2020 Program
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - Opening Keynote
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Dr. Samir K. Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, AGSF
Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health System and the University Health Network Dr. Samir Sinha is the Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Health Policy Research at Ryerson University’s National Institute on Ageing. A Rhodes Scholar, Samir is a highly regarded clinician and international expert in the care of older adults. He has consulted and advised governments and health care organizations around the world and is the Architect of the Government of Ontario’s Seniors Strategy. In 2014, Maclean’s proclaimed him to be one of Canada’s 50 most influential people and its most compelling voice for the elderly. |
From Left to Right, top to bottom - see full bios on the schedule page:
Julie Drury, Strategic Lead - Patient Partnership, Canadian Foundation For Healthcare Improvement Karima Kanani, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP Ivy Wong, Senior Lead, OHT and System Integration, North York Toronto Health Partners and Senior Advisor, NIA |
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
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Patrick Boily, Director of Policy, OCSA Patrick Boily is currently Director of Policy at the Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA), the provincial association that represents not-for-profit home and community care health service providers in Ontario. In this role, he leads the development and implementation of OCSA’s advocacy, government relations, public policy and stakeholder engagement agenda. Talia Bronstein, Daily Bread Food Bank Talia Bronstein holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Toronto and is an experienced policy researcher with a passion for social change. Talia has worked in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, which provides her with a unique perspective in building collaborative relationships between community members, partner organizations, and government to tackle complex systems-level policy issues. Currently, as the VP Research & Advocacy at Daily Bread Food Bank, she advocates for the realization of the right to food in Canada. |
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Camille Quenneville, CEO, CMHA Ontario Division Sana Imran, Policy Analyst, lead on health equity, CMHA Ontario Division Lawrence Blake, Manager of workplace programming, CMHA Ontario Division |
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 9:45 AM to 10:30 AM
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
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From Left to Right, top to bottom - see full bios on the schedule page:
Alvin Cheng, Director of Health Analytics and Innovation, Ontario Health (Toronto Region) Alistair Forsyth, CIO, VHA Home Health Care Amelia Hoyt, CIO, Michael Garron Hospital Mehran Mehrdadi, Vice President, Administration & Information Systems, WoodGreen Community Services |