HTF 402 National First Nations Telehealth Research Project

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Ernie Dal Grande
National Telehealth Program Manager
Community Health Programs Directorate
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Health Canada
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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2001
Cat. N° H35-4/14-2001E
ISBN 0-662-31053-5

Acknowledgements

First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Health Canada - wish to thank the following communities and individuals for their participation and contribution to this research project.

Communities

Anahim Lake, BC - Ulkatcho Band
Fort Chipewyan, AB - Mikisew & Athabasca Cree First Nation
Southend, SK - Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
Berens River, MB - Berens River First Nation
La Romaine, QC - Montagnais de Unamen Shipu

Site Participants

• Brian Ballantyne - Peter Ballantyne Band - Southend
• Josephine Berens - Berens River First Nation
• Rod Bird - Health Director - Southend Health Centre - Southend
• Elsie Bouchie - Councillor - Berens River First Nation
• Barbara Boutin - Nurse Responsible - Montagnais de Unamen Shipu - La Romaine
• Tammy Buchanan - Rehabilitation Officer - Nunee Health Authority - Fort Chipewyan
• Jackie Evert - Health Director - Berens River First Nation
• Jeanne George - Nurse - Southend
• Maureen Hanson - Director of Finance - Nunee Health Authority - Fort Chipewyan
• Lynda Kushnir-Pekrul - Director - Health Canada - FNIHB - SK Region
• Edmond Mark - Director of Community Services- Montagnais de Unamen
• Shipu - La Romaine
• Yvette Mark - Montagnais de Unamen Shipu - La Romaine
• Trish Merrithew-Mercredi - Executive Director - Nunee Health Authority - Fort Chipewyan
• Stan Myran - Berens River
• Donna Norman - Nurse in Charge - Anahim Lake Nursing Station
• Frieda Olson - Nurse - Southend
• Claude Pedneault - Director - Montagnais de Unamen Shipu - La Romaine
• Connie Piochion - Nursing Supervisor - Peter Ballantyne Band - Southend
• Margaret Pynenburg - Zone Nursing Officer - Health Canada - FNIHB - N. Pacific Region
• Will Sandoval - Ulkatcho Band Administrator - Anahim Lake
• Judy Sandford - Zone Nursing Officer - Health Canada - FNIHB - PAC Region
• Mary Cookie Simpson - Nunee Health Authority - Fort Chipewyan
• Dr. David Strong - Telehealth Coordinator - Health Canada - FNIHB - AB Region
• Nancy Szilbereisz - Telehealth Manager - Montagnais de Unamen Shipu - La Romaine
• Charlotte Thompson - Regional Nursing Officer - Health Canada - FNIHB - PAC Region
• Dr. Sara Whitehead - Medical Health Officer - Community Health - Southend
• Mary Williams - Ulkatcho Band - Anahim Lake

Project Officers

• Wayne Boyce - Telehealth Consultant - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
• Genevieve Cimon - Telehealth Evaluator - McGill University
• Joseph Connor - Consultant - Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
• Valerie Gideon - Telehealth Consultant
• Natalie Kishchuk - Telehealth Evaluator
• Josee Lavoie - Telehealth Consultant
• Stephen Maislin - President - Tagge Medical Solutions Inc. - Technical Consultant
• Jocelyne Picot - President - Infotelmed Communications Ltd., Telehealth Evaluator

Peer Review Team

• Dr. Alain Cloutier - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval
• Lisa Dutcher - Aboriginal Nurses Association
• Dr. James Irvine - Associate Member in Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan
• Dr. Penny Jennett - Professor - University of Calgary
• Dr. Joe Kaufert - Professor - University of Manitoba
• Maria MacNaughton - Senior Nursing Consultant - Health Canada - FNIHB - HQ
• Margaret Neylan - Health Specialist - British Columbia Institute of Technology

Steering Committee

• Brenda Baptiste - Health Director - Nk'Mip Health Services
• Al Garman - Regional Director - Health Canada - FNIHB - Atlantic Region
• Paul Glover - Director General - Health Canada - FNIHB - HQ
• Donald Horne - Executive Director - Kahnawake Shakotiia'takennahas 102
• Lesley Larson - St. Elizabeth Health Care
• Mary Lynch-Taylor - First Nations Representative - Anishinabek Health Commission
• Faye North-Peigan - First Nations Representative - Peigan Nation
• Ian Sutherland - Manager - Saskatchewan Health
• Dr. Mamoru Watanabe - President - Canadian Telehealth Society

Overall Project Management

• Alexa Brewer - Director, Health Programs Analysis Division, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
• Ernie Dal Grande - Telehealth Program Manager - Health Programs Analysis Division, First Nations & Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada