Mark Walker: Mark Graduated with his degree in Medicine from Queen's University and then completed his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario in 1998; Mark went on to pursue a Fellowship through the University of Toronto. He soon recognized his passion was researchand now continues to develop collaborations with leaders in obstetrics, neonatology and internal medicine. In 2000, Mark joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, at The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa and a new investigator with the OHRI, CEU. He has also begun to build on his epidemiologic studies. He is presently completing a Masters degree in Epidemiology from the University of Toronto, specializing in economic evaluation and decision analysis.

Shi Wu Wen: In 1984 Shi Wu graduated with a medical degree from Anhui Medical Collegein China. He moved to North America to complete a M.Sc. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at the University of Washington, in 1987. In 1993 he completed his Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. As a Senior Epidemiologist at the Bureau of Reproductive and Child Health, Health Canada, Shi Wu began to develop working relationships with Perinatologists in Ottawa. In January 2001, Dr. Wen became an Associate Professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Ottawa Hospital, as well as a Research Scientist with the Clinical Epidemiology Program, at the Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa. As a methodologist Shi Wu has developed expertise that sets him apart as a leader in his area of knowledge.

Ruth Rennicks White: As a founding member of OMNI, Ruth's backgrounds in nursing and business have been instrumental as Research Manager of the OMNI group. She provides guidance and mentorship for all the research co-coordinators and is instrumental in overseeing the implementation and progress of all study protocols, human resources and staff development.

Barbara d'Entremont Harris: Barb comes with a BScN and is a long-time employee of The Ottawa Hospital with a BScN. Her vast experience which includes development of nursing care plans has enabled her to develop scannable data collection forms and she now works with the dataset for the CFI/OIT project.

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