Guideline Development Panel Members:
Nancy Bol, RN, BScN, MScN
Team Leader
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Geriatric Psychiatry
Regional Mental Healthcare London
St. Joseph’s Healthcare London
London, Ontario
Madeline Edwards, RN, BA(Sociology),
Certificate in Dispute Resolution
Canada Pension Plan Disability Tribunal
Toronto, Ontario
Marielle Heuvelmans, RN, HBScN, GNC(C)
Client Services Leader
Community Care Access Centre for Eastern Counties
Cornwall, Ontario
Nadine Janes, RN, BScN, MSc, ACNP, GNC(C)
Doctoral Student
Faculty of Nursing
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
Linda Kessler, RN, BScN, MHSc
Administrative Director
Geriatric Psychiatry Service
PCCC-Mental Health Services
Kingston, Ontario
Elizabeth Phoenix, RN, MScN, CPMHN(C)
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Child and Adolescent Centre
Mental Healthcare Program
London, Ontario
Tiziana Rivera, RN, BScN, MSc, ACNP, GNC(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Toronto, Ontario
Dianne Rossy, RN, BN, MScN, GNC(C)
Advanced Practice Nurse, Geriatrics
The Ottawa Hospital & The Regional
Geriatric Assessment Program
Ottawa, Ontario
Josephine Santos, RN, MN
Facilitator, Project Coordinator
Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Project
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Kathleen Sayle, RPN
Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario
Supervisor, Occupational Health and Safety Programs
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Agnes Scott, RN, CPMHN(C), BSN, MA
Community Nurse Clinician
Whitby Mental Health Centre
Seniors Mental Health Program
Whitby, Ontario
Selinah Sogbein, RN, BScN, BA, MHA, MEd, CHE, CPMNH(C)
Assistant Administrator/Chief Nursing Officer
North Bay Psychiatric Hospital
North Bay, Ontario
Anne Stephens, RN, BScN, MEd, GNC(C)
Coordinator, Geriatric Outreach Services
North York General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Ann Tassonyi, RN, BScN
Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant
Alzheimer Society and Niagara Geriatric
Mental Health Outreach
St. Catharines, Ontario
Catherine Wallis-Smith, RN, CPMNH(C)
Supervisor of Nursing and Home Support
Paramed Home Healthcare
Instructor – Palliative Care, Georgian College
Barrie, Ontario
Kevin Woo, RN, BScN, MSc, PhD(cand), ACNP, GNC(C)
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mount Sinai Hospital
Toronto, Ontario