Presenters

During his residency, Dr. Brossard was president of the Fédération des médecins residents du Québec (1987-1992). While in practice, he presided over the Association des médecins endocrinologues du Québec (1996-2005) and was involved in medical research (1993 – 2007).

From 2006 to 2015, Dr. Brossard was medical administrator of the metabolic medicine program at the CHUM and chief of endocrinology (2009 – 2015). Since 2015, he has been managing partner of the Clinique d’Endocrinologie de Montréal and has progressively increased his involvement in CMPA governance, while relentlessly supporting its vision and mission.

Elected to CMPA Council in 2002, Dr. Brossard provides guidance and leadership to several Council Committees. He has served on Executive Committee and on several governance committees. He has acted as chair of the Culture Sub-committee, Case Review Committee, Investment Committee, and Extent of Assistance Committee. Prior to his election as president in 2022, Dr. Brossard served as the CMPA’s second and first vice-president.

She then pursued her passion for patient safety by completing two additional fellowships: the Patient Safety Fellowship in Emergency Medicine from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation, and the American Hospital Association’s Fellowship in Patient Safety Leadership.

As a researcher, she has published close to 90 peer-reviewed publications and has been successful in securing research funding, including over 2 million dollars as principal investigator.

Dr. Calder is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and has received the University of Ottawa’s Excellence in Emergency Medicine Quality and Safety Award as well as the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians’ Teacher of the Year Award.

Dr. Calder spent more than a decade practising as an emergency physician in Ottawa before joining the CMPA in 2015 as the director of Medical Care Analytics. She was appointed CEO of the CMPA in August 2020. Her areas of focus are to be there for members, modernize the CMPA, and do so in a collaborative way.

Prior to entering medical school, Dr. Curry obtained his law degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and studied at the Universities of Alberta, California, Western Ontario, and Toronto.

As a trainee, Dr. Curry was president of the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario (as it was then known) and actively involved in representing medical students and residents at organizations including the Canadian Medical Association, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Ontario Medical Association, and the CMPA.

Dr. Curry is the chair emeritus of the Audit and Finance Committee at Doctors of BC. He has completed terms as a public appointee to the University of Alberta’s senate, the BC College of Dental Surgeons, the College of Dental Technicians of BC, and CGA Alberta. He has served as department chief at the Delta Hospital and has had many roles in medical education. He is currently assistant dean of the UBC MD Undergraduate Program.

Dr. Curry is experienced in financial management and oversight, governance, insurance, and professional regulation.

Mr. Garbolinsky joined the CMPA in 2012 as the Director of Finance. Prior to the CMPA, he worked as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance for International Datacasting Corporation, previously a TSX listed technology company. Mr. Garbolinsky obtained his Chartered Accounting designation in 1998 and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Manitoba in 1995.

She is a past Chair of APTN and served on the board for the first five years of its inception. She has contributed to policy and institutional change to make cultural and arts more accessible to First Nations artists. Her contributions to film, television, and digital media in Atlantic Canada were recognized with a WAVE Award from Women in Film and Television Atlantic. She was honoured with a National Peace Award from VOW (Voices of Women) in November 2016 for her years of work as a peace activist.

Catherine has contributed to the development of many programs to advance the education of Mi’kmaq and Aboriginal women and youth in the Atlantic Region and across the country. From 2015 to 2017, Catherine was appointed as the 14th Nancy’s Chair in Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. She was awarded the Senate 150th Anniversary Medal and the Order of Canada in 2017.

Catherine has served as chairperson tor NSITEN (Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network) since its inception. She is currently on the Board of Governors for Kings College School of Journalism and is the first director of Indigenous Community Engagement at Dalhousie University.

Dr. Singh completed a judicial clerkship under The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada, followed by family medicine residency at the Toronto Western Hospital.

Dr. Singh has a varied background, having been a medical inspector at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, a legal consultant for interveners at the Supreme Court of Canada, an adjunct professor in the Family Medicine program at the University of Toronto, and a board member of Médecins Sans Frontières Canada. He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Elected to CMPA Council in 2014, Dr. Singh provides guidance and leadership to several Council committees. He has served on the Executive Committee and several governance committees. He has acted as chair of the Investment Committee, Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and Pension Committee. Prior to his election as president, which takes effect after the 2024 Annual Meeting, Dr. Singh served as the CMPA’s first vice-president.