Identifica
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: mental health, clinical decision making, ethical use of power in high risk situations
David Guerrero
University of Regina, Regina
Areas of Interest: bioethics, end of life issues, concepts of health and disease
Ruth Guse
RN
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Greg Guyn
Administrator
Extendicare Fort Macleod, Fort Macleod
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Meg Hagerty
Social Worker
Covenant Health - Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Oceanna Hall
Spiritual Care Provider
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Choice, Treatment Access, Treatment Consent
Alana Hall
Social Worker
Alberta Health Services, Leduc
Areas of Interest: End of Life Decision-Making, Capacity Assessment, Geriatrics
Lisa Hammon
associate director, risk management
Wake Forest Univ Baptist Med Center, Lewisville
Areas of Interest: Masters student WFU bioethics, Clinical bioethics, networking, risk management
Marguerite Hampton
Senior Manager, Value Added Metrics
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Allocation of resources, Accountability, End of Life Decisions
Colleen Hansmeyer
Clinical Lead Respiratory Therapy
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Mary Jo Harland Gregoire
Clinical Dietitian
Covenant Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Long term Enteral Feeding
Debra Harris
Calgary
Areas of Interest: pediatrics, consent, resource allocation
Joan Harris
CNE and Ethics Committee Chair
Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Joanne Hayden
Intake Coordinator
Children's Services Centre, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Donna Hayne
Director of Care
Touchmark Health Services Neighbourhood, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics
kathleen Hempstock
educator/infection control designate
allen gray continuing care centre, edmonton
Areas of Interest: seniors, resource allocation, death and dying
Dawn Hill
Former Chairperson
S.Okanagan Clinical Ethics Committee, Victoria
Areas of Interest: palliative care, cultural safety & care, consent
Treena Hinse
Unit Manager, Rehab Services/Adult Day Program
Alberta Health Services - Sturgeon Community Hospital, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Goals of Care, Feeding and Nutrition, End of Life Care
Barb Holba
RN
L. Gervais Memorial Health Centre, Goodsoil
Areas of Interest: End of life care, Duty to care, Moral distress
Jaclyn Horne-Grintuch
social worker
AHS, Calgary
Areas of Interest: End of Life, Capacity, Informed Consent
Andrew Hough
Administrator
Extendicare Viking, Viking
Areas of Interest: Long Term Care
Wendy Howard
Registered Social Worker
CapitalCare , Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
David Howick
Spiritual Care Coordinator
Five Hills Health Region, Moose Jaw
Areas of Interest: Ethics Education/Committee, Spiritual Care, Palliative Care
Gwenyth Anne Hughes
Regional Professional Practice Leader, Nursing
British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria
Areas of Interest: Care Ethics, Professional Duty and Responsibility, Human Diversity
Ragnar Ingibergsson
Case Manager / Social Worker
AHS Home Care, Edmonton Region, edmonton
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, transparency, organizational ethics
Noela Inions
Ethics & Compliance Officer
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Privacy, Health Information
Jan Jamieson
Client Care Manager
We Care Home Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: community care, end of life care
Mary Jardine
Chair, Ethics Committee
Bethany Care Society, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Jessica Jenkins
RN
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Critical care, End-of-Life
Lynda Jensen
Registered Massage Therapist
St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent , Patient Care, Health Care Choices
Margo Johnson
Chair Ethics Committee
Intercare Corporate Group, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kristen Jones
RN, PhD (Candidate)
School of Nursing, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay
Areas of Interest: moral distress, palliative care, mental health
Sharon Jones
Administrator
Salem Manor (Managed by Extendicare), Leduc
Areas of Interest: palliative care and end of life issues, informed consents, medical interventions for continuing care residents
Kanchan Kalia
Social Worker
Extendicare Leduc, Leduc
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Capacity Assessment, End of Life Care
W Kalkan
Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Violet Kalynchuk-Lavoie
Social Worker II
Misericordia Hospital, Spruce Grove
