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.
Beth Adashynski
Executive Director, Quality & Privacy
Cypress Health Region, Swift Current
Areas of Interest: Bioethics, Informed Consent, Resource Allocation
Ghiath Alahmad
Lecturer Bioethics
, Riyadh
Areas of Interest: General Bioethics, Bodily Integrity
Betty Joan Alberstat
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Debora Allatt
Leader, Ambulatory Care and Systemic Treatment
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Cross cultural ethics, Informed Consent
Thalia Arawi
Clinical Bioethicist, Coord. of Bioethics Teaching
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
Nancy Archibald
Registered Nurse, Nursing Instructor
Red Deer College, Lacombe
Areas of Interest: Moral Distress, Palliative Care , Early Child Development
Sylvia Barron
Program Director Critical Care (ER/ICU)
Alberta Health Services (Red Deer, Acute Care), Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Moral distress, respect and dignity, equity and fairness
Teresa Bateman
Director of Professional Practice
CLPNA, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Genevra Beck
Director Health Services Area 4
Aspen Regional Health Authority, Smoky Lake
Areas of Interest: right to health care, resources, research
David Belcher
Physician
David Thompson Health Region, Drayton Valley
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, End of Life Issues
Jim Bell
Sturgeon Hospital, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: None indicated
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
Brenda Berezuk
Education Resource Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Leanne Bernaerdt
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: resource allocation , informed consent, end of life
Miles Berry, RN
Director
Greater Edmonton Alliance, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Debra Birkett
Palliative Social Worker
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: palliative care, geriatrics, consent
Letty Bishop
Staff Nurse
CHR Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: moral distress, end of life issues, duty of care
Tracey Black
Continuing Care Supervisor
Alberta Health Services, Olds
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
Facilitator, Hope Studies Program
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Linda Brinks
RN
David Thompson Health Region, Three Hills
Areas of Interest: reproductive technology, moral distress
anne-marie brown
Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult Mental Health
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: mental health, organizational
Nancy Brown
Coordinator Ethics Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Shauna Burkholder
Pediatric Critical Care Fellow
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: pediatric ethics , end of life care
Cathy Callan
Wetaskiwin
Areas of Interest: end of life issues, ethics in organizations
Barbara Cameron
Patient Representative
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Quality of Life, Personal Directives
Rosalie Case
Director Medicine & Support Services
Chinook Health, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: Nursing
Helen Chan-Park
Chaplain Specialist
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute / University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Spiritual Care, Multicultural Services
Colleen Chapchuk
Assisted Living Coordinator/Program Manager
Good Samaritan Society, Stony Plain
Areas of Interest: Ethical choices in end-of-life care (palliative care), Quality of life vs. risk in long term care, Resource allocation
Richard Chiu
Calgary
Areas of Interest: 1, 2, 3
Isabelle Chouinard
Graduate Student
University of Calgary, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Informed consent in telehealth, Ethics of evidence-based medicine, Clinical ethics
Lynda Christie
Retired, Calgary
Areas of Interest: (1) Ethics and policy, , (2) Ethics and research, , (3) Clinical consultation regarding ethical issues
Lynda Christie
Nursing Practice Consultant
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Ethical aspects of policy, Rsearch ethics
Gerrit Clements
Barrsiter and Solicitor
Victoria
Areas of Interest: consent, end of life decision making, mental health & mental disability issues
Kathy Cochrane
social worker
Chinook Health Region, Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Joan Cody
Administrator
Extendicare Ethics Committee, Athabasca
Areas of Interest: End of Life Issues, Organizational Ethics, Clinical Consultations
Vivian Collacutt
Prov. Manager, Community Cancer Support Networks
Alberta Health Services - Cancer Care, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Cancer Support, Palliative Care, Rural Practice
Carol Connolly
Director, Knowledge Facilitation & Exchange
Alberta Health Services, Whitecourt
Areas of Interest: research ethics, consent
Douglas Cooney
Chaplain
Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon
Areas of Interest: End of Life Issues, Cross Cultural Issues in Medical Ethics, Spirituality and Medical Ethics
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
Lynn Cummings
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria
Areas of Interest: geriatric psychiatry, end of life, competency and decision making
