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Jonathan Lomas (researcher)

Jonathan Lomas(born June 21, 1952 in Swansea, Wales) is a British-Canadian health researcher and the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). In 2010 he became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has two daughters with his wife, B.J. Porter.

Early Life and Education

Jonathan Lomas was born on June 21st, 1952 in Swansea, Wales, but spent most of his childhood in Britain.

Jonathan obtained an undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University in the early 1970s before moving to Canada as a Commonwealth Scholar.<ref>www.longwoods.com/product/download/code/16460<ref> He obtained a Masters degree in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario in 1975.<ref>http://www.alumni.uwo.ca/connect/notable-alumni/jonathan-lomas.html<ref>

In 1980, Jonathan ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in the Canadian federal election in Toronto’s Don Valley West riding. He placed third, garnering 9.6% of the popular vote.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Valley_West<ref>

Career

Between 1982 and 1997 Dr. Lomas worked as a Professor of Health Policy Analysis at McMaster University, where he co-founded the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), an applied research group with a strong emphasis on research dissemination and uptake.

Dr. Lomas was also the inaugural CEO of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF), a nationally endowed organization founded in 1997 to improve the relevance and use of health services research in health system decision-making.

Jonathan has been a consultant to national and provincial governments in Canada, as well as providing research and advice to various non-governmental organizations, task forces and inquiries. He has worked extensively on international health issues as a consultant for the World Health Organization, the World Bank, the International Development Research Centre and the Rockefeller Foundation in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, The Philippines, South Korea, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Australia, among others. He has also been a Visiting Professor or Scientist at the University of Gadjah Mada in Indonesia (1990), the University of Sydney, Australia (where he was also a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Health of the New South Wales Government) (1996/97), and the Dutch national research and development agency ZonMw (2004).<ref>https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/isdm2005/bio-lomas.html<ref>

Jonathan has published two books and numerous articles and chapters in the area of health policy and health services research.<ref>https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/isdm2005/bio-lomas.html<ref> He is recognized as an international leader for his work exploring the role and impact of research evidence in health systems decision-making and is seen in Canada as the “godfather of knowledge translation.”<ref>http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36548.html<ref>

Dr. Lomas received an Honourary Doctorate from the University of Montreal in 2005 as part of the Department of Health Administration’s 50th Anniversary celebrations.<ref>http://www.direction.umontreal.ca/secgen/ceremonies_honneurs/documents/honoriscausa_chrono.pdf<ref> The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) also recognized Jonathan’s achievements by establishing the Jonathan Lomas KT Doctoral Research Award Supplement in his honour.<ref>http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/36548.html<ref> In 2006 he was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and as a Specially Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.<ref>http://www.rsc.ca/documents/news/RSC_News_August_2006.pdf<ref>

Dr. Lomas became an Officer of the Order of Canada in January 2010 in recognition of his promotion and advancement of the role and impact of research evidence in Canada’s health sector.<ref>http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13469<ref> In 2012 he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his significant contributions to Canada.<ref>http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=14019&lan=eng<ref>

Jonathan Lomas is now retired<ref>http://www.health-policy-systems.com/content/6/1/1<ref> and spends his time writing his first novel, tending to his beehives, doing volunteer and occasional international consulting work, and travelling with his wife B.J. Porter, two daughters and grand-daughter.

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 '''Jonathan Lomas'''(born June 21, 1952 in Swansea, Wales) is a British-Canadian health researcher and the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF). In 2010 he became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has two daughters with his wife, B.J. Porter.