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