Joan Harper

Joan Harper is a Program Specialist focused on Primary Health Care Data Standards Development at the Canadian Institute for Health Information since October 2023. Previously, Harper held roles as a Specialist in Standards at Canada Health Infoway and as a Senior Technical Specialist - Integration at Scarborough Health Network, where responsibilities encompassed application deployment, interface development, and risk management reporting process improvements. Other positions include Lead Developer at Waterloo Health Information Systems and Technology Lab, Application Analyst roles at Rouge Valley Health System, and Analyst Programmer positions at AIG Bermuda and Altamira Investments. Joan Harper holds a Master of Health Informatics from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor's degree in Health Studies/Computer Science/Geography from the University of Toronto. Technical proficiency includes SQL, PHP, and various web technologies.