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MEDIA ADVISORY - Ontario political parties, listen up: Hot Talk on Health to offer expert policy advice on #1 voter issue - health care(Canada Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Keynote: US health-care trail-blazer Barbara Balik, Institute of Health-care Improvement (IHI), on improving patient/caregiver experience Panelists: Susan Eng, Adalsteinn Brown and Danielle Martin to weigh in on Ontario context TORONTO, June 14, 2011 /CNW/ - The latest pre-election Nanos research poll (May 2011) shows that health care is the top concern for Ontario voters (34%). As parties plot final platforms, what should be front and centre on their health-care policy agendas to improve patient and caregiver experience? How do we make our system work better for Ontarians? How to include them in plans to drive change and use their ideas and experience to redesign care? The media is invited to hear leading health policy minds address these questions and more at a June 20th Hot Talk on Health: Making Sense of - and more of - the Patient Experience: Partnering with Patients and Familiesfeaturing IHI's Barbara Balik. Balik will share her knowledge and expertise in helping health organizations work with American patients and families to improve their health-care experience across the continuum of care. Balik, a senior faculty member at IHI, speaks from a wide range of experiences - she has worked as a labour and delivery RN, a hospital CEO, and currently as president of Common Fire. A panel of Ontario health-care leaders will dissect/debate learning for Ontario against the backdrop of The Excellent Care for All Act focused on patient-centred care. Audience Q & A will follow. The event ispresented by The Change Foundation in partnership with U of T's School of Public Policy & Governance. WHO: Keynote: Barbara Balik, IHI, CEO, Common Fire Healthcare Consulting Ontario panelists: - Susan Eng, VP, Advocacy, Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP). See CARP poll related to these issues. http://www.imakenews.com/carp/ - Danielle Martin, Chair, Canadian Doctors for Medicare www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca - Adalsteinn Brown, Chair, Public Health Policy, Dalla Lana School of Public Health U of T, and former ADM of Health Q & A: - Lead-off inquiry from the Patients' Association of Canada. Hosts & Moderators: Cathy Fooks, CEO, The Change Foundation Mark Stabile, Director, School of Public Policy & Governance, U of T See event agenda. WHAT: Hot Talks on Health WHEN Tuesday,June 20, 2011 4:00 pm -7:00 pm. WHERE: The Faculty Club University of Toronto 41 Willcocks Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C7 Tel: (416) 978-6325 See map Hot Talks on Health is a partnership event between The Change Foundation and U of T's School of Public Policy and Governance. The high-profile forum features leading health-care policy minds from home and abroad on vital, emerging issues relevant to/ and affecting Ontario's system. The congress attracts approximately 150 health-care thinkers and doers across sectors for fierce, but friendly policy-changing conversations. The June 2011 Hot Talk is the third in this series. Learn more about us: The Change Foundation School of Public Policy, University of Toronto |