Jasneet Parmar is a physician, innovator and educator. She has worked with the Specialized Geriatrics Program as a Care of the Elderly Physician in the Edmonton Zone since 1992.
Jasneet has been very active in developing and implementing clinical programming in the care of the frail elderly. She has been extensively involved in medical education and education of allied health professionals in geriatrics. Her research experience has included a variety of initiatives to improve the quality of care of complex and frail seniors, and family caregivers. Jasneet was instrumental in developing and implementing the process used in Alberta to assess decision-making capacity under the Personal Directive and Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Acts.
In addition to serving as medical director for the Network, Jasneet is the Medical Lead of Home Living and Transitions, Continuing Care, Edmonton Zone for Alberta Health Services (AHS) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.