Conference Presentations

The theme of the 2011 CEO Forum, Leadership Accountability in Canadian Healthcare: Creating the momentum to improve quality, grew from a clear message heard at the 2010 forum: Canada must create a culture of excellence in healthcare. We wanted to use this year’s meeting to discuss how to create an atmosphere that encourages quality improvement, and to share practical strategies to create a high-performing, integrated healthcare system. We also wanted to talk about the infrastructure needed to support innovation and quality improvement; how to align accountability at different levels, and how to measure performance to improve outcomes and reduce inefficiency.

As part of Alberta Health Services (AHS) Strategic Health Needs Assessment and Service Design 2030 project, the Institute of Health Economics has been commissioned to conduct three Knowledge Exchange events. The first of the Knowledge Exchange events: Becoming the Best: Building Sustainability - Game Changing Health Innovations was held on February 24th, 2011. The event was supported by Alberta Health Services in collaboration with Alberta Health and Wellness. Below are video records and powerpoint presentations provided at the event.
 

On April 12, 2010, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre and the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) co-hosted a scientific symposium on the health effects of shift work. More than 100 researchers and representatives from the employer, labour and workers’ compensation communities — primarily from Ontario, but also other parts of Canada, the United States and Europe — came together in Toronto to participate in the symposium. The aim was to provide an overview from leading scientific experts on research findings about the health effects of shift work, and collectively identify the key gaps in the research evidence.

Picking Up the Pace is Canada’s premiere event showcasing how to implement change in primary healthcare by presenting more than 47 innovations selected by an expert committee from across Canada.