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kathryn Kane-Upton
Primary Care RN
Big Country Primary Care Network , Rumsey
Areas of Interest: patient responsibilities & rights, resource allocation, organizational expressions of respect for employees and for patients
Margaret Kargard
Clinical Services Team Leader
Siksika Health Services, Siksika
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Stacie Karlowsky
Manager, Patient Safety & Quality
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Louise Kashuba
Patient Care Manager Medicine Program
Covenant Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life and Palliative Care
Angela Kastelic
RN
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Conscientious objection, End-of-life care, Informed consent
Julija Kelecevic
Calgary
Areas of Interest: clincial ethics, ethics education, interprofessional ethics
Margaret Kennedy
Calgary
Areas of Interest: PALLIATIVE CARE, RESOURCES, DIFFICULT HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Helen Kenyon
Executive Director
Big Country Primary Care Network, Trochu
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, patient/provider reponsibilities
Shirley Kerr
Education Manager
Extendicare Parkside, Regina
Areas of Interest: consent/palliative care, sexuality, long term care/seniors
Kim Kisko
Informatics Consultant
Alberta Health Services, St Albert
Areas of Interest: end of life care, consent
Janet Kluthe
Interim Operational Support Lead, Comm'ty Oncology
Cancer Care, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Health policy, Health system, Resource allocation
Christine Knight
Psychologist
Alberta Health Services - Geriatric Mental Health, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Capacity, Geriatrics, Mental Health
Anne Koehler
Educator/Staff Development Coordinator, Reg Nurse
Leduc
Areas of Interest: gerontology, end of life, workplace ethics
Steve Kovacic
Director, Occupational Health and Safety
Covenant Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kuo-Hsing Kuo
Chair, Research Ethics Board
Providence Health Care, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: research ethics, consent, informatics management
Samantha Kuperis
Teacher
CBE, Calgary
Areas of Interest: High School Teacher - Biology & Bioethics
Zahra Lalani
Education Resource Nurse
BC Cancer Agency, Burnaby
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Daena Lamoureux
Provincial Coordinator, Nutrition & Rehab Network
Alberta Health Services- Cancer Care, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Rommel Lanceta
Admin Assistant
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: consent, pediatrics, administration
Teri Langlois
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Glenn Lantz
Social Worker- Addictions Counsellor
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics, resource allocation, treatment ethics
Pauline Lea
Care Manager, Home Care
Alberta Health Services - Aspen Region, Westlock
Areas of Interest: Care of Elderly - Equitable, Resource Allocation
Brendan Leier
Clinical Ethicist
U of A & Stollery Hospitals, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Debbie Leitch
Director-RDRHC Maternal Child Services
AHS, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Gary Lepine
Concord Professional Development, Calgary
Areas of Interest: End of Life Care, Public Education
Lorie Little
Administrator
Extendicare Holyrood, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: gerontology
Karen Longlade
Principal
CONCEPT Management Consulting, Sudbury
Areas of Interest: Organizational Development, Training, Ethics Frameworks
Audrey Lowe
Coordinator Continuing Competence Program
Physiotherapy Alberta--College + Association, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: professional codes & values
Colleen Lycar
Regional Director
Extendicare Canada Inc., Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end of life care issues
Wanda MacDonald
Executive Director
Pinecrest Queensway CHC, Ottawa
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Dawn MacDonald
Coordinator Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: moral residue, mindfulness, building ethical communities of practice in healthcare
Ralph Magnus
Chaplain
Covenant Health - Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Elizabeth Mainprize
Saskatoon
Areas of Interest: competence evaluation, informed consent, policy formation
Alayna Many Guns
Special Projects Lead
Siksika Health Services, Siksika
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Patricia Marck
Associate Professor
University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing , Edmonton
Areas of Interest: clinical ethics, organizational ethics, health care safety
Jane Matheson
CEO
