Ethnologist, author, speaker, and columnist specializing in First Nations realities.
A graduate in ethnology and museology, originally from Wendake, she has contributed to major projects such as the revitalization of the Wendat language and the creation of Kiuna, the first Indigenous college in Québec. A columnist for La Presse, she is a regular guest on radio and television. As a consultant for cultural productions, she has also served as an advisor on Indigenous affairs at Radio-Canada. Author of the youth series Nish and several works for adults, she is committed to building bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for better coexistence.
A discussion on the past, present, and future of the association, as well as health librarianship.
Lee Anne Bourke
Associate Librarian, Strategy, University of Ottawa; President, CHLA/ABSC 2014–2015.
David S. Crawford
Founding president of CHLA in 1976 and active member for many years. Emeritus Librarian at McGill University (2002) and CHLA/ABSC Honorary Life Member since 1999.
Kristy Hancock
Division of Medical Sciences Librarian, University of Northern British Columbia.
Recipient of the CHLA/ABSC Emerging Leader Award 2023.
Martine Gagnon
Consulting Librarian, Université Laval. President, CHLA/ABSC 2026.
Janice Thompson
Manager, Library and Research Services, William Osler Health System, Brampton Civic Hospital
Full Professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Université Laval and Chairholder of the Canada Research Chair in Health Technologies and Practices.
She is a researcher at VITAM - Centre for Sustainable Health Research and at the Research Centre of the CHU de Québec–Université Laval. She holds a PhD in Community Health from Université Laval and completed postdoctoral training at the Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Spain, as well as at the Health Telematic Unit at the University of Calgary.
Her research program focuses on the evaluation of digital health technologies; the organizational, professional, and individual determinants of the adoption and integration of digital health within the healthcare system; patient and public involvement in healthcare decision-making; systematic reviews; and best practices in knowledge application and transfer.
