2009 Governors-elect Candidates' Bios and Vision Statements - Alberta Chapter

The ballots for the current Governors-elect election have been mailed. Members can vote via telephone at 1 800 218 4026 (US only), online or mail. You will need your mailed ballot for your ACP Number and PIN in order to make a vote.

Below are the bios and vision statements of the candidates that are running in this election. The deadline for submitting ballots is November 26, 2009 at 12 midnight CT. Please be sure to vote!

Norman R. C. Campbell

DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: January 13 1956, Ottawa, Canada; EDUCATION: BMed Sc, MD, Memorial University, St John’s NFLD 1974-1980; POST DOCTORAL TRAINING: Internal Medicine, Memorial University 1980-1982 and 1984-1985, Clinical Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn 1982-1984; CERTIFICATION: FRCPC PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary Alberta; ACP ACTIVITIES: Fellowship 1990, Organizing Committee, Biannual Advances in Internal Medicine Course, American College of Physicians Banff Regional Meeting (Co-Chair 1999, member 1995 – 1999), Organizing committee, Mountain Internal Medicine Meeting (co-sponsored by ACP, Founder and chair 1996-2000, member 2002-); HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: -President, Blood Pressure Canada -Chair (Executive and Steering Committee) Canadian Hypertension Education Program, -CIHR Canada Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control, -Executive Committee, Health Canada Sodium Work Group, -Executive Committee, Canadian Hypertension Society, - Canadian Stroke Network Planning and Priorities Committee - Canadian Stroke Network Planning and Priorities Committee, -Member, Statistics Canada, Quality Assurance Committee Canadian Health Measures Survey, -Council Member, World Hypertension League, -ProCOR Hypertension editor (Procor is a non profit, scientific abstracting service for developing countries) Past President of the Canadian Hypertension Society, the Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control and the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology. Past Chair of the Research Committee Canadian Society for Internal Medicine, Alberta Ministers Expert Committee on Drugs and Therapeutics, and Pharmacy Committee of the Calgary Health Region. Past Head and Chief of General Medicine at the University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region. Past member of the steering committee, Canadian Heart Health Strategy and co-chair of the Risk Factor committee for the Canadian Heart Health Strategy; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Hypertension, Clinical Pharmacology, General Medicine

Vision Statement
My vision for Governor of the ACP Alberta Region is to promote Internal Medicine within the broader community of Alberta and specifically to potential trainees in Internal Medicine. I would plan to promote Internal Medicine as a role model in my activities as a clinician, health advocate, educator and researcher. I would specifically plan to visit the Faculties of Medicine in Edmonton and Calgary to promote careers of Internal Medicine and membership in the American College of Physicians. I would look forward to representing the American College of Physicians in the annual Rocky Mountain Internal Medicine meeting in Alberta. Further I would plan to encourage the American College of Physicians to play an increased advocacy role to improve population health through involvement in ongoing national programs.

Neil E. Gibson

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 15 October, 1956, London, Ontario Canada; EDUCATION: BSc Zoology, University of Guelph; MSc, Design, Measurement and Evaluation, McMaster University; MD, McMaster University; General Internal Medicine, McMaster University; Academic Internist Fellowship, McMaster University; CERTIFICATION: Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, McMaster University; Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Gorgas Institute; Certification in Tropical Medicine, ASTMH; ATLS Instructor, ACLS Medical Director; MILITARY: Colonel and Internal Medicine Advisor to the Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces; PRESENT POSITION: Clinical Professor at University of Alberta in the Departments of Medicine and the Department of Aneasthesiology and Pain Medicine (Cross-appointment); Clinical Lead Outpatients and Endoscopy, Sturgeon Community Hospital; General Internist, Sturgeon Community Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital; ACP ACTIVITIES: Elected Fellow 2007; HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY SERVICE: General Internist in a Community hospital encompassing a wide practice including Cardiac Care, Intensive Care, GI Endoscopy and General Internal Medicine ward service as well as consults. I have served as the Initial Director if the ICU at the Sturgeon as well as Site Chief of Internal Medicine as well as Site Medical Director for two hospitals in the Edmonton area; OTHER APPOINTMENTS: Executive Council, Canadian Society of Internal Medicine; Treasurer, Alberta Medical Association Section of Internal Medicine; Co-Director, Canadian Forces Medical Simulation Training and Coordination Centre; Member of the R4 Residency Program Committee University of Alberta; Member of the Internal Medicine Examining Board, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST/EXPERTISE: Critical Care, GIM, Medical Simulation, Medical Education

Vision Statement
In the past number of years I have been encouraged by a resurgence of interest in GIM within Canada and particularly Alberta. One striking feature that I have also noted through my affiliations within the discipline is that we are a collection of strong individuals, but rarely coalesce to significantly influence the factors that affect our daily practice on a large scale with respect to patient care, patient advocacy and health care within our province. The Alberta Chapter of the ACP can provide a focus to allow the increasing interest in GIM and also provide a broad forum for all GIM practitioners to interact and network to enhance and build on the work already completed by the chapter. I would also envision strengthening the links between our partner organizations such as the CSIM and the AMA Section of Internal Medicine in order to unify our voice outside the discipline.