MacNaught–Taillon Leadership Award in Health Policy, Health Information & Health Informatics

The MacNaught-Taillon (M&T) Award was established to honour the outstanding and lasting contributions of Don MacNaught and Serge Taillon to the Canadian health care system.

Beginning in the mid-1980s in the Health Information Division of Health Canada, Don and Serge worked side by side to contribute their leadership in a spirit of cooperation to initiatives such as the National Health Information Council and the National Health Information Task Force. Their vision, stamina and perseverance contributed significantly to the realization of the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 1994.

The inaugural award was presented to Denis Protti at the 1st Annual Canadian Health Leadership Network Symposium (September 10-12, 2008, Montebello, Quebec). The award is accompanied by a bursary to support further training, research or education in health informatics and/or health policy that will be presented to an up and coming leader who will be designated at the discretion of the M&T Award recipient.