Appendix 1. Participant organizations (and their representatives)
Aplastic Anemia Association of Canada (Ms. Jennifer Johnstone)
Canadian Anaesthetist's Society (Dr. James Robblee)
Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (Dr. Garth Dickenson)
Canadian Association of General Surgeons (Dr. John Marshall)
Canadian Association of Pathologists (Dr. Lois Shepherd)
Canadian Blood Agency (Dr. Gershon Growe)
Canadian Bone Marrow Foundation (Ms. Susan Beechinor-Carter)
Canadian Cardiovascular Society (Dr. Fraser Rubens)
Canadian Critical Care Society (Dr. Hugh Devitt)
Canadian Healthcare Association (Ms. Michelle Albagli)
Canadian Hematology Society (Dr. Robert Barr)
Canadian Hemophilia Society (Dr. Irwin Walker)
Canadian Infectious Disease Society (Dr. Gilles Delage)
Canadian Medical Association (Dr. Anne Carter)
Canadian Medical Protective Association (Dr. Robert Robson)
Canadian Nurses Association (Ms. Vija Hay)
Canadian Orthopaedic Association (Dr. Robert Hollinshead)
Canadian Paediatric Society (Dr. Charles Morin)
Canadian Red Cross Society (Dr. Tony Giulivi)
Canadian Society of Internal Medicine (Dr. Howie Abrams)
Canadian Society of Laboratory Technologists (Mrs. Nancy Heddle)
Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (Dr. Bernard Fernandes)
Canadian Transplantation Society (Dr. Cathy Tang)
College of Family Physicians of Canada (Dr. Gary Viner)
Federation of Medical Licensing Authorities of Canada (Dr. Bryan Ward)
Health Canada (Dr. Paul Gully)
Patient Alumni Board of the Ottawa Heart Institute (Mr. Len Demille)
Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada (Dr. Robert Kinch)
Trauma Association of Canada (Dr. Bernie Boulanger)
