Canadian Team Members
Yolanda Babenko-Mould, PhD
Profession: Assistant Professor, Western University, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing
Experience: Nursing education and practice
Action Team: Nursing education & curriculum development, Continuous Professional Development
Contact Info:
Email: ybabenko@uwo.ca
Helene Berman, RN, PhD
Profession: Professor at Western Nursing
Experience: Gender Based Violence
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Themes- Gender Based Violence
Contact Info:
Email: hberman@uwo.ca
Mary Beth Bezzina, MSc
Profession: Entrepreneur
Experience: Interprofessional collaborative practice, Occupational therapy
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Themes Team, Interprofessional collaboration specialist
Contact Info:
Email: mbezzina@uwo.ca
Catherine Craig, MD, FRCSC
Profession: Professor, Medical Director-Obstetrics Stimulation
Experience: Ob/Gyn
Action Team: Continuing Professional Development
Contact Info:
Email: rebecca.moase@iwk.nshealth.ca
Kevin Coughlin, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
Profession: Neonatologist, Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital, London Health Science Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Experience: Neonatal care, bioethics, regional mentorship program
Action Team: Continuous Professional Development and Mentorship
Contact Info:
Email: kevin.coughlin@lhsc.on.ca
Valorie Crooks, PhD
Profession: Professor, Simon Fraser University, Department of Geography
Experience: Primary Health Care, Disability and Chronic Illness
Action Team: Research Team - Graduate Student Supervisor
Contact Info:
Email: crooks@sfu.ca
Lori Donelle, PhD
Profession: Associate Professor, Western University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Experience: Health promotion, health information technology
Action Team: Community Health Workers
Contact Info:
Email: ldonelle@uwo.ca
Evelyne Durocher, PhD
Profession: Assistant Professor, Western University, School of Occupational Therapy
Experience: Ethics in health care
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Themes Team, Ethics specialist
Contact Info:
Email: eduroch@uwo.ca
Marilyn Evans, PhD
Profession: Associate Professor, Western University, Labatt School of Nursing
Experience: Health promotion, Women and children’s health
Action Team: Midwifery education & curriculum development, Cross-Cutting Theme Team
Contact Info:
Email: mevans26@uwo.ca
Jodi Hall, PhD
Profession: Professor, School of Nursing, Fanshawe College
Experience: Abuse and Childbirth, Doula and Childbirth educator
Action Team: Community Health Workers, Gender Based Violence
Contact Info:
Email: jhall@fanshawec.ca
Krista Helleman, MD, FRCPC
Profession: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Associate Professor, Western University,
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Experience: Pediatric Emergency and interprofessional collaboration
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Themes Team, Interprofessional collaboration Specialist
Contact Info:
Email: krista.helleman@lhsc.on.ca
Matthew Highfield, RN
Profession: Pediatric cardiac care, Sick Kids,
Experience: Pediatric Nursing and Pediatric Critical Care
Action Team: Nursing education & practice
Contact Info:
Email: highfieldmatt@gmail.com
Michaela Hynie, PhD
Profession: Associate Professor, York University, Department of Psychology
Experience: Mental Health, community based research
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Theme team, Mental Health Specialist
Contact Info:
Email: mhynie@yorku.ca
Kathy Johnson, SIMs lab Halifax
Profession: Coordinator, IWK Simulation Program
Experience: Health professions educator, Facilitator, Dalhousie Interprofessional Undergraduate Simulation
Action Team: Continuing Professional Development
Contact Info: kathy.johnston@iwk.nsahealth.ca
Cynthia Kenyon, MD, MEd, FRCPC
Profession: Neonatologist, Associate Professor, Children’s Hospital, London Health Science Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Experience: Neonatology
Action Team: Continuing Professional Development Coordinator
Contact Info:
Email: ckenyon@uwo.ca
Mickey Kerr, PhD
Profession: Chair and Associate Professor, Western University, Labatt School of Nursing
Experience: Models of care, Nursing intervention studies, Epidemiology
Action Team: Research Team Coordinator
Contact Info:
Email: mkerr@uwo.ca
Isaac Luginaah, PhD
Profession: Professor, Western University, Department of Geography
Experience: Environment and health, Population health, GIS applications in health
Action Team: Research Team and Policy Team
Contact Info:
Email: iluginaa@uwo.ca
Larry Lynd, PhD
Profession: Professor, University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health
Experience: Population health and socioeconomic differences in prescribing and disease management, Database analysis, longitudinal analysis
Action Team: Research Team
Contact Info:
Email: larry.lynd@ubc.ca
Susan McGrath, PhD
Profession: Professor, York University, School of Social Work
Experience: Social Work, Community-Based Research
Action Team: Cross-Cutting Themes Team, Mental Health Specialist
Contact Info:
Email: smcgrath@yorku.ca
Amita Misir, MD, FRCPC, FAAP
Profession: Pediatrician, Assistant Professor, Western University, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Pediatric Emergency Department
Experience: Pediatrics, Public Health, Simulation
Action Team: Continuous Professional Development
Contact Info:
Email: amita.misir@lhsc.on.ca
Amy Olson, RN
Profession: Registered Nurse, currently living and working in Kigali
Experience: Pediatric Nursing
Action Team: Nursing education & practice
Contact Info:
Email: amyolson@teachbeyond.org
Heather Scott, MD, FRCPC
Profession: Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine Departments Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Experience: Maternal fetal medicine, Curriculum development and educational partnerships for improved childbirth safety, Maternal death surveillance and response
Action Team: Continuous Professional Development
Contact Info:
Email: Heather.Scott@iwk.nshealth.ca
Phone: 902-470-6602
Sapna Sharma, MD, FRCPC
Profession: Obstetrician-Gynecologist, McMaster University, Department of Medicine
Experience: Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Action Team: Continuing Professional Development
Contact Info:
Email: ssharma2009@gmail.com
Lisa Van Bussel, MD, FRCPC
Profession: Geriatric Psychiatrist, St. Joseph’s Health Care, Associate Professor, Western University, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Experience: Service delivery models for senior mental health care
Action Team: Mental Health team
Contact Info:
Email: Lisa.VanBussel@sjhc.london.on.ca
Jennifer Vergel de Dios, MD, FRCPC
Profession: Assistant Professor, Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Experience: Global Health, Anesthesia
Action Team: Continuous Professional Development, Anesthesia
Contact Info:
Email: jennifervergeldeldios@gmail.com
Rosemary Wilson, RN
Profession: Associate Director (Graduate Nursing Programs) & Associate Professor
Experience: Anesthesiology and Nursing
Action Team: Program Evaluation and Research
Contact Info:
Email: rosemary.wilson@queensu.ca
Lloy Wylie, PhD
Profession: Assistant Professor
Experience: Health Systems Research
Action Team: Program Evaluation and Research
Contact Info:
Email: lwylie2@uwo.ca