Shelley Currie
Planner, Provincial Family Physician Initiative
Alberta Cancer Board, Canmore
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Organizational Values
Peggy Davenport
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Prince Rupert
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Representation Agreements, Bioethics Committees or Working Groups
Albert de Villiers
Medical Officer of Health
Peace Country Health, Grande Prairie
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Mary Dejong
RN - Continuing Care
Drayton Valley Health Centre, Drayton Valley
Areas of Interest: Clinical Ethics, Staff Issues, Case Consultations
Patti Dexter-Peck
Annapolis Valley Health Corporate Office, Wolfville
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kristy Jaskarn Dillon
Deeley Research Centre(Project Assistant)
BC Cancer Agency, Victoria
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Genelle Dingeldein
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: genetic engineering and research, resource allocation, geriatrics
Silvio Dobri
President
Goodhearts Mentoring Foundation, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Transplantation
Henry Docherty
Physician
BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna
Areas of Interest: bioethics
John Dossetor
Ottawa
Areas of Interest: Relational Ethics, Transplant Ethics
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, Long Term Care, Organizational Ethics
Jenny Dulmage
Registered Social Worker
Long Term Care, Clarksburg
Areas of Interest: End-of-life issues, Patient rights, Consent
Shannon Duncan
Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: pediatrics
James Dwyer
Assistant Professor
Center for Bioethics & Humanities, Syracuse
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Diane Edlund
Implementation Project Manager
Med Access Inc., Edmonton
Areas of Interest: health informatics ethics, policy, privacy, security, access & authentication
Neil Elford
Manager, Supportive Care Services
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kari Elliott
Program Development Coordinator
Capital Health , Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Informed consent, resource allocation, community care
Garry Engler
Chaplain
Sturgeon Community Hospital Ethics Committee, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Royal Alexandra Hospital Ethics Committee
c/o Sharon Luyendyk
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Helgi Eyford
Diversity Educator
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Konrad Fassbender
Assistant Professor
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation
Randa Fent
Geriatric Social Worker
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Geriatric, Capacity, Policy
Carla Ferreira
Community Health Nurse
AHS - Calgary Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: public health ethics, nursing ethics
Paul Fieldhouse
Social Worker
Glen Haven
Areas of Interest: dementia - care for the vulnerable, relational ethics, end of life
Natalie Ford
RN, BScN
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: conscientious objection, moral distress
Brian Forzley
Medical Director, Renal Program
Penticton Regional Hospital , Penticton
Areas of Interest: futility, resource allocation, end of life decision
Richard Fraser
Lawyer
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Privacy, Informed Consent
Grace Frey
Fort McMurray
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Donna Gamble
Project Psychologist
Family Services and Housing - Community Service Delivery, Brandon
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Daniel Garros
Pediatric Intensivist
Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Care, Moral Distress, Pediatric Ethics
Patricia Gartner
Registered Social Worker
St. Michael's Long Term Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, Informed Consent
Wendell Gelderman
Chaplain
Misericordia Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Doris Gemmell
Project Manager
Northern Health
Areas of Interest: Case Reviews, Case Consults, End of Life Issues
Ana Consuela Georgescu
Montreal
Areas of Interest: reproduction human medically assisted, women's health , clinical research
Susan Gilbert
Social Worker
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Jonathon Gilchrist
Clinical Ethics Leader
Covenant Health - Edmonton, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
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, Critical and End-of-Life Care
claire goldberg
community health nurse
alberta health services, calgary
Areas of Interest: immunization, consent, resource allocation
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
Martie Grant
Instructor Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
NAIT - School of Health Sciences, Beaumont
Areas of Interest: ultrasound, education
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
Jennifer Grusing
Inservice Educator, Chair of the Ethics Committee
AgeCare Communities of Care & Wellness, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Long Term Care
Janice Guidinger
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Ruth Guse
Clinical Nurse Educator
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: consent, seniors
Michael Guy
Professional Practice Consultant.
