Announcing ELF Speaker Series featuring Camille Orridge

Please join us for our eleventh Emerging Leader Forum Speaker Series on Monday, November 9, 2009, as Camille Orridge, Executive Director of the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC), speaks candidly about leading community care into the future.

Date & Time:
Monday, November 9, 2009; 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Location:
Empire Grill & Lounge, 50 Cumberland Street, www.empiretoronto.com

About our Speaker:
Camille Orridge
Executive Director, Toronto Central CCAC

As Executive Director of the Toronto Central CCAC, Camille Orridge provides leadership to an organization that serves close to 19,000 clients monthly and has an annual budget of $172 million to coordinate and provide publicly funded home and community-based care and to facilitate placement in long-term care.

With a reputation as a passionate and vocal advocate for the needs of the community, Camille has taken leadership roles in major provincial initiatives involving e-health, ethics of care, health system performance measurement, chronic disease management, and health human resources.  She is also deeply involved in community work focused on AIDS prevention.

To RSVP to this event, please complete the registration form.  Participation is FREE for ELF members.

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Announcing ELF Development Seminar featuring Martin Gurbin

Please join us for an Emerging Leader Forum Development Seminar on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, as Martin Gurbin, Director of business Development & Innovation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, discusses what it means to communicate effectively in the healthcare sector, including:

• The impact of communication styles
• Appreciating the context of our healthcare environment
• Selling ideas & getting your message across to clinicians, administrators and government officials

Date & Time:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009; 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Location:
445 King St. W., 3rd Floor

About our Development Seminar Speaker:

Martin Gurbin
Director Business Development & Innovation Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Marty reflects upon his experience with the Ontario Hospital Association as Sr. Economist, as Director of the Ontario Hospital eHealth Council, and as Director of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario, in the context of generating momentum for change in healthcare. More recently, he has been working with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre as Director of Business Development and Innovation, where he works with the senior team, and a broad range of senior clinicians, researchers and entrepreneurs, to help Sunnybrook fulfill its quest to invent the Future of Healthcare.

To RSVP to this event, please complete the registration form.  Participation is FREE for ELF members, but please note that registration will be limited to 25 participants only.

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2nd Annual ELF Summer Social Recap

Empire Lounge in Yorkville was the venue for the 2^nd annual Emerging Leader Forum (ELF) Summer Social, on Friday, August 14^th, 2009.  Over thirty members, from a variety of organizations including West Park Healthcare Centre, St. Michael’s Hospital, the MOHLTC Critical Care Secretariat, Canada Health Infoway and Courtyard Group, gathered for some drinks, appetizers and dynamic conversation.

Our 2008/09 Accomplishments

The event celebrated the accomplishments of ELF during the 2008/09 year, which included various events with prominent healthcare leaders including Dr. Catherine Zahn, Richard Alvarez, Michael Kirby, Ken Deane, and Dr. Michael Guerriere to name a few.

New Committee Members

At the event two new ELF Committee members were formally welcomed to the ELF community.  Maxine Hynes joins the team as the new Development Seminar Lead, as Beth Dewitt goes on maternity leave.  Most recently, Maxine has been working with Bain and Company strategic consulting and has decided to make a formal career shift into healthcare.  Christine Gordon joins the committee as the Lead for the ELF Think Tank, a new pillar that is being launched this year (stay tuned for how you can get involved!).  She currently works at St. Michael’s Hospital leading its capital planning initiative.  Both Maxine and Christine bring a great deal of energy and intelligence to the committee and share a passion for developing the capabilities of young healthcare leaders.

ELF Scholarship Winners

This year ELF members were given the opportunity to apply for an ELF scholarship which entitled them to attend a one-day leadership workshop focused on a topic of their choice.  The two winners were Janet Law, currently working at Scarborough Hospital, and Sweeny Chhabra, currently working at Siemens Canada.  Both recipients demonstrated their commitment and passion for developing their healthcare leadership skills and knowledge.

Thank you to all those who attended and made the event such a success!  We look forward to your participation in our exciting list of 2009/10 events.  If you have any questions or comments about ELF, feel free to contact us at elf@emergingleaderforum.com.

 

Announcing ELF’s Summer Social :: Aug. 14th, 2009

Come meet some of your fellow ELF members!

There are four essential ingredients to ELF’s Summer Social:

1. Patio weather
2. Drinks
3. Food
4. Emerging healthcare leaders!

Over the past year ELF has held several successful events.  There was the Guided Leadership Session in January where members had the chance to speak candidly with Dr. Matthew Morgan, Dr. Catherine Zahn, Ken Deane and Richard Alvarez about leadership, mentorship and career development; the Speakers Series events with Michael Kirby and Matt Anderson; and a Development Seminar on strategic thinking with Dr. Michael Guerriere.   Come help us celebrate 2008/09 and plan for 2009/10.

EVENT: ELF Summer Social
DATE & TIME: August 14, 2009, 5:30 – 7:30pm
LOCATION: Empire Grill & Lounge, 50 Cumberland Street, www.empiretoronto.com

Please RSVP to attend!

 

ELF Committee Member Recruitment

Committee Member Recruitment

ELF is continuing to grow, learn and expand in 2009/10!  We wish to expand on the successful launch of ELF’s four pillars this past year.

Last August we welcomed three new members to the ELF Committee to lead the Speaker Series, Guided Leadership Sessions and Development Seminars.  This year we are recruiting for two positions:

1. Development Seminar Lead – Beth Dewitt has done an exceptional job this year, but will be on maternity leave next year.  We are looking for a passionate and driven ELF member to fill her shoes.
2. Think Tank Lead – Next year we are hoping to establish a Think Tank, consisting of a small group of ELF members, that will meet regularly to discuss selected topics of interest in healthcare.  The output of the Think Tank could potentially be a whitepaper suitable for publication!

Application Process

All ELF members are welcome to apply. Click to download the application form that provides more information about the roles available and the time commitment required. If you are interested in joining the ELF Committee, fill out the application form and email it to ELF@emergingleaderforum.com by Friday, July 31, 2009.

The applications will be reviewed by the Committee, and a short list of applicants will be asked to participate in a brief teleconference to finalize members by Friday, August 7, 2009.

The new Committee members will be introduced at the ELF Summer Social!