Guideline Development Panel Members
Dianne Rossy, RN, MScN, GNC(C)
Team Leader
Advanced Practice Nurse, Geriatrics
The Ottawa Hospital and the Regional
Geriatric Assessment Program
Ottawa, Ontario
Diane Buchanan, RN, DNSc, GNC(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Researcher
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Toronto, Ontario
Deborah Burne, RN, BA, CPMHN(C)
Community Mental Health Nurse
Psychogeriatrics
Tri County Mental Health Services
Cornwall General Hospital
Cornwall, Ontario
Judith Lever, RN, BScN, MSc(A), GNC(C)
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Gerontology
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario
Katherine McGilton, RN, PhD
Research Scientist
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Toronto, Ontario
Janyth Mowat, RN, MScN, GNC(C)
Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist
Specialized Geriatric Services
St. Joseph’s Healthcare London
London, Ontario
Colleen O’Brien, RN, MSc(A)
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Geriatrics
Queensway Carleton Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario
Lora Parnell, RN(EC), BScN, MEd
Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner
Geriatrics Community/
Assessment Unit/Program
St. Joseph’s Care Group Hospital
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Athina Perivolaris, RN, MN
Professional Practice Leader/Educator
Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health
Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Leea Puntanen, RN(EC), BAANursing, MN(cand)
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Mental Health Centre
Penetenguishene, Ontario
Josephine Santos, RN, MN
Facilitator, Project Coordinator
Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Project
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Sue Sebastian, RN, MN, GNC(C)
Professional Practice Leader/Educator
Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Ann Tassonyi, RN, BScN
Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant
Alzheimer Society of Niagara Region and Niagara Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Program
St. Catharines, Ontario
Gloria Viverais-Dresler, RN, MHSc
Associate Professor
Laurentian University, School of Nursing
Sudbury, Ontario