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Delivering Connected Care for Canadians

Delivering Connected Care for Canadians

October 1, 2024 | Ottawa, ON | Virtual Option Available 

October 1, 2024, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Salon, National Arts Centre
1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 

With increasing pressure on our healthcare system and the rapid digitization of daily life, establishing a with the growing strain on our health care system and the digitization of everyday life, the implementation of a pan-Canadian health data ecosystem must be a priority.

This will drive improvements in health care delivery and patient outcomes by making personal health information readily accessible to patients and physicians. It will also increase the availability of aggregated health data for socially beneficial research, which will facilitate the development of the next generation of life-saving treatments. Unfortunately, Canada currently lags global peers, with much of Canadians’ health information locked across various electronic medical records systems that are not interoperable or accessible. 

The Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy and Interoperability Roadmap have created the vision for a made-in-Canada solution, and progress is being made with Ottawa also asking provinces and territories to improve how health information is collected, shared, used and reported as a condition to receive federal health care funding. In June 2024, the Minister of Health then tabled the Connected Care for Canadians Act, which will prevent data blocking by ensuring the interoperability of health information technologies. 

But more progress is needed, and faster. As discussed at last November’s discussion hosted by the Canadian Chamber, Accelerating Canada’s Health Data Ecosystemthere is a cost to inaction. The longer we delay the implementation of a pan-Canadian health data system, the longer we accept a less efficient health care system and worse health outcomes. 

This year’s event will bring together federal and provincial government officials and industry representatives, to discuss how we can accelerate the delivery of connected care for Canadians by overcoming jurisdictional barriers and encouraging public-private partnerships.

Interested in sponsoring this event? Please reach out to Daniel Caramori at dcaramori@chamber.ca


Agenda

All times are in ET and are subject to change

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.Registration
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Opening Remarks
Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.mRemarks on Bill C-72, The Connected Care for Canadians Act 
 
The Honourable Mark Holland PC MP, Minister of Health
9:35 am – 9:55 a.m. The Finnish Health Data Experience and Key Learnings for Canada

Saara Malkamäki, Programme Manager, Innovation Office, University of Basel 
9:55 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel 1: Delivering Connected Care for Canadians

Elizabeth Toller, Director General, Health Care Strategies, Health Canada 
Luk Arbuckle, Global AI Practice Leader and Chief Methodologist, IQVIA 
Dr. Anderson Chuck, President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information 
Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
Michael Green, President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway 
11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.  Break
11:05 a.m. – 12:10 p.mPanel 2: Aligning health data initiatives to build a truly integrated system 

Brigitte Nolet, President and CEO, Roche Canada 
Dr. Lyle Oberg, Executive Board Chairman, Alberta Health Services 
Christine Sham, Director, Digital and Analytics Strategy Division, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 
Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
12:10 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.Closing Remarks 
 
Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Quebec, Canadian Chamber of Commerce 
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.mNetworking Lunch

Speakers

Hon. Mark Holland
Minister of Health

Luk Arbuckle
Global AI Practice Leader and Chief Methodologist, IQVIA

Dr. Anderson Chuck
President and CEO, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Michael Green
President and CEO, Canada Health Infoway

Saara Malkamäki
Programme Manager, Innovation Office, University of Basel

Brigitte Nolet
President and CEO, Roche Canada

Dr. Lyle Oberg 
Chair, Alberta Health Services

Elizabeth Toller
Director General, Health Care Strategies, Health Canada

Christine Sham
Director, Digital and Analytics Strategy Division, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

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Christine holds a degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto and is widely recognized as a digital health leader in Ontario. She has had an important role in shaping and leading digital health strategy in the Ministry of Health for nearly two decades. In her current role as Director, Information Management Strategy and Policy at the Ministry, she champions the development and implementation of provincial data and digital strategies to catalyze health system transformation and digital health innovation.” 

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