Providence Care, Kingston
Areas of Interest: Quality of Life, Resource Allocation, Decision Making
Noelle Hajjar
RN
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: pediatrics, organ donation, end of life care
Alana Hall
Social Worker
Alberta Health Services, Leduc
Areas of Interest: End of Life Decision-Making, Capacity Assessment, Geriatrics
Oceanna Hall
Spiritual Care Provider
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Choice, Treatment Access, Treatment Consent
Caroline Hamill
PHN
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: consents, fertility, end of life
Marguerite Hampton
Senior Manager, Value Added Metrics
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Allocation of resources, Accountability, End of Life Decisions
Sarah Harbottle
Vancouver
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Wendy Harrison
Executive Director Seniors Health North Zone
AHS, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Continuing care, Seniors Health, Resource allocation
Kristin Hay
Calgary
Areas of Interest: ICU
John Heffernan
Hinton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Dawn Hill
Chair
S.Okanagan Clinical Ethics Committee, Penticton
Areas of Interest: palliative care, consent, cultural safety & care
Joy Hinman
Christian Science Practitioner
Turner Valley
Areas of Interest: consent, freedom of choice
Patrick Hirschi
Social Worker
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Capacity Assessments, Informed Consent, Dependent Adults
John Hnatuik
Medical Services Director
ECH, Camrose
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Jessica Hogan
Nursing Student
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Neonatal, Pediatrics, Religious influences
Brenda Holt
Program Assistant
David Thompson Health Region Maternal Child Program, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Children's Rights, Ethics Issues at the End of Life
Jaclyn Horne
Social Worker
Mount Royal Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care
Linda C. Hosack
MDS/CQI Coordinator
Venta Care Centre, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end of life decisions, family involvement in resident care, prolonging life in dementia residents
Dennie Hycha
Program Director, Regional Palliative Care Program
Capital Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: advance care planning, resource allocation, caregiver burden
Noela Inions
Ethics and Compliance Officer
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Privacy, Health Information
Phyllis Marie Jensen
Research Manager, Primary Health Care Initiative
Health Sciences Council, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: primary care, mental health, women's health
Lynda Jensen
Registered Massage Therapist
St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent , Patient Care, Health Care Choices
Judy John
Learning Consultant
Bethany Care Society, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Cassandra Johnston
Calgary
Areas of Interest: public health, epidemiology
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
W Kalkan
Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Violet Kalynchuk-Lavoie
Social Worker II
Misericordia Hospital, Spruce Grove
Areas of Interest: health ethics generally
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
Stacie Karlowsky
Social Worker
Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: Intensive Care, Withdrawing Care, Culture/Religion
Louise M. Kashuba
Interim Director Medicine Program
Caritas Health Group, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end of life
Angela Kastelic
RN
Lac La Biche
Areas of Interest: Conscientious objection, End-of-life care, Informed consent
Chandra Kastern
President
Massage Therapist Association of Alberta, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Complementary Alternative Medicine Research, Interdisciplinary Collaboration Methods
Julija Kelecevic
Bioethicist
Thunder Bay Regional Sciences Centre and the Collaborative Group, Thunder Bay
Areas of Interest: clincial ethics, ethics education, interprofessional ethics
Kellar Klein
Graduate Student
University of Alberta, Lab Medicine & Pathology, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Research Ethics, Genetics, Professional Ethics
Janet Klotz
Supervisor - Palliative Home Care
CCS, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, End of Life
Christine Knight
Psychologist
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, capacity assessment
Lewinda Knowles
Manager, Surveillance Design
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: epidemiology, public health
Linda Kongnetiman
Diversity Program Coordinator
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: pedeatrics, clinical consultation, health ethics
Joanne Krause
Registered Nurse
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: mental health clinical decision making, children's rights, moral distress
Ron Krawec
Professional Practice Lead - Physical Therapy
AHS, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: resource allocation
Linda Krol
Public Health Nurse
Calgay Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Ethics of care during a pandemic crisis, Informed consent , Pediatrics
Kuo-Hsing Kuo
Chair, Research Ethics Board
Providence Health Care, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: research ethics, consent, informatics management
Daena Lamoureux
Provincial Coordinator, Nutrition & Rehab Network
Alberta Health Services- Cancer Care, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Darrell Lang
VP, Human Resources & Organizational Development
Bethany Care Society, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Teri Langlois
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Pauline Lea
