Dr. Kathy Georgiades​

Dr. Paul Kurdyak

Dr. Ian Colman for his significant contribution to the advancement and diffusion of Canadian psychiatric epidemiology.

Dr. Tracie Afifi for her significant contribution to the advancement and diffusion of Canadian psychiatric epidemiology.

Dr. Norbert Schmitz

Dr. JianLi Wang

Dr. John Cairney

Dr. Harriet MacMillan

Dr. Stephen Kisely was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of psychiatric epidemiology in Canada, in particular his work on chronic disease in persons with serious and persistent mental illness and his contributions to health services research in mental health.

Dr. Elliott Goldner is a highly respected leader in Canadian Psychiatric Epidemiology, pioneering work on population level approaches to improving the quality of services in mental health and addictions in Canada. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Goldner has had a truly significant impact on mental health policy in Canada.

Dr. Angus (Gus) Thompson has been a leading figure in psychiatric epidemiology in Canada for the past 30 years. He collaborated with Dr. Bland in several analyses arising from the highly influential Edmonton Study. A long time member of CAPE, he has made substantial contributions to the organization since its inception, and played a pivotal role in psychiatry through his research and work with all levels of government.

Dr. Arboleda-Flórez has spent his lifelong career advancing psychiatric epidemiology. He was President of the Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology (1998 to 2008) and Director of the WHO Regional Unit for Research and Training in Mental Health at the University of Calgary (1993-1998) and is currently the Director of the Queen’s/PAHO/WHO Regional Unit for Research and Training in Psychiatric and Behavioural Epidemiology. Dr. Arboleda-Flórez has presented to international audiences on topics involving psychiatric epidemiology, mental health services and psychiatric ethics and has served as a consultant to several international initiatives and organizations. He has published over 300 scientific papers and technical reports in the areas of psychiatric epidemiology, mental health services, public mental health, mental health ethics and forensic psychiatry.

Dr. Jitender Sareen, an epidemiological researcher, has focused national attention on the importance of treating Canadian soldiers with mental illness, revealing a strong link between a number of mental health problems and exposure to deployment-related traumatic events such as combat, peacekeeping and witnessing atrocities. His research has also demonstrated that anxiety disorders are associated with an increased risk for suicidal behaviour and has shed light on the socio-economic factors related to mental illness.

Dr. Michael Boyle is a Canada Research Chair in the Social Determinants of Child Health. The constant pursuit of his research has been to understand the social, economic and environmental factors that shape child mental health. His present research is focused on using sophisticated analytic techniques to translate empirical information into better services and access for children and their families.

Dr. Scott Patten has made a significant contribution to the advancement and diffusion of Canadian psychiatric epidemiology in the area of mood disorders. His current research seeks to integrate the various epidemiologic estimates such as incidence, recurrence, prevalence, recovery and mortality into a comprehensive description of the epidemiologic pattern. He is exploring the use of simulation methods to achieve this goal. He is also working to describe the adverse health consequences of depressive disorders and how these combine with chronic medical conditions.

Dr. Richard Boyer was recognized for his pioneering work in public mental health, in both Quebec and Canada. In the late 80s he obtained funding for the first Canadian case controlled psychological autopsy studies on young adult suicide. In the late 90s he conducted the first such study of elderly people and created the elderly mental health research network. He lead the first computer-assisted population-based psychiatric survey. He also validated the psychological distress Illfeld scale which is now a standard in Quebec health surveys. Through his work with governmental statistical agencies in both Quebec and Canada he has contributed greatly to knowledge transfer and has fostered an awareness within government about the importance of mental health problems in public health.

Dr. Alain Lesage was recognized for his research into the service needs of the mentally ill–principally the severely mentally ill–using evaluative, epidemiological and health services approaches. His research assists national and regional planners, clinical decision-makers and health and social services managers offer better services in a balanced mental health care system. At the university of Montreal and at the Louis H. Lafontaine hospital he heads a team dedicated to developing and evaluating innovative psychiatric treatment. He is currently secretary to CIHR’s mental health in the workplace research agenda taskforce. In addition he is the associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and the former editor-in-chief of Santé Mentale au Québec.

Dr. Carl D’Arcy was recognized for a lifetime of dedication to the study of the interface between population health, epidemiology and sociology. His work examines many topics such as the sociology of health, health care systems, aging in Canada, the sociological factors that effect the rates of drug abuse, delivery patterns of psychiatric care, nursing practices in rural Canada and public attitudes towards mental illness.

Dr. Nicholas Kates was recognized for leadership and dedication to health care research and the health of the Canadian population. He is a national and international expert on shared-care modes of primary care in psychiatry, an area on which he has written extensively and conducted research through grants from Ontario and national research granting bodies.

Dr. David Streiner was recognized for continuous, innovative and inspirational teaching of methods relevant to psychiatric epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, clinical research and knowledge transfer.

Professor Jane Murphy directed the Stirling County Study, a long-term investigation of psychiatric epidemiology in a general population that has laid the foundation for a 40-year perspective on trends regarding prevalence, incidence, course of illness and mortality.

Dr. Morton Beiser was recognized for exceptional commitment and scientific work toward culturally sensitive health care and the use of epidemiological approaches.

Dr. Paula Goering was recognized for her work in health systems research including the authorship in 1997 of Best Practices in Mental Health Reform and numerous mental health policy studies, and the design and analysis of the Ontario Mental Health Supplement to the Ontario Health Survey in the 1990s.

Dr. Dan Offord

Dr. Roger Bland