Wood's Homes, Calgary
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics, ethics and children and families
Michael McCarthy
Social Worker
Shepherd's Care Foundation, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: consent , geriatices, education
Tracy McDowell
Secretary/Transcriptionist
Tracy's Transcription Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Heather McElroy
Advisor, Employee Wellness
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics , pandemic planning, clinical ethics committees
Linda McFalls
RN
St. Michael's Health Centre, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: ethics related to senior care, end of life, persons with disabilities
Mary McIntyre
Manager, Public Health SCHC and Rural South
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone, Calgary
Areas of Interest: public health ethics, resource allocation
Jack McIntyre
Administrator
Extendicare, St. Paul
Areas of Interest: advocacy, palliative care, geriatrics
Michelle McKellar
Knowledge Management
Alberta Health Services, Whitecourt
Areas of Interest: Research Ethics, Quality Improvement, Mental Health
C. Meghan McMurtry
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Guelph, Guelph
Areas of Interest: pediatrics, psychology, mental health
Jenny Meyer
Investigator
Strathbury Consulting Ltd., Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Amy Middleton
Programming Director
PHEN, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Shirley Mills
Physiotherapist
DTHR, Innisfail
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Rama Mishra
Psychologist,
Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Competency to make healthcare decisions, Forced treatment
Stan Mitchell
Pharmacist
Claresholm
Areas of Interest: Psychiatry, Resource Allocation, End of Life
Joanne Morcom
Social Worker
Extendicare, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Long Term Care
Nomagugu Moyo
Unit Manager
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: maternal/newborn, cultural diversity -consent, palliative
Kelly Mrklas
Project Manager, Knowledge Translation
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary
Areas of Interest: research ethics, knowledge translation, implementation
Jill Murdoch
Therapy Assistant/Co-Chair Ethics Committee
Yukon Continuing Care, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: end of life
Chris Murray
Unit Manager, General Neurology
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Informed consent, resource allocation, end of life care
Nathalie Nadon
Nurse practitioner in cardiolgy
CHUM, Montréal
Areas of Interest: end-of-life issues, delivering bad news, "difficult" patient
Leanne Nadwidny
RN
Alberta Health Services, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: End-of-life care, Biotechnology, Resource allocation
Marilyn Nakonechny
Program Manager, Seniors Mental Health
Alberta Health Services, Ponoka
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Substitute Decision Makers
Al-Noor Nenshi Nathoo
Executive Director
PHEN, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Global Resource Allocation, Virtue Ethics, Poverty and Health
Hilda Nauenburg
Chaplain
Alberta Health Services - Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Mental Health, Spiritual Care, Women's Health
Kim Neil
Manager, Recreation & Volunteer Services
Clifton Manor, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Resources
Terje Ness
Chaplain
The Good Samaritan Society, Canada, Kelowna
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Lauraine Newton
Care Manager
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Resource allocation, Seniors , Living at risk
Rosemarie Novalkowski
Brandon
Areas of Interest: ethics chair for PCH
Clare O'Byrne
Occupational Therapist
Alberta health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics
Gloria O'Donnell
Social Worker
Vernon
Areas of Interest: Seniors, Capacity Issues, Right to Die
Taiwo Odumosu
Lecturer
Faculty of Law, Olabisi Onabanjo University,, Ijebu Ode
Areas of Interest: Bioethics, Informed Consent, , Resource Allocation
Carol Oelke
Director of Care
Salem Manor Nursing Home, Leduc
Areas of Interest: End of life, Geriatrics, Consent
Karen Olivier
RN
UAH GSICU, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: critical care, organ/tissue donation
Dale Olsen
Director of Mission Effectiveness
Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Jodie Oosman
Community Psychiatrist
AHS, Calgary
Areas of Interest: mental health ethics, addictions
Leona Palmer
Director of Care
Extendicare Tuxedo Villa, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Anita Paras
Workforce Planner, Manager
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Aqsa Safdar Parwaz
Dr.
