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Evidence to Improve Care

Hypertension

Care in the Community for Adults



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

Lisa Dolovich (co-chair)
Professor and Dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

Adam Steacie (co-chair)
Family Physician, Upper Canada Family Health Team

Karen Tu (co-chair 2019–2020)
Research Scientist, Family Physician, North York General Hospital
Toronto Western Hospital Family Health Team

Gina Agarwal
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University

George Dresser
Physician, London Hypertension Clinic
General Internal Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology, London Health Sciences Centre
Associate Professor, Western University

Sharon Girouard-Howard
Registered Nurse, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Paula Harvey
Scientist, Physician In-Chief, Women’s College Hospital

Laurie Highfield
Nurse Practitioner, Algonquin Family Health Team – Dorset

Christopher Jyu
Family Physician, East GTA Family Health Team

Tom MacMillan
Staff Physician, General Internal Medicine, University Health Network
Assistant Professor, Clinician in Quality and Innovation, University of Toronto

Anna Mathew
Associate Professor, Nephrologist, McMaster University, St Joseph’s Hospital

Aska Patel
Consultant Pharmacist, Central West Region

Leila Ryan
Lived Experience Advisor

William Scott Steele
Lived Experience Advisor

Tameika Shaw
Manager, Primary Health Care Services, TAIBU Community Health Centre

Sheldon Tobe
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto and Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Specialist in Nephrology and Hypertension, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Ravi Venkatesh
Lived Experience Advisor

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