The Best Practice Recommendations for Needle Exchange Programs (NEPs) in Ontario:

Think tank participant List

Susan Anstice, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Cate Bannan, Halton Region Health Department

Lynne Belle-Isle, Canadian AIDS Society

Natasha Berkeley, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Darlene Binette, Thunder Bay District Health Unit

Rob Boyd, OASIS, Ottawa

Dale Butterill, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Honourable Larry W. Campbell, The Senate of Canada

Laurel Challacombe, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Brian Chalovich, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme, Health Canada

Dr. Yogesh Choudhri, Public Health Agency of Canada

Mika Conboy, Consultant

Joe Czernik, Superior Points, Thunder Bay

Anne-Marie DiCenso, Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN)

Melisa Dickie, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto

Dr. Paula Goering, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

David Goyette, Public Words

Wade Hillier, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Shaun Hopkins, The Works, Toronto

Sally Jacobs, Hepatitis C Program, Public Health Agency of Canada

Nooshin Khobzi, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Alana Klein, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Daniel Labesse, Montreal Public Health

Susan Lalumiere, HIV/AIDS Initiative, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Paul Lavigne, Ottawa Public Health

Dr. Lynne Leonard, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa

Gerry Leslie, Street Health, Toronto

Nathan Lockhart, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme, Health Canada

Janine Luce, AIDS Committee of London

Joanne Lush, AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Frank McGee, AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Colleen McKay, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Aileen Meagher, St. Michael's Hospital

Emily Medd, Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa

Marion Megesi, Durham Region Health Department

Dr. Peggy Millson, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto

Brian Mitchell, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Rob Morgan, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)

Suzanne Newmark, Public Health Services, Hamilton

Dr. Pat O'Campo, Centre for Research on Inner City Health (CRICH), St. Michael's Hospital

Darlene Palmer, CACTUS, Montreal

Linda Pelude, Ontario Harm Reduction Distribution Program

Amy Pemberton, Durham Region Health Department

Dr. Kirsten Rottensten, Public Health Division, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

Dr. Sean Rourke, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Claire Rufo, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Danielle Schirmer, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto

Dr. Rita Shahin, Toronto Public Health

Ron Shore, Street Health, Kingston

Lee Sieswerda, Thunder Bay District Health Unit

Tom Smith, Hepatitis C Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Sue Starling, Ontario Public Health Association

Lorie Steer, Street Health - Community Nursing Foundation

Dr. Carol Strike, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Marliss Taylor, Streetworks, Edmonton

Rhonda Thompson, Streetworks Niagara

Dr. Robb Travers, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Janis Tripp, Hepatitis C Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Beth Whalen, John Howard Society of Durham

Michael Wilson, The Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Don Young, Superior Points Harm Reduction Program, Thunder Bay District Health Unit


We have 50%+1 people with HIV representation on the Ontario Cohort Study Governance Committee