Canada's major medical journal, Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), has appointed a new editor-in-chief. Dr. Andreas Laupacis will take on the position with the CMAJ Group of publications on October 7, 2019, which includes the world-renowned CMAJ. An accomplished medical leader, mentor and researcher, Dr. Laupacis has an exhaustive track record of successfully evaluating scientific evidence as well as editorial experience, as the author of more than 350 peer-reviewed articles and the founder of healthydebate.ca and facesofhealthcare.ca.
Joule, a Canadian Medical Association company and owner of the CMAJ Group made the announcement today, September 11, 2019.
Dr. Laupacis is a general internist currently practicing palliative care at St. Michael's Hospital where he is a scientist with the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. He is a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. He has served on numerous academic and governmental committees, most recently serving as board chair for Health Quality Ontario. Dr. Laupacis has been awarded the Justice Emmett Hall Laureate, the Health Services Research Advancement Award from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the F.N.G. Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association, among other prestigious awards. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
The CMAJ Group includes CMAJ, CMAJ Open, Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Canadian Journal of Surgery and the magazine Santé inc. Dr. Laupacis will start his new role on October 7, 2019.
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