Case Management Coordinator
Alberta Health Services - Aspen Region, Westlock
Areas of Interest: Care of Elderly - Equitable, Resource Allocation
Debbie Lee
Clinical Specialist-Older Adult
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, end-of-life, ageism
Sandi Leeder
Manager, Housing
Bethany Care Society, Calgary
Areas of Interest: affordable housing, seniors
Brendan Leier
Clinical Ethicist
U of A & Stollery Hospitals, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Debbie Leitch
Nursing Professional Practice Leader
David Thompson Health Region, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
deborah leonard
nurse
mental health services, edmonton
Areas of Interest: mental health, education, resource allocation
Deborah Leonard
Nurse/therapist
Edmonton Mental Health Clinic, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: mental health , confidentiality, informed consent
Sergio Leonardo
Social Worker
Carewest Glenmore Park (RCTP), Calgary
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Gerontology, End of Life Decisions
Gary Lepine
Concord Professional Development, Calgary
Areas of Interest: End of Life Care, Public Education
Camille Leussink
Clinical Educator, Continuing Care
AHS-David Thompson Health Region, Sundre
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, resource allocation, education
Pauline Link
Director of Education
We Care Home Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: elderly in the community
Marian Lord
Staff Hospital Chaplain
CAPPE , Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: death and dying
Deon Louw
President
Suresurgery, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: end of life issues/organ donation, safety in medicine , stem cell research
Evan Lundall
Physician
DTHR Ethics Committee, Trochu
Areas of Interest: Resource allocation, End of life issues
Wendy Lynch
Utilization Facilitator
Victoria General Hospital, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, palliative care, resource allocation
Dawn MacDonald
Recreation Therapist / Patient Represenative
St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: moral residue, institutional ethics, building ethical communities of practice in healthcare
Scott MacDougall
Inpatient Treatment Coordinator
St. Therese Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, St. Paul
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Joe MacGillivray
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Thomas MacKay
Physician
Peter Lougheed Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: consent, capacity
Gwen MacNeill
Chair
Northern Lights Health Region Ethics Committee, Fort McMurray
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Sandra MacPhail
Project Coordinator
Faculty of Nursing, U of A, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Relational Ethics, Nursing Ethics, Ethics in Community Care
Catherine MacPherson
Ethics Program Planner
Annapolis Valley Health, Kentville
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics, Health Policy Ethics, Priority Setting
Maxwell Madzikanga
Leuven
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kristina Maguire
Grey Nuns Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Connie Mahoney, RN Phd (cand)
Mental Health Ethics Co-ordinator
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: mental health, community health
Kiran Pohar Manhas
PhD Candidate/ Research Analyst
Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary
Areas of Interest: paediatrics, resource allocation, vulnerable populations
Doug Matheson
Chair, Ethics Committee
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Jane Matheson
CEO
Wood's Homes, Calgary
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics, ethics and children and families
Vance Mattson
College Instructor, Philosophy Dept.
College of the Rockies, Cranbrook
Areas of Interest: euthanasia, abortion, stem cell research
Sean McCartney
Coordinator of Therapeutic Services
Father Lacombe Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end-of-life care
Heather McElroy
Corporate Health Promotion Consultant
David Thompson Health Region, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics , pandemic planning, clinical ethics committees
Mary McIntyre
Manager, Public Health SCHC and Rural South)
Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone, Calgary
Areas of Interest: public health ethics, resource allocation
Erin McKimmon
Radiation Therapy Manager
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Keith McLaughlin
Project Manager
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Gail McLeod
Education Coordinator
Revera Living - Bow-Crest Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life, priority care
Gordon McPherson
retired, Vulcan
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kim Mercier
Administrator
Extendicare, Bonnyville
Areas of Interest: Placement, Resource allocation, Directives
Jenny Meyer
Investigator
Strathbury Consulting Ltd., Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Amy Middleton
Programming Director
PHEN, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Ethics issues in health promotion
Perry Mill
Coordinator, Regional Policy Management, HSQI
David Thompson Health Region, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Professional Ethics, Global Health Ethics
Martha Miller
Senior Advisor, Human Resources
Alberta Hospital Edmonton, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Orgaizational Ethics
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
Pharmacy Supervisor/Clinical Pharmacist
Claresholm Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, Claresholm
Areas of Interest: Mental Health, Resource Allocation, End of Life Issues