M H Medical College & Hospital, Karachi
Areas of Interest: Public Health, Patient Safety, Social Determinants of Health
Melanie Pastuck
Coordinator
AHS, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Obstetrics, Pregnancy screening
Steven Patterson
Associate Professor
Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Wetaskiwin
Areas of Interest: Dentistry, Education of Health Professionals, Access to Care
Illisha Patterson
Parent Representative
Alberta Children's Hospital Ethics Committee, Calgary
Areas of Interest: medical decision making, complex medical needs, pediatrics
Joanna Patterson
Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services - LTC Elk Point, Elk Point
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Geriatrics
Elly Pauelsen
Chaplain
Covenant Health - Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Wayne Pedersen
Administrator
Extendicare Vulcan, Vulcan
Areas of Interest: long term care, geriatrics
Donna Pettipas MSW
Coordinator of Residential Audits
N.S. Department of Community Services, Halifax
Areas of Interest: Disability, Consent, Person Centred Approach
Margaret Plain
St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Governance
Danielle Pohn
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Marie-Josée Potvin
Bioethicist
University of Montreal, Montreal
Areas of Interest: moral development, professional ethics, organisational ehtics
Geoff Pradella
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Consent, autonomy and decision-making in vulnerable populations, Organization ethics (sustainability, resource allocation, access), Education (Undergraduate & CME)
Nina Preto
Vancouver
Areas of Interest: consent , research ethics, end of life
Jordan Prokopy
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Complementary and alternative medicine/Integrative care/Whole Person Care, Religion, Culture, and Bioethics, Clinical and Research Ethics
Mila Prout
nurse clinician
CAREWEST, Calgary
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, consents, provision of care
Eric Racine
Director and Assistant Research Professor
Institut de Resherches Cliniques de Montreal, Neuroethics Research Unit, Montréal
Areas of Interest: Neuroethics, Qualitative research, Media and public communication
SUBADHRA RAI
EDMONTON
Areas of Interest: research, consent , life
Farhan Abdul Rauf MD MPH PhD MISDOHD MIAEng MCRPH FRHS MIMA
Public Health Researcher/Physician
M H Medical College & Hospital, Karachi
Areas of Interest: Global Health, Patient Safety, Emotional and Social Development
Iris Rawlings
Registered Nurse
Carleton Place District Memorial Hospital, Perth
Areas of Interest: informed consent, advanced directives, pandemic planning
Sue Reap
Respiratory Therapist
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Palliative/EOL issues, Resource Allocation, Informed Consent
Mary-Karen Reid
Social Worker
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: capacity, end of life issues, resource allocation
Diane Rice
Social Worker
Palliative Home Care, Spruce Grove
Areas of Interest: palliative, mental health, seniors
Wanda Rickett
Social Worker
Allen Gray Continuing Care, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care, Health Care Decision-Making, Personal Directives
Ken Roberts
Lead, Ethics Consultation Team
Grand River Hosptial, Kitchener
Areas of Interest: clinical decisions, organizational accountability, end of life
Marli Robertson
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: pediatric ethics, palliative care, neonatal / perinatal ethics
Carol Robertson Baker
Assistant Mental Health Patient Advocate
Alberta Mental Health Patient Advocate Office, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Mental Health, Consent, Use of Restraint
Kim Yoon Roe
Manager, AMBULATORY NEUROSCIENCES
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Consent
Kathleen Rogers
Physiotherapist
Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Andrew Ross
Ph.D. Candidate
Philosophy Department, Queen's University, Kingston
Areas of Interest: Global Health, Research Ethics, Resource Allocation
Iris Rudnisky
Faculty Lecturer
University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: mental health , pediatrics
Randall W. Sargent
Medical Director
Bethany Care Society, Canmore
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Gloria Schmidt
Public Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Public Health Nursing , vaccinations, consent
Joy Scott
Director of Care
Allen Gray Continuing Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Care, Resource allocation, Clinical decision making
Victoria Seavilleklein
Clinical Ethicist & Clinical Policy Liaison
Alberta Health Services, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: prenatal and newborn screening, artificial reproductive technologies, social justice
Gage Seavilleklein
Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Rural Medicine, End of Life issues
Faisal Shafiq
CBR Coordinator
Alberta Community Council on HIV (ACCH), Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Confidentiality , Patient Safety
S. Derek Shelly
Facilitator
Fairvern Ethics consultation Team, Huntsville
Areas of Interest: aging, consent, organization
Dianne Shirley
Social Worker
Bow Crest Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life, geriatrics, capacity
Adrienne Short
RN
Alberta Health Services, Okotoks
Areas of Interest: moral distress, patients rights, resource allocation
Sylvia Simmons
Quality Consultant-Central Zone, South
Alberta Health Services, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Patient Safety/ Quality Improvement, Ethics Consultation, Informed Consent
Christy Simpson
Head and Associate Professor
Department of Bioethics, Halifax
