Canadian Geriatric Society

0	Melissa Andrew

0	Olivier Beauchet

0	Arlene Bierman

	Amer Burhan Dr. Amer Burhan is a geriatric neuropsychiatrist practicing in London Ontario. He is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. He is the clinical lead for the Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Clinic and Electroconvulsive therapy and brain stimulation service at St. Joseph’s Health Care London, neuropsychiatrist for Western University Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence and the recipient of several teaching awards and has several research publications mainly in the area of late-life cognitive neuropsychiatric disorders and in non-invasive brain stimulation. He is South Western Ontario regional CPD educator for the RCPSC since 2009

	Barbara Farrell Clinical and Research Coordinator, Pharmacy Department, Bruyere Continuing Care Dr. Farrell received her BScPhm from the University of Toronto in 1986, completed a residency at Chedoke-McMaster Hospital in Hamilton in 1987 and returned to the University of Toronto, receiving her PharmD in 1994. Barb has worked in hospital and community pharmacy, academia and research. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa and an Adjunct Assistant Professor with the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo. Barb works as the Clinical and Research Coordinator for the Bruyere Continuing Care Pharmacy Department in Ottawa and maintains a clinical practice in the Bruyere Geriatric Day Hospital. Her research interests include evaluating evolving pharmacist roles, educational needs for pharmacists and innovative models to improve medication-related care for the elderly.

	Chris Frank Dr. Frank is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University, and is Past President, Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS). He is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has CFPC Certification in Care of the Elderly from Queen’s University. His main clinical areas are geriatric rehabilitation, acute care geriatric consultation, and palliative care. He is the clinical lead of Specialized Geriatrics at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital in Kingston. Research interests have included end of life communication and seniors’ medication use. He also intends to ride his trail bike until he’s at least 80.

0	Eva Grunfeld

	George Heckman Dr. George Heckman holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from Laval University (1988) and a Master of Mathematics in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo (1991). He graduated in 1995 with a Doctor of Medicine at University of Toronto, Ontario. He completed residency training in internal medicine (1999) and geriatric medicine (2000) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He completed a Master of Science Degree in Health Research Methodology at McMaster University in 2006. His most recent academic achievement was the Hockey Trainer Certification Program (Level 1 – he is not allowed to perform CPR). He holds the Schlegel Research Chair for Geriatric Medicine at the University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and is presently an Associate Professor with the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo. He is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University. He is the Lead Geriatrician for the Waterloo Wellington LHIN.

	Marie-Jean Kergoat Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal. Post-graduate Geriatric Training Program Director, Université de Montréal & Geriatric Training Network Program Director of Quebec’s faculties of Medicine. Member, Research Centre, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. Member of The National Committee of Ethics on Aging and the Seniors Council’s Demographic Changes. President of the Quebec Health Advisory Task Force Committee: «Health Care Adapted Approach for Seniors in Acute Hospitals » Current research, academic and clinical interests include clinical and health outcomes in older people in the areas of frailty, geriatric syndromes (falls, undernutrition, polymedication, dementia, oculovisual problems, Parkinson), improvement of health care services and determinants of successful aging.

0	Bernard Kong

	Wendy Levinson Dr. Levinson, a board certified internist, is the Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She is a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Board of Trustees and is a past Chair of the ABIM’s Board of Directors. She is the Chair-elect of the Association of Professors of Medicine and a past President of the Society of General Internal Medicine. She is a national and international expert in the field of physician-patient communication. Her research has spanned a number of highly relevant policy issues, including the relationship of communication to patient outcomes, how communication breakdowns can influence medical malpractice, and the effectiveness of primary care physicians and surgeons in helping patients to make informed decisions. Her current research focus is on the disclosure of medical errors to patients.

	Mario Masellis Dr. Mario Masellis obtained his Masters of Science in Pharmacology from the University of Toronto in 1997, completed his medical training at the University of Toronto in 2001 and obtained his FRCP(C) in Neurology in 2006. He has also completed a clinical research fellowship in Cognitive Neurology and a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences. He is an Associate Scientist in the Brain Sciences Research Program at Sunnybrook Research Institute and a Research Scientist in the Neurogenetics Section at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He is a clinician scientist and cognitive neurologist in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and at the University of Toronto treating a variety of cognitive and movement disorders. His clinical expertise is in the diagnosis and management of atypical dementias including Lewy body and frontotemporal spectrum disorders. He receives research support from the Parkinson Society Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Ontario Research Fund, the C5R, and Teva pharmaceuticals. His research expertise is in understanding the genetic causes of dementia and how these may impact brain imaging and cognition, in addition to understanding genetic effects on response and side effects to drugs used to treat neurological disease.

	Jose Morais Dr. Morais holds a MD degree from the University of Montreal (1987.) He is a certified Geriatrician and an independent clinician-investigator based at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) – Nutrition Laboratory. He is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, as well as of MUHC and Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Morais is also Associate Director of the Network for Research in Aging and Director of the Centre of Excellence in Aging and Chronic Diseases of McGill. His research interest relates to the assessment of protein metabolism and requirements with age, frailty and diabetes using stable isotopes methodology. He is also participating in several studies involving the nutritional assessment of elderly persons with the aim of improving their nutritional status and level of physical function. He holds CIHR grants as Principal investigator and collaborates in several other projects supported by provincial and national agencies. He has more than 50 original publications, most of them in high impact journals in the field of nutrition and metabolism.

