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Consensus Meeting Participants

PARTICIPANTS FOR 2010 CANADIAN STROKE BEST PRACTICES CONSENSUS MEETING with CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS

CSS Best Practices Working Group and Task Group Member Consensus Participants

Participant NameCurrent RoleOrganizationProvinceCompeting Interest
Phillips, StephenCo-Chair Best Practices Working Group;  Director, Acute Stroke ProgramQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences CentreNova ScotiaNone declared
Bayley, MarkCo-Chair, Best Practices Working Group, Physiatrist and Medical Director, Neuro Rehabilitation Program Toronto Rehabilitation InstituteOntarioNone declared
Gubitz, GordCo-Chair Best Practices Update 2010; Neurologist, Acute Stroke Unit & Outpatient Neurovascular ClinicQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences CentreNova ScotiaNone declared
Ansley, BarbManager of

Research and Program Evaluation Intake, Rehabilitation
Regional Rehab Centre, Hamilton Health SciencesOntarioNone declared
Cameron, LaurieProgram Coordinator & Executive AssistantCanadian Stroke StrategyNationalNone declared
DeVebers, GabriellePaediatric Stroke Neurologist Hospital for Sick ChildrenOntarioNone declared
Fleetwood, IanNeurosurgeonQueen Elizabeth II Health Sciences CentreNova ScotiaNone declared
Fink, MiloPhysiatristWascana Rehab CentreSaskatchewanNone declared
Gallagher, PattiClinical Nurse Specialist, NeurosciencesSaint John Regional HospitalNew BrunswickNone declared
Graham, IanVice President Knowledge TranslationCanadian Institutes of Health Research NationalNone declared
Green, TeriNurse ScientistUniversity of Calgary, Calgary Stroke ProgramAlbertaNone declared
Harriman, Mary ElizabethDietician, Associate Executive DirectorHeart and Stroke Foundation of CanadaNationalNone declared
Herd, AnthonyCAEP, Emergency PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health AuthorityManitobaNone declared
Kelloway, LindaBest Practices LeadOntario Stroke StrategyOntarioNone declared
Lafferty, KatieExecutive DirectorCanadian Stroke NetworkNationalNone declared
LeBrun, Louise- Hélène Director, Stroke ProgramCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) QuebecNone declared
Lindsay, PatriceDirector  Performance& Standards Canadian Stroke NetworkNationalNone declared
Mackey, ArianeStroke NeurologistHôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus QuebecResearch: Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Servier. Conference honorarium: BI, Sanofi Aventis.
Noel, MelindaDirector of Health ServicesGreen Bay Health CentreNewfoundlandNone declared
Nolan, MichaelDirector, Emergency Services/Chief, Paramedic ServicesRenfrew County EMSOntarioNone declared
Nichol, LouiseOccupational Therapist, Community Team ManagerWinnipeg Regional Health AuthorityManitobaNone declared
Silver, FrankMedical Director, Toronto West Stroke ProgramUniversity Health Network, Toronto Western HospitalOntarioConsultant, Stroke Advisory Board. Speaker for Boehringer Engelheim Canada Ltd Stroke Advisory Board, Sanofi Canada Stroke Advisory Board, Pfizer Canada Stroke Advisory Board, Novo Nordisk, Merck Frosst Canada and Servier Canada.
Stotts, GrantStroke  NeurologistChamplain Regional Stroke Program, Ottawa HospitalOntarioNone declared
Travers, AndrewProvincial Medical Director, Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency Health Services DepartmentNova ScotiaNone declared
Woodbury, ElizabethExecutive DirectorCanadian Stroke StrategyNationalNone declared

Invited External Consensus Meeting Participants

Participant NameCurrent RoleOrganizationProvinceCompeting Interest
Barreca, SusanPhysical therapist, Assistant Clinical Professor School of Rehabilitation Science McMaster UniversityOntarioNone declared
Besse, JanExecutive DirectorRegina Qu’Appelle Health RegionSaskatchewanNone declared
Bienek, AsakoEpidemiologist, Chronic Disease Surveillance Division, IEWGPublic Health Agency of CanadaNationalNone declared
Bohun, ChristopherRPN, Stroke Services ManagerSunrise Heath RegionSaskatchewanNone declared
Butler, PaulStroke Survivor  OntarioNone declared
Chan, BenChief Executive Officer,