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics, Role of Hope in Health Care, Rural Health Ethics
Shane Sinclair
Chaplain, Palliative Care
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care, Spirituality, Oncology
Alison Sisson
A/ Community Liaison Coordinator
Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: long term care, rehabilitation, home care
Marcella Snell
Licensed Practical Nurse
Willow Creek Continuing Care Center, Claresholm
Areas of Interest: long term care, pharmacology, acute care
Nicole Snow
Faculty
Centre for Nursing Studies, St. John's
Areas of Interest: mental health
Richard Sobel
Vancouver
Areas of Interest: consent, research ethics, bioethics
Khawar Sohail
Rawalpindi
Areas of Interest: Research Ethics, Genetic Research Ethics, Human Rights
Rilla Sommerville
Hospital Chaplain
Alberta Health Services, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Noreen Soneff
Home Care Area Manager
Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Colin Soskolne
Professor, School of Public Health
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Public Health Ethics, Epidemiology, Environmental Ethics
Sharon Specht
Manager, Thomson Centre
Yukon Continuing Care Division, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: end-of-life care, clinical decision-making, resource allocation
Sharron Spicer
Rotary/Flames House Children's Hospice, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics, End of Life, Advance Care Planning
sherry stackhouse
ED Clinician
VCH, North Vancouver
Areas of Interest: resources, end of life
Duncan Steele
Coordinator
Fraser Health Ethics Services, Surrey
Areas of Interest: Clinical , System-level, Public health
Eleanor Stewart
Research Assoc., Faculty of Rehab Medicine
U of A, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Children's health, Rehabilitation professions, Disability
Janet Storch
Professor Emeritus
University of Victoria, School of Nursing, Victoria
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Eric Storey
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, consent, resource allocation
Andrea Sullivan
Director of Care
St. Andrew's Residence, Chatham
Areas of Interest: gerontology
Anthony-Joel Tait
Student
Mount Royal University Student, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Consent, resource allocation, law
Adegbite Taiwo
Abeokuta
Areas of Interest: consent, pediatrics
Kathy Tam
Executive Director
Wing Kei Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: long term care, level of care, cultural diversity
Kim Taylor
UBC, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: research ethics
Linda D. Thomas
Palliative Care Nurse Consultant
Regional Palliative Care Team, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Care, Ethics
Cynthia Thornewell
Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: Ethical tension between interests of clients & interests of institutions., Clinical Ethics Committees
Lauren Tittley
Speech-Language Pathologist
Fraser Health Authority, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Sheila Toews
Director, Ethics Services and Chair MB-PHEN
Winnipeg Health Region, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: ethics initiatives in health regions, organizational ethics
Helene A. Tomusiak Donahue
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Policy, Pediatrics, Resource Allocation
musah toyin
Lecturer
Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu, Ijebu-Ode
Areas of Interest: consent, padiartrics, resource allocation
Stefan Ulrich
Chaplain
Claresholm Health Region, Claresholm
Areas of Interest: end of life issues, informed consent, resource allocation
Donna Van Bruggen
Consultant
Carol Blair and Associates, Wetaskiwin
Areas of Interest: public health ethics, diversity & cultural considerations, relational & care ethics
Bonnie Wademan
RN, MN
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: relational ethics, seniors
Corina Walker
Case Manager
Capital Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Liz Walker
Policy Analyst/Dietitian
Continuing Care, Government of Yukon, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: nutrition/hydration, end of life
Marika Warren
Assistant Professor / Health Care Ethicist
Dalhousie Department of Bioethics / Nova Scotia Health Ethics Network, Halifax
Areas of Interest: capacity building, disability & bioethics, social determinants of health
Eric Wasylenko
Executive Director, Clinical Ethics
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: End of life care, Living at risk, Pandemic ethics
Tricia Watts
Manager Nutrition Services, Central Zone
Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, geriatrics
Colleen Wetter
Complaints Director
Alberta Dental Associationa and College, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: risk, consent , compliance
Heather Williams
Psychometrist
Covenant Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Nancy Williamson
Emergency Planner
Cumberland Health Authority, Amherst
Areas of Interest: Research Ethics, Ethics Committee Education
Sharon Wilson
Mediator, Conflict Management Consultant
Resources International, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: dispute resolution in health care, facilitation , conflict management
Susan Wilson
Director of Care
Magnolia Gardens Care Centre, Langley
Areas of Interest: Gerontology, End of Life Care
Jill Woodward
Executive Director - Inpatient Care
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics
Karla Wyld
Nursing Instructor
Red Deer College, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Moral Distress, Nephrology, Research
Ferdinand Martin Zantua
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated