FCIHR welcomes new Board Members

8 July 2003

Friends of CIHR is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board Members: Glenn Brimacombe and Patrick (Pat) Lafferty effective July 8, 2003.

Mr. Brimacombe, a health economist, is CEO of the Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations (ACAHO). Previously he was Director of Health Programs for the Conference Board of Canada, Director of Economic Affairs for the Canadian Medical Association, a Senior Policy Analyst at Health Canada and an Economist at the Ontario Medical Association.

Mr. Pat Lafferty recently retired as a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers after 37 years with the firm and 27 years as a partner. He is an accomplished health research facilitator and his talents have helped to transform the Medical Research Council into the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, create the Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund, and participate in a variety of strategic planning activities including work for Genome Canada, the University of Ottawa heart Institute and many branches of Health Canada.

FCIHR welcomes our new Board members.