Jean Morris
VP, Spirituality and Pastoral Care
Bethany Care Society, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life issues, spirituality
Kelly Mrklas
Project Manager, Knowledge Translation
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary
Areas of Interest: research ethics
Jo Ann Murray
Registered Social Worker
Yukon Territorial Gov't, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Leanne Nadwidny
RN
Capital Health, 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
Nancy Nawalkowski
RN
Carewest Sarcee Hospice, Calgary
Areas of Interest: hospice, chronic illness and palliative care, palliative sedation
Rhonda Neary
Registered Dietitian
Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Cheryl Nekolaichuk
Psychologist
University of Alberta , Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life Issues, Informed Consent , Moral Distress
Gloria O'Donnell
Social Worker
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Seniors, Capacity Issues, Right to Die
Ranette Oickle
Undergraduate Nurse
Lacombe Hospital and Care Center, Lacombe
Areas of Interest: geriatrics, mental health
Karen Olivier
RN, Organ Donor Coordinator
Northern Alberta HOPE Program , St. Albert
Areas of Interest: transplant, organ/tissue donation
Dale Olsen
Director of Mission Effectiveness
Good Samaritan Society, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Linda Ostergard
Manager, Corporate Policy
Calgary Health Region, Calgary
Areas of Interest: organizational ethics, consent, conflict of interest
Anita Paras
Workforce Planner, Manager
Alberta Health and Wellness, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Barbara Pasternak
Medicine Hat
Areas of Interest: ageism, end of life care, consent
Steven Patterson
Associate Professor
Department of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Wetaskiwin
Areas of Interest: Dentistry, Education of Health Professionals, Access to Care
Idalia Ivon Pereira
Executive Director
Action For Healthy COmmunities, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Tanya Perron
Social Worker
TDP Support Service, Barrie
Areas of Interest: resource allocation, consent
Kari Pistore
Registered Respiratory Therapist- Pediatrics
Cochrane
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics, Neonatology, Palliative Care
Margaret Plain
Board Member
Provincial Health Ethics Network, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Governance
Danielle Pohn
Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Janete Poloway
Director of Operations
Youville Home (Grey Nuns) of St. Albert, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Heather Power
Manager
Wood's Homes, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics, Child/Family Ethics, Mental Health
Geoff Pradella
Calgary
Areas of Interest: Genetics & genomics, End of life decision-making, Consent
Nina Preto
Vancouver
Areas of Interest: consent , research ethics, end of life
Kelly Price
Registered Psychologist
Vancouver Island Health Authority - Queen Alexandra Centre, Victoria
Areas of Interest: pediatric ethics, mental health ethics
Sue Reap
Respiratory Therapist, Home Care
Alberta Health Services , Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, End of Life, Informed Consent
Mary-Karen Reid
Social Worker
University Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: capacity, end of life issues
Steve Richardson
Patient Concerns Officer
Alberta Health Services - Aspen, Cold Lake
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Marli Robertson
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: paediatric ethics, palliative care, perinatal ethics
Kim Yoon Roe
Manager, NEUROSCIENCES
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation
Iris Rudnisky
Faculty Lecturer
University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: mental health , pediatrics
Adrea Rusnak
Mayerthorpe Healthcare Centre Manager
Alberta Health Services, Mayerthorpe
Areas of Interest: Healthcare Administration, Consent, Legal Issues
Donna Sample
RN
Capital Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Palliative care
Randall W. Sargent
Medical Director
Bethany Care Society, Canmore
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Victoria Seavilleklein
Ethicist & Policy Director
PHEN, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: prenatal and newborn screening, artificial reproductive technologies, social justice
Candice Senger-Hammond
Lethbridge
Areas of Interest: Ethics, Nursing, Advocacy
Karen Serra
Occupational Therapist
Foothills Medical Center/Rehabilitation Department, Calgary
Areas of Interest: consent, capacity, bioethics
Anubhuti Sharma
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Autonomy, Confidentiality, Non-malificence
Derek Shelly
Clergy & Ethics Committee Chair
Trinity United Church & Fairvern Nursing Home, Huntsville
Areas of Interest: end of life care, consent, consultations
Willy G. Shippey
Administrator/ Director ECS
Health & Social Services Yukon Governmenrt, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Dianne Shirley
Social Worker
Bow Crest Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: end of life, geriatrics, capacity
Sylvia Simmons
Quality Consultant
Alberta Health Services, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: Patient Safety/ Quality Improvement, Ethics Consultation, Informed Consent
Christy Simpson
Associate Professor
Department of Bioethics, Halifax
Areas of Interest: Organizational Ethics, Role of Hope in Health Care, Rural Health Ethics
Nicole Simpson
RN-Consultant
various- consultant, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource allocation, Consent, policy
Shane Sinclair
Chaplain, Palliative Care
