Jonathan Lomas 

Until 2007 Jonathan Lomas was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, a nationally endowed organization founded in 1997 to support evidence-informed decision-making in the health sector. During his decade of leadership the foundation received international accolades and national awards, both for its work as a knowledge brokering agency and for its innovative workplace environment.

The main focus of his career, and the area in which he has an international reputation, is the spread of research and innovation to health systems decision-making. He has published two books, numerous articles and done hundreds of presentations in this area and more generally on health services management and policy.

 

Before running the Foundation he was a Professor of Health Policy Analysis for 15 years at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. While there he co-founded the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis – anglophone Canada’s first applied health services research group – with a strong emphasis on research dissemination and uptake.

In 2005 he received a Doctorat Honoris Causa from the University of Montreal in recognition of his leadership in linking academic researchers with health service managers and policy makers. In 2006 he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and also in that year he was the only Specially Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2009 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

He has been a consultant to the World Health Organization, the World Bank, national and regional governments, as well as providing research and advice to various non-governmental organizations, task forces and inquiries in Canada, U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, France, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, and a number of developing countries.

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Nicholas Watters
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