Jay Fiddler

Jay Fiddler was diagnosed with Stills Disease in December 2001 and brings the “newly diagnosed” perspective to her work with the Consumer Advisory Board. She is also the BC representative of the Consumer Advisory Council of the Canadian Arthritis Network. In this role she is responsible for representing and articulating the needs of British Columbians living with all forms of arthritis, in addition to serving as a voting member on the Network’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee and Training and Education Committee.

Currently, she is a PhD student at University of British Columbia and holds a research fellowship with the Canadian Blood Service. Jay is also a co-investigator on a two-year grant funded jointly through the CIHR, CBS and Bayer to study the social determinants of blood donor participation in British Columbia. Prior to this she spent four years working as a Research Consultant and Health-Care Trainer for AIDS Vancouver and AIDS Calgary Awareness Association. This work afforded her the skills to interpret medical research and the ability to effectively interface with community agencies to build research and educational partnerships.