0	Alexandra Papaioannou

0	Christopher Patterson

	Silvia Pereira PAST PRESIDENT - 2010/2012 - BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY (SBGG) President of Ethical Committe - 2012/2014 - BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY (SBGG) DOCTORAL DEGREE (PhD) - NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL - OSWALDO CRUZ FOUNDATION, 2003 Present job position - Associate Professor, lecturing Geriatrics at the Medical School of Estácio, Rio de Janeiro

	Paula Rochon Dr. Paula Rochon is Vice-President Research and a senior scientist at Women's College Hospital, which is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto – where she is a professor – and a senior scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. She received her MD from McMaster and her Master in Public Health degree from Harvard. Dr. Rochon’s clinical expertise as a geriatrician informs her health-services research. She explores how medical therapies affect vulnerable older adults with multiple conditions, particularly women. Her work builds much-needed evidence to inform prescribing to older adults, informs the development of strategies to reduce adverse drug events, and examines the impact of widespread off-label antipsychotic use. Dr. Rochon has a record of continued federal funding. With 180+ peer-reviewed publications in leading journals including Lancet, BMJ, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA and Archives of Internal Medicine, she has written chapters on drug prescribing, including for the international resource UpToDate.com.

0	Ken Rockwood

	Samir Sinha As the newly appointed expert lead of Ontario's Seniors Strategy, Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults. Dr. Sinha currently serves as the Director of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals in Toronto. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and further serves as the Chair of the Health Professionals Advisory Committee of the Toronto Central LHIN and is a Medical Advisor to the Toronto Central CCAC. A Rhodes Scholar, after completing his undergraduate medical studies at the University of Western Ontario, he obtained a Masters in Medical History and a Doctorate in Sociology at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Ageing. After returning to pursue postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto, Dr. Sinha went to the United States where he most recently served as the Erickson/Reynolds Fellow in Clinical Geriatrics, Education and Leadership at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Sinha's breadth of international training and expertise in health policy and the delivery of services related to the care of the elderly have made him a highly regarded expert in the care of older adults. He has consulted and advised hospitals and health authorities in Britain, Canada, the United States and China on the implementation and administration of unique, integrated and innovative models of geriatric care that reduce disease burden, improve access and capacity and ultimately promote health.

	Cara Tannenbaum Cara Tannenbaum is an Associate Professor in the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy at the Université de Montréal in Canada where she holds the Michel Saucier Endowed Chair in Geriatric Pharmacology, Health and Aging. She received her geriatric specialty degree and Master’s degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University. In 2004 Dr. Tannenbaum was awarded the American Geriatrics Society New Investigator Award for outstanding research in the field of geriatrics. She is also the recipient of the May Cohen Gender Equity Award from the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada. Her clinical practice and research program focus on effective methods of improving geriatric syndromes such as urinary incontinence, cognitive impairment, polypharmacy and inappropriate prescribing through community outreach, knowledge translation and policy change.

	Mary Tinetti Dr. Mary Tinetti is the Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Geriatrics. She was the first investigator to identify that older adults at risk for falling and injury could be identified, that falls and injuries were associated with a range of serious adverse outcomes, and that multifactorial risk reduction strategies were effective and cost-effective. She is involved in efforts to translate these research findings into clinical and public health practice. Her current research focus is on clinical decision-making for older adults in the face of multiple health conditions, particularly trade-offs among health conditions and the harms and benefits of commonly recommended treatments. She has investigated the use of cross-disease, universal outcomes, including patient-reported outcomes to assess the benefits and harms of treatments for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. She has over 150 original peer reviewed publications as well as several reviews and book chapters. Dr. Tinetti received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Michigan and completed a geriatric and clinical epidemiology fellowship at the University of Rochester following an internal medicine residency at the University of Minnesota. In addition to her research, Dr. Tinetti provides care to older adults at Yale New Haven Hospital.

0	Ken Wong University of Toronto Ken is a physiotherapist and holds a Master of Science degree in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto. He works for the Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto as an education and clinical consultant. He is an appointed lecturer in the Dept of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine at U of Toronto, and on the board of directors and the Program and Quality Committee at Sprint, a community service agency in north Toronto.

	Roger Y.M. Wong Roger Wong, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP is clinical professor in the UBC Division of Geriatric Medicine of the Department of Medicine. He was elected President during the Society's 31st annual scientific meeting and was previously the CGS's Vice-President. Dr Wong founded the state-of-the-art Acute Care for Elders Unit (ACE) in VGH, which has been implemented nationally and internationally over the past 10 years. He has served as medical manager of the ACE Units, and associate medical director of Medical Services at VGH. His clinical research focuses on hospital medicine in vulnerable older adults, including quality improvement in acute care geriatrics. He joined UBC as a clinical instructor in 1997, becoming a clinical professor in 2010. He has received numerous teaching awards from UBC and the Royal College, and is also assistant dean for Postgraduate Medical Education at UBC Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Wong enjoys swimming and world music.