Wendy Armstrong

Wendy Armstrong is an independent researcher, policy analyst and consultant with a focus on the privately financed side of health care in Canada, the evaluation and marketing of new technologies and recognizing the importance of context. President and ED of the Consumers' Association of Canada (Alberta Chapter) for much of the 1990s, Ms. Armstrong is most well known for her influential 2000 report, The Consumer Experience with Cataract Surgery and Private Clinics in Alberta: Canada's Canary in the Mine Shaft (www.albertaconsumers.org).

During the past four years, her published research has focused on the landscape for chronic care needs. She is currently a member of board of PharmaWatch and Alberta Consumers' Association.

Ms. Armstrong was involved in the following M-THAC projects as an M-THAC researcher:

• A Case Study of the Conversion of an Alberta Nursing Home to a Designated Assisted Living Program

• Reading the Fine Print: Focus on Long-term Care Insurance

Ms. Armstrong has kindly allowed us to include the following bonus track materials:

• Armstrong, W. (2000, January). The Consumer Experience with Cataract Surgery and Private Clinics in Alberta: Canada's Canary in the Mine Shaft. Consumer's Association of Canada.

• Armstrong, W. (2002, September). Eldercare - On the Auction Block: Alberta Families Pay the Price. Consumers' Association of Canada (Alberta).

• Armstrong, W. (2002). Jumping on the Alberta Bandwagon: Does B.C. Need this Kind of Assisted Living? Consumer's Association of Canada, Hospital Employees Union, B.C.
  

Contact Information:
E-mail: wlarmstr@telusplanet.net