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care, Spirituality
Alison Sisson
Policy & Standards Analyst
Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: long term care, rehabilitation, home care
Kimberly Smith
High River
Areas of Interest: General Health Care, Resource Allocation
Richard Sobel
Project Manager and Ethics Chair
Genome Sciences Centre- BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver
Areas of Interest: consent, patient care, bioethics
Noreen Soneff
Home Care Manager
Capital Health, Sherwood Park
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, Respect for Autonomy, End of Life Care
Colin Soskolne
Professor
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Public Health Ethics, Epidemiological Research, Ethics Guidelines/ Codes of Practice
Sharon Specht
Manager, Palliative Care Program
Yukon Palliative Care Program, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: end-of-life care, clinical decision-making, resource allocation
Sharron Spicer
Alberta Childrens Hospital, Ethics Committee, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics, End of Life
Edna Steckhan
Regional Director, QIRM
Five Hills Health Region, Moose Jaw
Areas of Interest: Consent, capacity building, End of life care
Ruth Stevenson
Chaplain
University/Stollery Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: pediatrics, end of life Decisions, resource allocation
Eleanor Stewart
Edmonton Catholic Schools, 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
Lorraine Strelezki
LPN
Ardmore
Areas of Interest: obstetrics, palliative/geriatrics, End of Life Care, resoursce allocation,, research ethics,
Stephie Stropnik
Manager
Lethbridge Cancer Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Treating terminally ill, clinical trials
Toni Surko
AED Patient Services
Carleton Place Hospital, Carleton Place
Areas of Interest: Pandemic, Organizational Ethics, Health Care Ethics
Rob Swanson
Acute Care Manager
David Thompson Health Region, Red Deer
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Kathy Tam
Executive Director
Wing Kei Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: long term care, level of care, cultural diversity
Angela Thachuk
PhD Candidate (Philosophy)
University of Alberta, Victoria
Areas of Interest: mental health, reproductive ethics, relational ethics
Linda Thomas
Palliative Care Nurse Consultant
East Central Health , Camrose
Areas of Interest: Palliative Care
James Thomson
Social Worker
CapitalCare Lynnwood, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: End of Life, Decision-Making, Education
Cynthia Thornewell
Orillia
Areas of Interest: Ethical tension between interests of clients & interests of institutions., Clinical Ethics Committees
Sheila Toews
Regional Director, Ethics Services
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority , Winnipeg
Areas of Interest: ethics initiatives in health regions, organizational ethics
Helene A. Tomusiak Donahue
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Policy, Pediatrics, Resource Allocation
Colleen Torgunrud
Clinical Ethics Coordinator
Alberta Health Services, St. Albert
Areas of Interest: Decision Making, Resource Allocation, End of Life
Jane Tse
Director of Care
Wing Kei Care Centre, Calgary
Areas of Interest: ethics related to care of seniors, bioethics
Robert Turnbull
Chief Operating Officer
Menno Home and Menno Hospital, Abbotsford
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Maureen Turner
Director of Policy & Planning
Whitehorse General Hospital, Whitehorse
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Stefan Ulrich
Chaplain
Claresholm Health Region, Claresholm
Areas of Interest: end of life issues, informed consent, resource allocation
Donna Van Bruggen
Clinical Ethics Coordinator
Alberta Health Services, Wetaskiwin
Areas of Interest: Organizational ethics, Everyday & integrated ethics, Public Health ethics
Bonnie Wademan
RN - Masters Student
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: relational ethics, research ethics
Corina Walker
Case Manager
Capital Health, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
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
Carmen Webber
Edmonton
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Nancy Williamson
Emergency Planner
Cumberland Health Authority, Amherst
Areas of Interest: Research Ethics, Consent/Privacy, Ethics Committee Education
Martin Willms
Stettler
Areas of Interest: Euthanasia, Life extension
Donna Wilson
Professor, Caritas Nurse Scientist
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Resource Allocation, End of Life Care, Aging
Jill Woodward
Patient Care Manager
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Pediatrics
Tammy Woroschuk
Social Worker
Alberta Health Services, Westlock
Areas of Interest: None indicated
Terri Woytkiw
Palliative Care Nurse
Alberta Health Services - Onoway, Onoway,
Areas of Interest: advance care planning, capacity, end of life issues
Tara Wren
Palliative Care Coordinator
Stollery CHidlren's Hospital, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: pediatrics
Jian Nong Wu
RTMR, RDCS
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Consent for contrast
Tami Yanish
Psychologist
Alberta Health services, Alberta
Areas of Interest: Neuroscience, Mental Health, Resource Allocation
Lillian Yankowski
Social Worker II
Alberta Health Services, Capital Health Home Care, Edmonton
Areas of Interest: Informed Consent, Health Law, Senior's Care
Anna Corynne Zadunayski
Lawyer
University of Calgary, Calgary
Areas of Interest: Health Law & Ethics, Informed Consent/Refusal, Maternal & Child Health
Ferdinand Martin Zantua
Alberta Health Services, Calgary
Areas of Interest: None indicated
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