Agenda
7:00 Registration, Breakfast, Networking
8:00 Opening remarks
8:10–8:45 Opening keynote:
Wake me Up for the Tsunami: How I learned to quit worrying and do something to fix Canada's health care system.
According to Statistics Canada, an estimated 4.1 million Canadians can't find a family physician. And wait lists for everything from MRIs to referrals to surgeons continue to grow. Using audio clips from his award-winning CBC Radio program White Coat, Black, Brian Goldman examines the growing problem of orphan patients in Canada, and discusses the kinds of patients who have the most difficulty finding a family physician, including seniors as well as patients with disabilities, psychiatric issues and substance abuse. He examines the roots of the problem, from cutbacks to medical school enrolment in the 1990s to the harsh realities of providing increasingly complex care in a fee for service model. From nurse practitioners and physician assistants to pharmacists with prescribing privileges, Dr. Goldman discusses the new players in healthcare who it is hoped will take the strain off family medicine, and proposes a new model of primary healthcare that integrates them.
Brian Goldman – Mount Sinai Hospital
The common ground: the importance of establishing a firm foundation of interprofessional understanding + tips on what works to bring diverse groups onto the same path.
9:00–10:00 Panel discussion:
Messages from Main St. Inter-professional successes in grassroots Ontario.
Interprofessional collaboration in primary care requires significant adaptation of roles and joint accountability/responsibility for outcomes. In this facilitated panel discussion, four primary care practitioners-educators will discuss their experiences with sharing roles and responsibilities to advance collaborative practice. Reflecting upon their own cases and experiences, participants will help the audience draw "lessons learned from the trenches" of primary care, to allow audience members to identify enablers and barriers to collaboration, and how these can be implemented in practice. Facilitated discussion and reflective summarizing, followed by opportunities for audience interaction will be utilized.
Interprofessional successes in grassroots Ontario
The success stories and a proven plan of action to make interprofessional care a reality in your workplaces.
Zubin Austin, Assoc. Professor,OCP Professor in Pharmacy,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Judith Brown, Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine and the School of Social Work, King’s College
Dr. Cynthia Whitehead, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Ken Burns, Community Pharmacist, Errington Pharmacy
Donna Kearney, Nurse Practitioner/Manager, Rosseau Nursing Station , West Parry Sound Health Centre
10:00–10:30 Break / Networking / Booths / Posters
10:30–11:30 Clinical session #1
A panel of representatives from the three healthcare professions plus a patient advocate from the Canadian Diabetes Association provide their insights into how healthcare professionals can work together to optimize diabetes care. This discussion will lead with the patient perspective, and audience interaction will be encouraged throughout.
Dr.Ian Blumer, University of Toronto, Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre
Shannon Selkirk-Ferrier, NP, Greater Peterborough FHT, Buckhorn, On
Tom Kontio, Pharmacist, Thames Valley Family Health Team-Stathroy Medical Clinic
Patient: Shawn Shepheard
11:35–12:00 FLASH SESSION: Tips from the trenches
In this short, snappy session, a family physician, pharmacist and nurse practitioner from the same Family Health Team offer real life examples, tips and strategies that have worked for them in developing a collaborative approach to patient care. Each professional will discuss their expectations when they first started to collaborate; what did and didn`t happen as the team started working together; and, what they want for the future.
Dr. Andrew Wozniak ,FP, Barrie & Community Family Health Team
Carolyn Glover, Pharmacist, Barrie & Community Family Health Team
Dana Strength, NP, Barrie & Community Family Health Team
12:00–12:15 Break/Networking/ Booths
12:15 Lunch
12:45–1:15 Luncheon speaker:
Scott Dudgeon, The Change Foundation
Scott Dudgeon will provide insights, research and analysis of the changing roles for healthcare professions already underway and concrete examples on how to promote the integration of current healthcare systems for more optimal patient care in Ontario. His talk will help attendees better recognize the reasons why embracing the change and integration of healthcare services among the three professions can mean more opportunity for professional development and improved patient care. It will also provide suggestions/advice for individual initiatives that can aid in pushing that change forward
1:45–2:45 Clinical session #2
Cardiovascular care: working together to optimize patient care and promote adherence.
Dr. Peter Lin, Director of Primary Care Initiatives, Canadian Heart Research Centre, Medical Director, LinCorp Medical Inc.
Heather Kertland, Pharmacist, St. Michael’s Heart and Vascular Program
Irene Heinz, NP, Royal Victoria Hospital
Mary Lewis, (Patient) Director Government Relations and Health Partnerships, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
A panel of representatives from the three healthcare professions plus a patient advocate from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation provides insights into how healthcare professionals can work together to optimize care for cardiovascular patients. A program that provides a foundation for a patient elf-management model will be described, as will issues commonly expressed by patients and their families.
2:45–3:00 Break / Networking / Booths
3:00–4:00 Panel discussion: E-health: Cool Answers to Hot Topics
In this studio-style discussion, a moderator and four experts tackle top e-health questions. The goal is to identify: how inter-professional care is promoted through e-health technology; benefits to patient care; examples of effective uses of technology in interdisciplinary care; future opportunities; and the next big steps.
Simon Hally, Editor/Publisher Canadian Healthcare Manager
Andrew Hussain, Regional Chief Information Officer, Mississauga Halton & Central West Local Health Integration Networks
Doug Tessier, SVP,Strategy,Development and Delivery, eHealth Ontario
Andrew Szende, Chief Executive Officer, electronic Child Health Network
Dr. Chris O’Connor, Director of Medical Informatics, Trillium Healthcare
4:15 Wrap-Up and Thank You
Questions?
Contact Joanne Merrick
416 764-3874
Joanne.merrick@rci.rogers.com
