Shelley Perritt has worked in the Health Record field for 13 years, and has garnered an expansive knowledge of the retrieval, analysis and dissemination of clinical data. During her time working at a large regional hospital, she held a number of progressively responsible positions, culminating in the role of Data Analyst, and has a thorough knowledge and experience of all Health Records departmental job functions. Her work has included the refinement of data collection methodologies including the design and development of automated applications, as well as the management of data quality, starting from patient registration. She has a variety of experience as Data Analyst. She also has experience in the use of data in reports used within organizations, and from organizations to external agencies. Shelley has also lent her services to Health Record Operational reviews, focusing on Clinical Informatics and abstracting software.

Gail Hawley Knowles RN, BA (health studies), MHSC (management) is a consultant with The Brondesbury Group. Gail is a consultant in supportive care management with extensive oncology management experience. She is currently Program Manager, Sharbot Lake Family Health Team, and was previously Director, Patient Care at Durham Region Cancer Centre. She has three decades of experience in healthcare in both clinical and management positions. Over the last 20 years, she developed and directed a community oncology program that expanded to the regional oncology program. She facilitated a Cancer Care Ontario community initiative in symptom management under the Palliative Care Integration project. She also worked with the development of performance indicators both with a regional healthcare organization, and a provincial cancer care organization. She has consulted with an oncology pharma company in their supportive care management program well as conducting clinical trials review and analysis at a community oncology centre. 

Rani Srivastava RN, MScN, PhD. holds a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, a MScN from the University of Toronto and has recently completed her doctoral degree at the University of Toronto. The focus of her dissertation was on studying the Influence of Organizational factors on Clinical Cultural Competence. She is a nursing leader with experience in practice, academia, research, and consultation.  Rani is committed to integrating issues of cultural diversity, equity and access into day-to-day practice, at the individual as well as organizational level.  She has worked with regulatory and professional associations, such as the College of Nurses of Ontario and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario to develop practice standards and position papers on issues of cultural competence, diversity, and racism. Rani has also worked with educational and social service partners to develop modules for cultural competence for nurse practitioners emergency room workers, and police services.  Rani has presented at numerous national and international conferences and has conducted workshops on cultural competence for a variety of groups in the health and social services sector.  An interactive style and honest exploration of the issues are two key characteristics of her presentations and workshops.

Ed Weinstein. Ed holds a PhD in Measurement & Evaluation (minor: Applied Statistics) from the University of Toronto. He is also an Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. Ed began his career in measurement at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto as a Senior Systems Analyst for their Nursing Standards Project, where he developed quality and workload measurement tools. His work in public policy research included projects on: setting admission standards for Health Sciences Programs; strategies for delivery of Home Care; and an assessment of the economic cost of motor vehicle injuries. Ed also completed a well-known opinion leader study on "The Future of the Healthcare in Canada" for the Royal Bank of Canada and Manulife. He regularly works with major group insurers and has spoken at their conferences, as well as at healthcare events like the Ontario Hospital Association conference. Over the past 25 years, Ed has developed and executed more than 500 studies for clients around the world. His healthcare practice focuses on assessing the future, especially identifying and monitoring emerging trends.

Linda Dignem. Linda brings a range of clinical and care management support experience. She recently worked in clinical decision support for a large community hospital group, focusing on support of pathway development, utilization review, internal project evaluation process facilitation, and chart audits. Her clinical experience has been in both acute and community care settings. Linda has completed a Masters of Health Studies.

Colleen Watson. Colleen combines over 25 years of background and experience in Medical Social Work, and Human Resources, Placement and Compensation. Colleen has over 20 years of business experience in Canada and in the U.S. She has held management positions at CIBC, American Express and Burns Fry Limited. As a Partner at Burns Fry, she was Vice-President and Director - Human Resources and a member of the Senior Planning Committee. Colleen brings expertise in planning for staffing at mid and senior levels of an organization.