title: Expert panels and ontario's wait time strategy: part 2.
abstract: Expert panels have been widely used in healthcare as a way of bringing knowledgeable people together to examine issues and identify solutions in well-defined areas. Various terms have been used to describe these groups of experts such as "consensus panels," "blue ribbon panels" and "expert committees or panels." Regardless of the term used, panels of healthcare experts have a history of providing invaluable advice to policy- and decision-makers.
authors.affiliation: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trypuc
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: MacLeod
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009864:Ontario; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014850:Waiting Lists