Committee chairs 2021-2022
The CFPC Board of Directors extends its sincere gratitude to the many members who chair our committees and sections. Thank you for your commitment and dedication.
The following chairs will complete their terms at the time of the Annual Meeting of Members (AMM) on November 2, 2022, or have completed them since the 2021 AMM:
Dr. Lisa Bonang (Nova Scotia), Advisory Committee on Family Practice Dr. Jeanette Boyd (British Columbia), Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine Board of Directors
Dr. William Ehman (British Columbia), Maternity and Newborn Care Member Interest Group
Ivneet Garcha (Ontario), Co-chair, Section of Medical Students Council
Dr. Michelle Greiver (Ontario), Practice-Based Research Network Action Group
Dr. Melissa Holowaty (Ontario), Addiction Medicine Member Interest Group
Dr. Sahil Jain (British Columbia), Hospital Medicine Member Interest Group
Dr. Leonora Lalla (Quebec), National Committee on Continuing Professional Development
Dr. Annelise Miller (Ontario), First Five Years in Family Practice Committee
Dr. Michael Rondilla (Ontario), Self Learning National Committee
Dr. Ateeya Vawda (Ontario), Section of Residents Council
Dr. Anna Wilkinson (Ontario), Cancer Care Member Interest Group
Dr. Yan Yu (Alberta), Patient’s Medical Home Steering Committee
One-year committee chair positions held in 2021–2022:
Dr. Brady Bouchard (Saskatchewan), CFPC Board of DirectorsDr. Michael Green (Ontario), Finance and Audit Committee
Committee chairs whose terms will be renewed for a second term or extended for one year at the time of the 2022 AMM:
Dr. Lisa Graves (Ontario), Committee on Examinations – Family MedicineDr. Andrew MacPherson (British Columbia), Committee on Examinations – Emergency Medicine
Dr. Lynda Redwood-Campbell (Ontario), Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine Advisory Council
Other section, committee, and member interest group chairs who are continuing their terms:
Dr. Javed Alloo (Ontario), Mental Health Member Interest Group; Co-chair, Collaborative Working Group on Shared Mental Health CareDr. Anne Andermann (Quebec), Social Accountability Working Group
Dr. Amit Arya (Ontario), Palliative Care Member Interest Group
Dr. Erin Bearss (Ontario), Physician Wellness & Resiliency Member Interest Group
Dr. Claire Bodkin (Ontario), Prison Health Member Interest Group
Dr. Vanessa Brcic (British Columbia), Editorial Advisory Board, Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Fraser Brenneis (Alberta), Residency Accreditation Committee
Dr. Ian Casson (Northwest Territories), Developmental Disabilities Member Interest Group
Dr. Craig Crippen (British Columbia), Dermatology Member Interest Group
Dr. Danielle Cutts (Saskatchewan), Nominating Committee
Dr. Doug Dalton (Quebec), SOO Group, Committee on Examinations – Family Medicine
Dr. Ryan Falk (Northwest Territories), Enhanced Surgical Skills Member Interest Group
Dr. Sidney Feldman (Ontario), Health Care of the Elderly Member Interest Group
Dr. Val Ginzburg (Ontario), Gastrointestinal and Digestive Health Member Interest Group
Dr. Leslie Griffin (Nova Scotia), National Committee on Continuing Professional Development, and Co-chair, Family Medicine Forum Committee
Dr. Archna Gupta (Ontario), Global Health Member Interest Group
Dr. Stephen Hawrylyshyn (Ontario), Co-chair, Family Medicine Forum Committee
Dr. Aaron Johnston (Alberta), Section of Teachers Council
Dr. Vaibhav Kamble (Ontario), Family Practice Anesthesia Member Interest Group
Dr. Alan Katz (Manitoba), Action Group for Advocacy in Research
Dr. Martina Kelly (Alberta), Co-chair, Undergraduate Education Committee
Dr. Darlene Kitty (Ontario), Indigenous Health Committee
Dr. Andrew Lam (Ontario), Section of Residents Council
Dr. Kathrine Lawrence (Saskatchewan), Education Reform Taskforce, and Assessment Objectives Sub-Committee
Dr. Sonya Lee (Alberta), Co-chair, Triple C Data Oversight Committee
Dr. Lisa Liang (Ontario), Sport and Exercise Medicine Member Interest Group
Dr. Clare Liddy (Ontario), Co-chair, Triple C Data Oversight Committee
Dr. Burton McCann (Nova Scotia), Occupational Medicine Member Interest Group
Dr. Lori Montgomery (Alberta), Chronic Pain Member Interest Group
Dr. Jock Murray (Nova Scotia), Emergency Medicine Member Interest Group
Dr. Dominique Pilon (Quebec), Board of Examinations and Certification
Dr. Lyn Power (Newfoundland), Co-chair, Undergraduate Education Committee
Dr. Vivian Ramsden (Saskatchewan), Section of Researchers Council
Dr. Paul Sawchuk (British Columbia), Honours and Awards Committee
Dr. Benjamin Schiff (Quebec), Member Interest Groups Section Council
Dr. Karen Schultz (Ontario), Certification Process and Assessment Committee
Emily Seale (Ontario), Co-chair, Section of Medical Students Council
Dr. Kevin Shi (British Columbia), SAMP Group, Committee on Examinations – Family Medicine
Dr. Katherine Stringer (Nova Scotia), Family Medicine Specialty Committee
Dr. Pierre-Paul Tellier (Quebec), Child and Adolescent Health Member Interest Group; Co-chair, Joint Action Committee on Child and Adolescent Health
Dr. Ross Upshur (Ontario), Ethics Committee
Dr. Thea Weisdorf (Ontario), 2SLGBTQ+ Member Interest Group
Dr. David White (Ontario), Governance Advisory Committee
Dr. Eric Wooltorton (Ontario), Faculty Development Education Committee
Dr. Keith Wycliffe-Jones (Calgary), Postgraduate Education Committee