Emergency Physician
Ontario Health Quality CouncilOntarioNone declared
Connolly, DanChief Executive OfficerHeart and Stroke Foundation of New BrunswickNew BrunswickNone declared
Damiano, NataliePhysical therapist, Program LeadCanadian Institute for Health InformationNationalNone declared
Dredge, BlendaSocial WorkerLabrador Grenfell Regional Health AuthorityNewfoundlandNone declared
Flesher, MaryDietician, Clinical Nutrition Practice LeaderRichmond HospitalBritish ColumbiaNone declared
Guerrette-Daigle, LiseExecutive Vice President, Acute Care FacilitiesRegional Health Authority BNew BrunswickNone declared
Hammond, LeanneNurse, District Stroke Centre CoordinatorNiagra Stroke RegionOntarioNone declared
Hudon, MarkNeuroradiologistFoothills Medical CentreAlbertaNone declared
Joiner, IanManager, Rehabilitation and Mental HealthCIHINationalNone declared
Kaizer, FranceenOT, Head, Neuro Rehab UnitJewish Rehab CentreQuebecNone declared
Kaplan, AlanFamily Physician and Emergency Department PhysicianYork Central HospitalOntarioNone declared
Kennedy, DanChairStroke Recovery BC BoardBritish ColumbiaEmployee of

Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. Shareholder of Sanofi-Aventis. Shareholder of Pfizer.
Kizar, ShameemDieticianUniversity of Alberta HospitalAlbertaNone declared
Lariviere, ChristianEmergency Physician and Palliative Care PhysicianWinnipeg Regional Health Sciences CentreManitobaNone declared
Liem, NathaniaPhysiatrist Windsor Regional HospitalOntarioNone declared
McLean, JanetSpeech-Language PathologistSaskatoon Health RegionSaskatchewanNone declared
MacPhail, Carolyn Physical therapist, Provincial Stroke CoordinatorGovernment of PEIPrince Edward IslandNone declared
Modhamed, NaufalGeneral Internist, Stroke TeamHamilton Health SciencesOntarioNone declared
Papoushek, ChristineClinical Pharmacy Specialist, Family & Community MedicineToronto Western HospitalOntarioNone declared
Phillips, LaceySenior Specialist, Research and Product DevelopmentAccreditation CanadaNational None declared
Pullin, RuthClinical leader of PhysiotherapyWestern Memorial Regional HospitalNewfoundlandNone declared
Rudd, AnthonyConsultant Physician in Stroke Medicine; Director, RCP Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation UnitSt. Thomas HospitalUnited KingdomNone declared
Runions, SharronStroke Prevention NurseMontreal Neurological Institute & HospitalQuebecNone declared
Samis, StephenDirector of Health PolicyHeart and Stroke Foundation of CanadaNationalNone declared
Sanguins, JulianneNurse, Research Programs Manager, Health & Wellness Dept.Manitoba Metis FederationManitobaNone declared
Saposnik, GustavoStroke Neurologist, Director, Stroke Research UnitSt. Michael's Hospital, TorontoOntarioNone declared
Shamian, JudithNurse, President & CEOVON CanadaNationalNone declared
Sherman, MarilynStroke Survivor  OntarioNone declared
Smith, EricStroke Neurologist and ResearcherHotchkiss Brain Institute,  Calgary Stroke ProgramAlbertaNone declared
Suddes, MichaelManagerCalgary Stroke ProgramAlbertaNone declared
Talbot, JoanneEmergency PhysicianSaint John Regional HospitalNew BrunswickNone declared
Thompson, GayleProject ManagerAlberta Provincial Stroke Strategy (APSS)AlbertaNone declared
Wilson, JudyNurse, Stroke Program EducatorVancouver General HospitalBritish ColumbiaNone declared
Yao, JenniferPhysiatrist, Medical ManagerG.F. Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver Coastal HealthBritish ColumbiaNone declared