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Evidence to Improve Care

Schizophrenia

Care for Adults in Hospitals



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 2016):

April Collins (co-chair)
Executive Director,
Complex Mental Illness Program,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Philip Klassen (co-chair)
Vice-President,
Medical Affairs,
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences,
University of Toronto

Ofer Agid
Psychiatrist,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
Associate Professor,
University of Toronto

Howard E. Barbaree
Vice-President,
Research and Academics,
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

Joanne Bezzubetz
Vice-President of Patient Care Services,
The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group

Christopher Bowie
Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Queen’s University

Patricia Cavanaugh
Head,
Outpatient Services,
Complex Mental Illness,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Alison Freeland
Vice-President,
Quality, Education and Patient Relations,
Trillium Health Partners,
Associate Dean,
University of Toronto

Kaili Gabriel
Social Worker,
Providence Care Mental Health Services

Christine Holland
Lived Experience Advisor,
Vice-Chair,
Ontario Family Caregiver’s Advisory Network

Sean Kidd
Psychologist-in-Chief,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
Associate Professor,
University of Toronto

Terry Krupa
Professor,
School of Rehabilitation Therapy,
Queen’s University

Paul Kurdyak
Director,
Health Outcomes and Performance Evaluation Research Unit,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Elizabeth (Betty) Lin
Independent Scientist,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
Associate Professor,
University of Toronto,
Adjunct Faculty,
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

Sandy Marangos
Clinical Director,
Mental Health and Emergency Services,
North York General Hospital

Elizabeth McCay
Professor,
Ryerson University,
Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing

Kwame McKenzie
Medical Director,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
Chief Executive Officer,
Wellesley Institute

David McNeill
Medical Director,
Integrated Health Services,
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences

George Mihalakakos
Peer Support Specialist,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
Lived Experience Advisor

Sandra Northcott
Psychiatrist,
St. Joseph’s Health Care London/Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Western University

Chris Perlman
Assistant Professor,
School of Public Health and Health Systems,
University of Waterloo

Gary Remington
Lead,
Subspecialty Clinics,
Schizophrenia, Complex Mental Illness Division,
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,
University of Toronto

Robert Renwick
Consultant Psychiatrist,
London Health Sciences Centre,
Assistant Professor,
Western University

Michael Sarin
General Internist,
Diabetes/Cardiac Rehab,
Program Physician,
University Health Network,
Toronto Rehab

Chekkera Shammi
Psychiatrist,
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences

Frank Sirotich
Director of Community Support,
Research and Development,
Canadian Mental Health Association

Christine Walter
Lived Experience Advisor

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