Practice and Education Committee

The CAHO Practice and Education Committee provides strategic advice to CAHO Council on patient care, clinical practice and education matters stemming from and impacting CAHO’s mission. The Committee is responsible for operationalizing and implementing CAHO’s strategic focus of enabling the rapid and responsible movement of research evidence into practice to improve quality, in collaboration with other partners. The Committee is comprised of 25 multidisciplinary executives from medicine, nursing, interprofessional care and education from across CAHO hospitals.

Current Committee foci include: developing long-term strategies to build capacity within the health care system to systematically move research evidence into practice to drive quality and sustainability; assessing developments related to the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010 to from the perspective of research hospitals; and oversight of the implementation of current ARTIC projects.

Dr. Karima Velji (Co-Chair) VP Clinical and Residential Programs & CNE Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care		Dr. Carrol Pitters (Co-Chair) Chief Medical Officer & Chief of Staff Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Dr. Rajiv Bhatla Chief of Staff & Chief of Psychiatry Royal Ottawa Health Care Group  Dr. Chris Bourdon VP Medical and Academic Affairs Hôpital régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital  Dr. Charles Chan VP Medical Affairs and Quality University Health Network Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott VP & CNE Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Winnie Doyle VP Clinical Programs & CNE St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Ella Ferris EVP Programs & CNE St. Michael’s Hospital Dr. Richard McLean VP Medical Affairs and Quality Hamilton Health Sciences Heather McPherson VP Patient Care and Ambulatory Innovation Women’s College Hospital Dr. Dale Mercer Chief of Staff Hotel Dieu Hospital Kingston Dr. Golda Milo-Manson VP Medicine and Academic Affairs Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Dr. Guy Moreau Chief of Staff Hôpital Montfort		Karen Perkin VP Professional Practice & CNE St. Joseph’s Health Care, London Dr. Peeter Poldre VP Medical Education and Professional Practice Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Karyn Popovich VP & CNE North York General Hospital Eleanor Rivoire VP Clinical Administration and Professional Practice & CNE Kingston General Hospital Dr. Ginette Rodger Senior VP Professional Practice & CNE The Ottawa Hospital Maurio Ruffolo VP Patient and Client Care & CNE Providence Care Dr. Maureen Shandling Senior VP Medical Mount Sinai Hospital Dr. Rani Srivastava Chief of Nursing and Professional Practice Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Dr. Robin Walker VP Medical Affairs and Medical Education London Health Sciences Centre Stanley Zlotkin VP Medical and Academic Affairs  The Hospital for Sick Children Ms. Joanne Yelle-Weatherall VP Academic Affairs Bruyère Continuing Care
CAHO Secretariat
Karen Michell Executive Director