Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard (credentials at the time of initial development in 2018):
Susan Blacker (co-chair, 2024 update)
Ontario Palliative Care Network
Provincial Clinical Co-Lead
Darren Cargill (co-chair, 2024 update)
Ontario Palliative Care Network
Provincial Clinical Co-Lead
Ahmed Jakda (co-chair)
Provincial Clinical Co-Lead
Ontario Palliative Care Network
Physician
Grand River Hospital
Melody Boyd (co-chair)
Operations Director
Mental Health Program and Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Brenda Albuquerque-Boutilier
Lived Experience Advisor
Nancy Cooper
Director of Quality and Performance
Ontario Long-Term Care Association
Adjunct Professor
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Deborah Evans
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pain and Symptom Management Team, Juravinski Cancer Centre - Hamilton Health Sciences
Edward Fitzgibbon
Physician
Division of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa (The Ottawa Hospital)
Patty Greve
Registered Nurse, Outreach Nurse Coordinator
ARCH Connect, ARCH Hospice
Cathy Hecimovich
Past Chief Executive Officer
Central West Community Care Access Centre
Andrew Ignatieff
Lived Experience Advisor
Julia Johnston
Nurse Practitioner
Palliative Care, Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network
Jo-Anne Kershaw
Lived Experience Advisor
Ruth MacKay
Hospice Volunteer
Ramona Mahtani
Physician
Palliative Care, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System
Debbie Maskell-Collins
Social Worker
Algoma District Cancer Program, Sault Area Hospital
Amy Montour
Physician
Regional Palliative Care Multi-Disciplinary Co-Lead, Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN, Cancer Care Ontario
Giulia-Anna Perri
Medical Director
Palliative and End of Life Care, Baycrest Health Sciences
Mary Alice Policchio
Chaplain
F.J. Davey Home Long-Term Care Facility
Katherine Ross
Nursing Supervisor
Carefor Health and Community Services
Declan Rowan
Family Physician, Regional Primary Care Lead
Petawawa Centennial Family Health Team, Champlain Regional Cancer Program, Cancer Care Ontario
Sarah Shallwani
Occupational Therapist
CBI Home Health
Kathy Simpson
Palliative Care Lead Physician
Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre
Pamela Simpson
Pharmacist, Manager
Robinson’s Pharmasave
Marcia Sokolowski
Co-Director of Ethics
Baycrest Health Sciences
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Peter Tanuseputro
Family Physician
Public Health and Preventative Medicine Physician
Investigator
Bruyère Research Institute
Associate Scientist
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Assistant Professor
Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Judith Wahl
Barrister and Solicitor
Wahl Elder Law