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Chris Simpson (born 1967) is a Canadian cardiologist who served as the 147th President of the Canadian Medical Association (2014–2015).[1] During his tenure, he championed seniors' care,[2] arguing that a more comprehensive and integrated approach to the care of seniors would serve as a foundation for improving the Canadian healthcare system as a whole.[3][4] Other issues during his term included a national discussion on end of life care [5] (that coincided with a Supreme Court of Canada ruling that struck down the ban on medical aid in dying (MAID)[6] and new legislation allowing MAID),[7] as well as issues around the public health implications and possible medicinal utility of cannabis.[8]
Chris Simpson | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Occupation | Cardiologist |
Simpson served as the Chair [9] of the Wait Time Alliance [10] – a federation of 18 national medical and surgical specialty societies, the Canadian College of Family Physicians and the Canadian Medical Association that monitored and published report cards on the state of medical wait times in Canada.[11] He also chaired the Task Force on CMAJ [12] that was tasked with revamping the governance structure of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In 2020-21, he served as President of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
He served as Vice-Dean (Clinical) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University in Kingston[13] as well as the medical director of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO) from 2016 to 2021.[14] He served as a Canadian Medical Association representative to the World Medical Association (2017–2019).[15] Currently, he serves as Executive Vice President (Medical) and Chief Medical Officer at Ontario Health - the Crown agency that oversees the health care system in Ontario.
Education and training
editA native of Nackawic, New Brunswick, he received his MD from Dalhousie University in 1992 after having completed an undergraduate degree (BSc) at the University of New Brunswick. He then completed Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at Queen's University, followed by a Heart and Stroke Foundation Fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Western Ontario in 1999. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and in the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University and completed a 10-year term as Chief of Cardiology and medical director of the Cardiac Programs at Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital in 2016.[16]
Clinical and research work
editSimpson practices clinically as a specialist in heart rhythm disorders. His clinical and research interests include health policy (particularly access to care, wait times, seniors' care and health human resources), medical fitness to drive, catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, inherited heart rhythm diseases, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and leadless pacemaker technology.[16]
Honours, awards and elected positions
edit- 2004: Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders[17]
- 2015: Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences[18]
- 2017: University of New Brunswick Alumni Award of Distinction[19]
References
edit- ^ "CMA Presidents". cma.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ Canadian Medical Association (25 August 2015). "Dr. Simpson rants on the crisis in Canada's hospitals". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Hospitals grinding to halt because of stranded seniors, CMA head says". newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) – SCC Cases (Lexum)". lexum.com. January 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Bill C-14 – openparliament.ca". openparliament.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Chris Simpson: Why the CMA chose not to participate in the government's anti-pot campaign". nationalpost.com. August 27, 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Dr. Chris Simpson, Chair of Wait Time Alliance". waittimealliance.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Wait Time Alliance Canadian Healthcare". waittimealliance.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Eliminating Code Gridlock in Canada's Health Care System: 2015 Wait Time Alliance Report Card – WTA ATA". waittimealliance.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Canadian Medical Association Journal: Task Force on CMAJ". cmaj.ca.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ICES scientist Dr. Chris Simpson appointed vice-dean, clinical, School of Medicine, Queen's University". ices.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Contact SEAMO". seamo.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Representing Canada on the world stage". queensu.ca. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Department of Medicine". queensu.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "CMA Awards for Young Leaders". cma.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ "Christopher Simpson – Canadian Academy of Health Sciences / Académie canadianne des sciences de la santé". cahs-acss.ca.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dr. Christopher Simpson, BSC'90 | UNB". Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-08-25.