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Evidence to Improve Care

Eating Disorders

Care for People of All Ages



Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:


Jennifer Couturier (co-chair)
Psychiatrist, Pediatric Eating Disorders Program
McMaster Children’s Hospital


Kathryn Trottier (co-chair)
Psychologist and Clinical Program Lead, Eating Disorders Program
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network


Shubpreet Aujla
Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorders Program,
William Osler Health System


Christina Bartha
Senior Executive Director, Student Mental Health Systems, Policy and Strategy, University of Toronto


Lisa Boniferro
Social Worker, Private Practice


Karen DeGagne
Manager, Eating Disorder Program
St. Joseph’s Care Group (Thunder Bay)


Marla Engelberg
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice


Natalie Florence
Manager, Eating Disorders Team
Canadian Mental Health Association – Waterloo Wellington


Amy Gajaria
Psychiatrist, Child, Youth and Family Services
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health


Chloë Grande
Lived Experience Advisor
Eating Disorder Recovery Blogger, Writer and Speaker


Natasha Johnson
Pediatrician, Adolescent Medicine
Chair, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
McMaster Children’s Hospital


Linda Liu
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Medical Psychiatry
Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network


Techiya Loewen
Caregiver With Lived Experience
Peer Support Worker – Families


Mark Norris
Pediatrician, Adolescent Medicine
Director, Regional Eating Disorders Program
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa


Wendy Preskow
Caregiver With Lived Experience
President, National Initiative for Eating Disorders


Geneviève Proulx
Psychiatrist, University Health Network


Sterling Renzoni
Lived Experience Advisor


Jill Riva
Clinical Manager, Regional Eating Disorders Program
Health Sciences North


Alene Toulany
Pediatrician, Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences


Deborah Wilkes-Whitehall
Family Physician With Focused Practice Designation in GP-Focused Psychotherapy
Niagara Eating Disorder Outpatient Program


Ontario Health also thanks the following people for their contributions to the development of this quality standard as ex-officio members:

Sanober Diaz
Executive Director, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health


Catherine Ford
Director, Strategic and Transformation, Eating Disorders Ontario


Purnima Sundar
Executive Director, Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions


For more information, contact QualityStandards@OntarioHealth.ca.

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