Below is a snapshot of our previous guests and materials that were distributed during the 2008 ELF Speaker Series.
2008 ELF SPEAKER SERIES
–> 2008.09.22
Hon. Michael Kirby – Chair, Mental Health Commission of Canada
The Hon. Michael Kirby served the Senate of Canada for 22 years. Under his leadership from 1999-2006, the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology produced 11 healthcare reports, including the first-ever national report on mental health, mental illness and addiction, Out of the Shadows at Last. This report led to his appointment as Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, where he is currently leading the development of a national strategy on mental health, and an anti-stigma campaign.
Themes:
- How to be a leader in healthcare
- Obstacles that leaders must overcome
- Myths in healthcare
Materials Distributed:
- Meeting Details
- Meeting Summary
- Suggested Reading: Out of the Shadows at Last
- ELF Longwoods Additional Suggested Readings List
–> 2008.04.02
Dr. Alex Jadad – Director, Centre of Global eHealth Innovation and Canadian Research Chair in eHealth Innovation, UHN
Dr. Jadad’s mission is to help improve health for all, through information and communication technologies (ICTs). Dr. Jadad created the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, and became the Rose Family Chair in Supportive Care and the Canada Research Chair in eHealth Innovation. The Centre, designed as a simulator of the future, acts as a flexible configurable movie set-like space to study and optimize the use of ICTs before their widespread introduction into the health system. He is also spearheading the creation of a ‘mini-model’ of the world, a network of people, tools and settings working together to assess the impact of ICTs in health and healthcare, globally.
Themes:
- Building a person-centered health system in the age of social networks
Materials Distributed:
- Meeting Details
- Meeting Summary
–> 2008.01.23
Dr. Joshua Tepper – ADM, Health Human Resources, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Dr. Tepper has played several impressive roles as a new leader in Ontario’s healthcare scene. He was a senior medical officer for Health Canada, has sat on the board of both the Canadian Medical Association and the Ontario Medical Association, and was president of both the Canadian Federation of Medical Students and the Provincial Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario. He has also worked with organization such as ICES and CIHI.
He completed medical school at McMaster University and then rural family medicine training at the University of Toronto in 2000. He also completed his Masters of Public Health at Harvard University at 2005.
Themes:
- First-had experiences as an emerging leader in healthcare
- The future of health human resources in Ontario
Materials Distributed:
- Meeting Details
- Meeting Summary
- ELF Longwoods Suggested Readings List
