T. W. Noseworthy, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FACP, FCCP, FCCM, CHE
Dr Tom Noseworthy is Director, Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Professor
(Health Policy and Management) and Head, Department of Community Health Sciences,
University of Calgary. He is Chair of the Western Canada Waiting List Project.
Dr Noseworthy is the former Vice President, Medical Services, and CEO of the Royal Alexandra Hospitals, and Chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta. He holds a Master of Science in Experimental Medicine from the University of Alberta, and a Master of Public Health - Health Policy and Management from Harvard University.
Dr Noseworthy is a physician with specialty certification in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and the American Colleges of Physicians, Chest Physicians, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr Noseworthy has been a member of the National Statistics Council since 1999, and is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on Information and Emerging Technologies (F/P/T Deputy Ministers of Health). He served as a member of the Prime Minister's National Forum on Health from 1994-1997, and chaired the Steering Committee; co-chaired the Advisory Council on Health Infostructure (Federal Minister) from 1997-1999, and chaired the Senior Reference Committee for Alberta Wellnet from 1997-2002. His research has been published in over 70 papers and book chapters and includes a focus on optimising clinical practice behaviours and patient outcomes, and improving quality management of waiting times for scheduled services.
