Abraham Rudnick
Professor
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Canada
Biography
Dr. Abraham (Rami) Rudnick is a certified psychiatrist and a PhD-trained philosopher. He is a Professor in the Section of Psychiatry at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Lakehead University and Laurentian University, Thunder Bay and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, as well as an Adjunct Professor at other universities in Canada. He is the Vice President of Research at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and the Chief Scientist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. He is a Canadian Certified Physician Executive and a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner. He is a Senior Editor of the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health and the founder of the Canadian Unit of the International Network of a UNESCO Chair in Bioethics. He is a recipient of the pioneer award in recovery research granted by Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) / Réadaptation Psychosociale (RPS) Canada, a recipient of the Michael Smith award granted by the Schizophrenia Society of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and a Distinguished Fellow and Gold Medal recipient of the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare as well the Chair of its Mental Health Special Interest Group. Much of his research addresses bioethics, mental health, social determinants of health, and use of smart technology for, with and by people who have mental health challenges.
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