Setting priorities for waiting lists: defining our terms

Dr. Hadorn is Research Director of the Western Canada Waiting List Project, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.*The list of committee members appears at the end of the article. Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. Dr. Morris L. Barer, Director, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, and Professor, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Charlyn Black, Codirector, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, and Associate Head and Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Ms. Lauren Donnelly, Acting Executive Director, Acute and Emergency Services Branch, Saskatchewan Health, Regina, Sask.; Dr. Isra Levy, Director, Health Programs, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.; Mr. Steven Lewis, Partner, Access Consulting Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask.; Mr. John McGurran, Director, Western Canada Waiting List Project, and Research Associate, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Dr. Mark C. Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Mr. Darrell Thomson, Director, Economics and Policy Analysis, British Columbia Medical Association, Vancouver, BC; Mrs. Barbara Young, Regional Utilization Consultant, Clinical Evaluation Services, Calgary Regional Health Authority, Calgary, Alta.

Dr. Hadorn is Research Director of the Western Canada Waiting List Project, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.*The list of committee members appears at the end of the article. Dr. Tom Noseworthy, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. Dr. Morris L. Barer, Director, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, and Professor, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Dr. Charlyn Black, Codirector, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, and Associate Head and Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Ms. Lauren Donnelly, Acting Executive Director, Acute and Emergency Services Branch, Saskatchewan Health, Regina, Sask.; Dr. Isra Levy, Director, Health Programs, Canadian Medical Association, Ottawa, Ont.; Mr. Steven Lewis, Partner, Access Consulting Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask.; Mr. John McGurran, Director, Western Canada Waiting List Project, and Research Associate, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Dr. Mark C. Taylor, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Mr. Darrell Thomson, Director, Economics and Policy Analysis, British Columbia Medical Association, Vancouver, BC; Mrs. Barbara Young, Regional Utilization Consultant, Clinical Evaluation Services, Calgary Regional Health Authority, Calgary, Alta.