Dialogue Volume 12 Issue 4 2016 | Page 17

Dr . Brenda Copps and Dr . Jerry Rosenblum are returned to Council
ELECTION RESULTS

Three physicians – new to Council – are elected

Dr . Brenda Copps and Dr . Jerry Rosenblum are returned to Council

District 1 Counties of Essex , Kent and Lambton
District 2 Counties of Elgin , Huron , Middlesex , Oxford , and Perth
Dr . Deborah Hellyer
Windsor
Graduated from : University of Western Ontario Principal area of practice or specialty : Respiratory Medicine , Occupational Medicine Current hospital appointments : Windsor Regional
Hospital , Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
Dr . Robert Gratton
London
Graduated from : University of Western Ontario Principal area of practice or specialty : Obstetrics & Gynecology , Maternal Fetal Medicine Current hospital appointments : London Health Sciences Centre photos : clAUDIA hung
Dr . Hellyer is a new member of Council .
Dr . Hellyer is a former Chair of the Physician Human Resources Committee ( OMA ), in which various strategies were implemented to improve physician numbers in Ontario and has helped develop health policy for the OMA and the CMA . Currently , she is on the Patient and Family Engagement and Ethics Committees at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare as well as Medical Director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program .
Dr . Gratton is a new member of Council . Dr . Gratton has served on the Inquiries , Complaints and Reports Committee for the past year .
For the past five years , Dr . Gratton has been the chair of the Obstetrical and Neonatal Quality of Care Committee and Chief of Obstetrics at London Health Sciences Centre . He has developed the first Obstetrical Triage Acuity Scale , established the reliability and validity , and guided the implementation in Obstetrical units across Canada .
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