John MacDonald
St. Michael's Hospital
Social
Biography
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds
2008-02-01
Successfully led the expansion of a university charity from Queen's University to four universities across Canada, raising money for the construction of libraries in Southeast Asia. The organization now operates at eight Canadian Universities.
VeriDrug
2012-10-21
Co-founder and "pitch-man" for VeriDrug. Voted #1 most interesting concept and best team at Hacking Health 2012 in Toronto, featured on CTV news and speaker at BCPSQC Quality Forum 2013. VeriDrug is a diverse team of doctors, developers and designers turning pharmacy and insurance medication data into up to date patient medication lists. www.veridrug.com @VeriDrug
LookFlix Advisor
2012-03-23
Advisor to Facebook app startup founded in Toronto before becoming a MassChallenge 2012 finalist.
Social Venture Capital Researcher - University of Toronto
2012-10-26
Leader and team member of a variety of cooperative projects between the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto examining the decision tree of social venture capitalists as well as what innovative strategies are being used to deliver access to healthcare in the developing world.
Education
University of Calgary
MD
Medicine
2011
Queen's University
BSc.
Life Sciences & Economics
2008
Affiliations
- VeriDrug
Event Appearances
Hacking Health - VeriDrug
Hacking Health 2012
2012-10-19
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
