Steven Lewis

teven Lewis joined The Change Foundation as Research Advisor in the summer of 2007.  As a well-respected Canadian health policy consultant with Access Consulting, Steven’s knowledge and analysis of health integration issues across Canada make him a valuable resource for the Foundation and the province. Based in Saskatoon, Steven is an Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the University of Calgary, and was recently Visiting Scholar at Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University, where he is also works as an adjunct professor. He has headed a health research granting agency and spent seven years as CEO of the Health Services Utilization and Research Commission in Saskatchewan. He has served on various boards and committees, including the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, the Health Council of Canada, and the editorial boards of several journals, including the newly launched Open Medicine.  His published work covers topics such as reforming and strengthening medicare, improving health-care quality, primary health care, regionalization and integration, and the management of wait times.