Andre Picard

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Presentations

Critical Care - What's happening in Canada's health care system
Picard is a seasoned communicator who uses a conversational style to reach his audience. He often uses science and research in combination with personal experience and interviews to put everything in context with real stories showing what health-care professionals face on a daily basis.

Elder Abuse - Physical, Psychological and Financial
Picard discusses all elements of elder abuse, and includes reference to the Kerby Centre, Canada's first shelter for battered seniors.

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Summary Profile

André Picard is one of Canada's top public policy writers.

He is the public health reporter at The Globe and Mail and author of the best-selling books CRITICAL CARE: Canadian Nurses Speak For Change and THE GIFT OF DEATH: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy. He is also the author of A CALL TO ALMS: The New Face of Charity in Canada.

André has received much acclaim for his writing, including the Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism, the Canadian Policy Research Award, and the Atkinson Fellowship for Public Policy Research.

In 2002, he received the Centennial Prize of the Pan-American Health Organization as the top public health reporter in the Americas. In 2005, he was named Canada's first Public Health Hero by the Canadian Public Health Association.

In 2007, André was awarded a National Newspaper Award for his contribution to a series about cancer care in Canada.

He is a former member of the advisory committees of the Canadian Institute for Child Health, Active Healthy Kids Canada, Centraide/United Way Montréal, and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. He is also a parent representative on the Montreal School Board.

Client Testimonials:

"André was terrific and extremely well recieved. Thank you."

Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada

"André Picard's talk to the Family Council members and CAMH staff was compelling, interesting and provocative. The audience was spellbound, and I am quite sure they will pass the word around that he is an excellent speaker.....and if they weren't already reading his articles, they will be now."

The Family Council at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health