
Health Information Management Advisory Panel
McMaster’s Health Information Management Diploma has been developed in consultation with the leading experts in the country who serve on our advisory panel. This panel has shared their experience and expertise to ensure the high quality of this program.
- Faculty Approvers
Dr. Alan J. Neville, BMed Biol(Path), MBChB, MEd,FRCP(Lond), FRCPC
Professor, Department of Oncology
Associate Dean, Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University -
Dr. Ann McKibbon, BSc. (Guelph), MLS (Western), PhD (Pittsburgh)
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Director, eHealth MSc Program
Member, Health Information Research Unit
McMaster University
Program Advisory Committee
- Kelly Abrams, MPA, CHIM
VP of Education and Professional Practice
Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) - Dr. Norm Archer, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Management Science and Information Systems,
DeGroote School of Business
Special Advisor, McMaster eBusiness Research Centre
McMaster University - Dr. Candace J. Gibson, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
University of Western Ontario - Alison Gardner
Director, Programs
COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association - Andrew Hussain, BSc, MHM
Regional Chief Information Officer
Mississauga Halton and Central West,
Local Health Integration Networks - Sharilyn Kmech CHIM
Director, Provincial Standards
Health Information Management
Alberta Health Services - Dr. Ann McKibbon, BSc., MLS, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Director, eHealth MSc Program
Member, Health Information Research Unit
McMaster University - Margaret Penchoff, BHIM, CHIM
Classification Specialist
Canadian Institute for Health Information - Heather Tabin
Director, Acute Care Solutions
Manitoba eHealth - Gerald Yu, MHA, CHIM
Director, Coding
Lower Mainland Health Information Management Coding Services
Fraser Health, Providence Health Care, Provincial Health Services Authority & Vancouver Coastal Health
