Upcoming events in 2011 — The Scope of Medicare: What Makes Sense Today?

The fourth annual invitational conference of the MUHC-ISAI will take place October 26 and 27, 2011, in Montreal.

The conference will assemble prominent policymakers, administrators and clinicians to look at how well the legislative underpinnings of Canadian health care support present-day efforts to integrate care, improve health outcomes and ensure sustainability.

If you are interested in attending the conference, please contact Susan Usher, Administrative Committee, MUHC-ISAI

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

THE SCOPE OF MEDICARE: WHAT MAKES SENSE TODAY?
4^TH Annual Conference of the McGill University Health Centre’s Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation

OCTOBER 26 and 27, 2011 — MONTREAL

CONFERENCE CHAIRS:

The Honourable Arthur T. Porter, P.C. MD
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, McGill University Health Centre

Mr. Bernard Lord
Scholar-in-residence, McGill University Health Centre’s Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation (MUHC-ISAI); President and CEO, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association; former Premier of New Brunswick

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

17:30 Cocktail Reception and Showcase

18:30 Welcome Remarks from the Chairs
The Hon. Arthur T. Porter and Mr. Bernard Lord

18:45 Keynote: Economic Challenges to Canada’s Healthcare System

19:30 Adjournment

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

08:00 Continental Breakfast

08:30 Opening Remarks
The Hon. Arthur T. Porter and Mr. Bernard Lord

08:45 Canadian Perspectives: Is Our Health Care System’s Future Tied to the Canada Health Act?
Dr. Pierre-Gerlier Forest, President, Trudeau Foundation
The Hon. Claude Castonguay, Invited Fellow, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en analyse des organisations (CIRANO)

10:00 Regional Perspective: What do Provinces/Territories Expect from the Renewal of the Health Accord?
The Hon. Madeleine Dubé, Minister of Health, New Brunswick

11:00 Health Break

11:30 International Perspectives: Changing Course in Health Care: The British and Dutch Experience with Reforms in National Legislation
The British Health Act in Evolution: Sir Jonathan Michael, Chief Executive, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Monitoring the Impact of Reforms: Dr. Gert Westert, Professor, Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, The Netherlands

12:45 Lunch

13:45 Introduction to the afternoon session
The Hon. W. David Angus, Q.C., Chairman, MUHC Board of Directors

13:55 Panel: Comprehensiveness, Portability and Accessibility in the 21st Century
Moderator: Dr. Terrence Sullivan, Professor, Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Panellists: Dr. Joseph Ragaz, Medical Oncologist, Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine & School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Dr. Edward Brown, CEO, Ontario Telemedicine Network

15:10 Health Break

15:40 Panel: Public Policy Innovation in Health Care: Priorities, Options and Mechanisms for Action
Moderator: Mr. Bernard Lord
Panellists: Prof. Antonia Maioni, Associate Professor, Institute for Health and Social Policy and Department of Political Science, McGill University
Mr. André Picard, Public Health Reporter, The Globe and Mail
Dr. Philippe Couillard, Senior Fellow in Health Law, McGill Research Group on Health and Law, McGill University

16:45 Closing Remarks
The Hon. Arthur Porter and Mr. Bernard Lord

17:00 End of the Conference