Council Members

Members of the Council are drawn from a wide variety of occupations within the community; professional health care providers, educators, financial and volunteers as well as representatives of service providers including public, private and philanthropic.

Co-Chairs:

Suzanne O’BrienÌýÌý

MA, Executive Director, Hope and Cope at the Jewish General Hospital.

John Sanford

B.Eng, webmaster and volunteer on the Council.

Advisor:
Balfour M. MountÌýÌýÌýÌý MD, OC, OQ, The founder of the Royal Victoria Hospital Palliative Care Service, Palliative Care 91ºÚÁÏÍø and the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Programs in Whole Person Care.
Secretary:
Ìý SecretaryÌý
Members:
Barbara BishopÌý Member of the Council and organiser of the workshops since 1996.
Sue BrittonÌý RN, Pioneer nurse at RVH from 1975-1997.Ìý Works as a Palliative Care Consultant and Educator for Equinoxe LifeCare, private Nursing Agency.Ìý Works as a yoga therapist at MGH Griffith Edwards Addictions Unit since 2000.
Linda Crelinsten RN, MA, Assistant Director of the Arnold and Blema Steinberg Medical Simulation Centre in the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Faculty of Medicine and a volunteer on the Council.
Patrick Durivage MSc, Social workerÌýon the home care team at CSSS Cavendish and a trainer on the global assessment tools. Trainer on Palliative Care issues (please see for details.)
Elle Flanders Ìý
Patricia Friesen Ìý
Zelda Freitas

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Social WorkerÌýand Clinical supervisorÌýin the program for persons with a loss of autonomy including palliative homecare, CSSS Cavendish; member ofÌýa Clinician-research team inÌýpalliative care and the elderly, CSSS Cavendish.
JoAnn JonesÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Palliative Care Nurse Educator in rural communities, involved in professional and community education.
Virginia Lee N, PhD, Manager,ÌýSupportive and Palliative Care Program and Services, Cedars CanSupport.
Devon Phillips BFA, Program Advisor, Palliative Care 91ºÚÁÏÍø.
Justin Sanders

MD, MSc, FAAHPM, Kappy and Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Medicine at 91ºÚÁÏÍø.ÌýDirector of Palliative Care 91ºÚÁÏÍø,
Associate Professor inÌýDepartment of Family Medicine atÌý91ºÚÁÏÍø.

Carol SteadmanÌý

Coordinator of Volunteers for Mount Sinai Hospital and MAB / Mackay Centers. Coordinator of Mount Sinai Hospital Magic Moment Program.

Dale Weil Executive Director,ÌýTeresa DellarÌýPalliative CareÌýResidence

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