KTA, Connecting people, ideas and solutions: ABOUT KTA

William Shragge, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. William (Bill) Shragge has been a member of the Department of Surgery, Degroote School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University since 1978 and is currently Professor Emeritus within the Department of Surgery. His major academic scholarly achievements have been within the realm of Medical Education at local, regional, national, and international levels. He has also been a member of the Board of Associated Medical Services (topic organization committed to the humanities in health professional education) since 1996, and in July 2009, assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Bill has led a large medical staff of both a large academic multi-site teaching hospital (Hamilton Health Sciences) and as well as a community multi-site health system (Niagra Health System). In those roles, Bill has led those organizations through many transitions, creating a new governance structures and new leadership models, leading the development of a programme management service delivery model, and working with the senior medical leadership to assure stability and quality of patient care during a period of intense change through operational review and administrative supervision. He is also a member of the Ontario Hospital Association, Healthcare Leadership Council and has been involved with many new and innovative initiatives involving physician leadership.

Bill is currently chair of the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC) and has been involved with provincial initiatives around inter-professional care as a member of an IPC blueprint subcommittee and a member of the provincial IPC strategic implementation committee. Bill has also been involved with many new initiatives involving physician leadership within the framework of the OHA.

Jay Kaufman
KTA President

Karen Beitel
KTA Research &
Project Coordinator

Ryan Kaufman
Research Assistant

Rainer Beltzner B.SC., FCA, FCMC, ICD.D	Robert Crawford
Eric Fonberg MD, MPH, MBA, CCFP(EM)	Betty Notar
Michael Tremblay PhD	Suk Yui PhD
William Shragge MD, FRCSC, FACS