Events

"When I'm 64..." - Defining Care-giving Policy for an Aging Canada

April 2-3, 2009, Montreal, Quebec
program


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    Session 1 - Current and Future Care Needs of Older Canadians

    Jacques Légaré (University of Montreal)
    Neena Chappell (University of Victoria)
    Peter Hicks (Canada Public Service Agency)

    Session 2 - Current State of Care Systems in Selected Provinces: A Critical Appraisal

    Tamara Daly (York University)
    Malcolm Doupe (University of Manitoba)
    Yves Vaillancourt (University of Quebec in Montreal)

    Session 3 - The Case for Implementing a Continuum of Care

    François Béland (University of Montreal)
    Jean Rodrigue (Montérégie Health and Social Services Agency)
    Margaret MacAdam (University of Toronto; Canadian Health Policy Research Network; The Age Advantage Inc.)

    Session 4 - Intergovernmental and Governance Issues

    Harvey Lazar (University of Victoria; Queen's University)
    Evelyn Shapiro (University of Manitoba)
    Morris Rosenberg (Health Canada)
    Matthew Mendelsohn (Mowat Centre, University of Toronto)

    Session 5 - Emerging Policy Challenges and Solutions

    Janice Keefe (Mount Saint Vincent University)
    Isik Zeytinoglu (McMaster University)
    Joan Lesmond (Saint Elizabeth Health Care)
    André Lépine (Senior and Healthy Aging Secretariat)

    Session 6 - Case Studies and Lessons from Abroad

    Gail Dobell (California PACE Association)
    Isabelle Vedel (SOLIDAGE)
    Queenie Choo (Alberta Health Services)
    Céline Bureau (Health and Social Services Centre; University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke)

    Luncheon Keynote Address

    Howard Bergman, MD (Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University; Jewish General Hospital)

    Session 7 - The Respective Roles of the Public and Private Sectors

    Carolyn Tuohy (University of Toronto)
    Margaret J. McGregor (University of British Columbia)
    Gord White (Ontario Retirement Communities Association)

    Session 8 - Sharing the Burden: the Means to Financing Care Services

    Mark Stabile (University of Toronto)
    James Lloyd (International Longevity Centre, UK)
    Robert Brown (University of Waterloo)
    Yvon Brunelle (Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services)
    David M. Baker (Sun Life Financial)