The Conference Program
Breakfast and lunch are included in registration for both days. Registration also includes the complimentary reception on October 12.| Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | |
| 7:00 am – 4:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 8:00 am | Welcome Breakfast - Hon. Michael de Jong, QC, Minister of Health, Province of BC |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Official Opening |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Plenary Session 1 Leading Towards Certainty in Uncertain Times—Jim Bottomley, Futurist |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Plenary Session 2 Leading Together for a Brave New World—Jeffrey Selberg, MHA, Executive Vice President and COO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Annual General Meeting HealthCare Leaders' Association of BC |
| 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Concurrent Sessions Choose your top 2 preferences when you register. Please see Concurrent Sessions for a list of presenters. CS1 Information Management and Technology (IMIT) in an Integrated World: Crossing the Divide CS2 Citizen Engagement: Exercising Public Judgement in Health Systems Planning CS3 Next Generation Leaders: Finding, Building & Securing the Future Talent Pool CS4 Leaders for Learning: A Healthcare Leadership Development Program for New and Emerging Leaders |
| 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Plenary Session 3 BC Health Authority CEOs Share Their Perspectives and Visions for the Future. Organizational Culture: An Enabler or Barrier in Service Integration and Consolidation? Dianne Doyle, Providence Health Care; Dr. Nigel Murray, Fraser Health Authority; Dr. David Ostrow, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority; Howard Waldner, Vancouver Island Health Authority |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Complimentary networking reception. Wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres. Join your conference colleagues and speakers immediately following the last session of the day! |
| Thursday, October 13, 2011 | |
| 7:30 am – 4:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Breakfast - Plenary Session 4 Leading the First Nations Transformation to Self Control and Responsibility for Health Service Delivery Dr. Evan Adams, Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor, Office of the Provincial Health Officer, BC Ministry of Health Services; Joe Gallagher, CEO First Nations Health Society; Linda Revell, Chief Operating Officer, First Nations Health Society |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Plenary Session 5 Leading Transformation—Jim Harris, Author and National Post Columnist |
| 10:15 am – 10:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions Choose your top 2 preferences when you register. Please see Concurrent Sessions for a list of presenters. CS5 Public Private Partnerships: Experience and Lessons CS6 Social Media Strategies for Healthcare Communication CS7 Data and Decisions: What is the Connection? |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm | Plenary Session 6 The Economic Burden of Healthcare: Moving Towards a Sustainable System Dr. Les Vertesi, Executive Director, BC Health Services Purchasing Organization; Dr. Mark Godley, Medical Director, False Creek Healthcare Centre; Dr. Jason Sutherland, Assistant Professor, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, UBC School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia |
| 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Plenary Session 7 Navigating the Healthcare Maze Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun Medical and Health Issues Reporter; Janet Bates, BC Cancer Agency Southern Interior, IB-RAPID Program; Anastasia Elworthy, Operations Leader, Surgical Ambulatory Clinics, Providence Health Care; LaDonna Fehr, Director of Clinical Operations, BC Northern Cancer Centre |
| 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks |