Committee chairs 2023-2024
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 October 30, 2024, or have completed them since the 2023 AMM:
Mr. Tom Berekoff (British Columbia), Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine Board of Directors
Dr. Kiran Dhillon (British Columbia), First Five Years in Family Practice
Dr. Lisa Graves (Ontario), Committee on Examinations – Family Medicine
Dr. Emmanuel Hébert (Nova Scotia), Section of Residents Council
Dr. Sonya Lee (Alberta), Co-chair, Triple C Data Oversight Committee
Dr. Andries Muller (Saskatchewan), Chapter Elected Leaders
Dr. Dominique Pilon (Quebec), Board of Examinations and Certification
Dr. Paul Sawchuk (British Columbia), Honours and Awards Committee
Dr. Katherine Stringer (Nova Scotia), Family Medicine Specialty Committee
Dr. Ross Upshur (Ontario), Ethics Committee
Dr. Jobin Varughese (Ontario), Section of Teachers
Dr. Keith Wycliffe-Jones (Calgary), Postgraduate Education Committee
Member Interest Group Section Chairs
Dr. Amit Arya (Ontario), Palliative Care Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Larry Barzelai (British Columbia), Health and Environment Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Jeanette Boyd (British Columbia), Cancer Care Member Interest Group Vice Chair
Dr. Ian Casson (Northwest Territories), Developmental Disabilities Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Craig Crippen (British Columbia), Dermatology Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Nicole Ebert (British Columbia), Enhanced Surgical Skills Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Ryan Falk (Northwest Territories), Enhanced Surgical Skills Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Mandy Manak (British Columbia), Addition Medicine Member Interest Group Chair
One-year committee chair positions held in 2023–2024:
Dr. Sarah Cook (Northwest Territories), Finance and Audit Committee
Dr. Michael Green (Ontario), CFPC Board of Directors, and Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (FAFM) Major Awards Selection Committee
Dr. Stefan Grzybowski (British Columbia), Family Medicine Forum (FMF) Research Committee
Committee chairs whose terms will be renewed for a second term or extended for one year at the time of the 2024 AMM:
Dr. Clare Liddy (Ontario), Co-chair, Triple C Data Oversight Committee
Other section, committee, board chairs who are continuing their terms:
Dr. Jocelyne Beelen (Ontario) Section of Residents Council
Dr. Vanessa Brcic (British Columbia), Editorial Advisory Board, Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Danielle Cutts (Saskatchewan), Nominating Committee
Dr. Doug Dalton (Quebec), SOO Group, Committee on Examinations – Family Medicine
Daniel Dilliott (Ontario), Co-chair, Section of Medical Students Council
Dr. Lee Green (Alberta), Section of Researchers Council
Dr. Leslie Griffin (Nova Scotia), National Committee on Continuing Professional Development and
Co-chair, Family Medicine Forum Committee
Dr. Eva Grunfeld (Ontario), Honours and Awards Research Committee
Dr. Jennifer Hall (New Brunswick), Residency Accreditation Committee
Dr. Stephen Hawrylyshyn (Ontario), Co-chair, Family Medicine Forum Committee
Dr. Aaron Jattan (Manitoba), Procedural Skills Assessment Working Group
Dr. Aaron Johnston (Calgary), Interim Chair, Section of Teachers
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. Kathrine Lawrence (Saskatchewan), Education Reform Taskforce, and Assessment Objectives Sub-Committee
Dr. Sarah Lespérance (Nova Scotia), Self Learning™ National Committee
Dr. Donna Manca (Alberta), Practice Based Learning and Research Networks Action Group
Dr. Andries Muller (Saskatchewan), Examination Blueprint Working Group
Dr. Kendall Noel (Ontario), Board of Examinations and Certification
Dr. Lyn Power (Newfoundland), Co-chair, Undergraduate Education Committee
Dr. Robert Primavesi (Quebec), Committee on Examinations – Emergency Medicine
Dr. Lynda Redwood-Campbell (Ontario), Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine Advisory Council
Dr. Shelley Ross (Alberta), Certification Process and Assessment Committee
Dr. Benjamin Schiff (Quebec), Member Interest Groups Section Council
Dr. Anna Schwartz (Manitoba), First Five Years in Family Practice
Dr. Kevin Shi (British Columbia), SAMP Group, Committee on Examinations – Family Medicine
Dr. Eric Wooltorton (Ontario), Faculty Development Education Committee
Member Interest Group Section Chairs and Vice-Chairs
Dr. Benjamin Schiff (Quebec), Member Interest Group Section Council Chair
Dr. Lori Montgomery (Alberta), Member Interest Group Section Council Vice-Chair
Dr. Thea Weisdorf (Ontario), 2SLGBTQ+ Health Member Interest Group Chair -
Dr. Andrew Organek (Ontario), 2SLGBTQ+ Health Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Andrew Lodge, (Manitoba), Addition Medicine Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Genevieve Chaput (Quebec), Cancer Care Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Pierre-Paul Tellier (Quebec), Child and Adolescent Health Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Lori Montgomery (Alberta), Chronic Pain Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Karen Appel (Manitoba), Chronic Pain Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Olusoji Adewole (Alberta), Dermatology Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Saadia Hameed Jan. (Ontario), Dermatology Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Alicia Thatcher (Saskatchewan), Developmental Disabilities Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Jock Murray (Nova Scotia), Emergency Medicine Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Sarah Foohey (Ontario), Emergency Medicine Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Nadia Alam (Ontario), Family Practice Anesthesia Member Interest Group Chair & CAGA Co-Chair
Dr. Val Ginzburg (Ontario), Gastrointestinal and Digestive Health Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Joel Kroeker (Ontario), Gastrointestinal and Digestive Health Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Mona Haidar (Ontario), Global Health Member Interest Group, Chair
Dr. Yasmin Majeed (Alberta), Global Health Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Sidney Feldman (Ontario), Health Care of the Elderly Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Vivian Ewa (Alberta), Health Care of the Elderly Member Interest Group Vice-
Dr. Domenica Tambasco (Ontario), Health and Environment Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Ovie Albert (Saskatchewan), Hospital Medicine Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Eddy Malouf (Quebec), Hospital Medicine Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Milena Forte (Ontario), Maternity and Newborn Care Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Sanja Kostov (Alberta), Maternity and Newborn Care Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Javed Alloo (Ontario), Mental Health Member Interest Group Chair & CWGSMHC Co-Chair
Dr. Burton McCann (Nova Scotia), Occupational Medicine Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Alfredo Tura (British Columbia), Occupational Medicine Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Carmen Johnson (Saskatchewan), Palliative Care Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Erin Bearss (Ontario), Physician Wellness and Resilience Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Sarah Kim (Ontario), Physician Wellness and Resilience Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
Dr. Nooshin Nikoo (British Columbia), Prison Health Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Lisa Liang (Ontario), Sport and Exercise Medicine Member Interest Group Chair
Dr. Nitai Gelber (Ontario), Sport and Exercise Medicine Member Interest Group Vice-Chair
