IA Institute Advisory Board

The Institute of Aging's (IA) Advisory Board includes a diverse group of national and international representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors, including the research community and health practitioners. The Institute Advisory Board (IAB) provides support and guidance to our Scientific Director and CIHR's Governing Council with respect to the full range of Institute activities.

For more information about the IABs, please consult CIHR's Institute Advisory Boards page.

Members

(as of September 2012)

Gary Naglie, MD, FRCPC, FGSA (Chair)
Chief of Medicine
Baycrest

Sylvie Belleville, PhD (Vice-chair)
Professor of Psychology
Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM)

Sultan Darvesh, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Dalhousie University

Jo‐Ann Fellows
Past President, Third Age Center
Saint Thomas University, Fredericton

Rebecca Fuhrer, PhD
Professor
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
McGill University

Gloria Gutman, PhD, OBC, LLD (hon.)
Professor Emerita Dept. of Gerontology and
Research Associate Gerontology Research Centre
Simon Fraser University

Janet E. McElhaney, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Medical Lead for Seniors Care and Consulting Geriatrician,
Health Sciences North Hospital in Sudbury, Ontario

Alex Mihailidis, PhD, ing.,
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
University of Toronto

Gary Teare, PhD
Director of Quality Measurement and Analysis.
Health Quality Council of Saskatchewan

Holly Tuokko, PhD, RPsych
Director, Centre on Aging
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Victoria

Ross Upshur, MD
Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Toronto

David Westaway, PhD
Director, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases
University of Alberta

Michael C. Wolfson, PhD
Assistant Chief Statistician (retired)
Analysis and Development
Statistics Canada

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