Health Transition Fund Final Report - Projects Listed By Subject Area

Acknowledgements
The team extends its appreciation to the members of the Advisory Committee for their support and advice
throughout the project. The members are:
Linda Gee, Ministry of Health, British Columbia ( Chair)
Nancy Rideout, Ministry of Health and Wellness, New Brunswick
Wendy Wright, Ministry of Education, Saskatchewan
Jan Horton, Ministry of Health, Yukon
Jocelyne Lavinge-Robenhymer, Health Canada
Lynda Danquah, Health Canada
The project team wish to acknowledge the support extended by Joan Rowsell, Director, Centre for
Nursing Studies. Thank-you to Colleen Kelly, B.N., M. N., for her advice and comments as an
independent consultant to the project respecting the extended/expanded role from the professional practice
perspective.
The team was assisted with on-site data collection and analysis by the Centre of Nursing Studies faculty
members Marcy Greene, R.N., B.N., M.Sc. and Joanne Simms, R.N.,B.N., M.N.. Assistance with onsite
data collection in Newfoundland and analysis was provided by Cynthia Kettle, B.N., a graduate student
of nursing at Memorial University. Assistance with data collection and compilation was provided by
Madonna Kennedy. Professional word processing services were provided by Moya Hewlett, Cindy
Andrews and Suzanne Browne.
The project team wishes to recognize Jacquie Lemaire, Health Transition Fund, for her assistance and
support throughout the course of the project.
Finally, the team wishes to express its gratitude to the numerous informants who participated in different
phases of this project, including officials of the federal and provincial Ministries of Health, the nursing
associations across Canada, the administrative survey participants, and the on-site staff, especially the
physicians, nurses and patients.
The Centre for Nursing Studies in collaboration with
The Institute for the Advancement of Public Policy, Inc.