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3rd Annual Health Policy Conference

Programming & Practice: Priority Populations

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Greetings and Introductions
9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker
 (PDF file) Dr. David Williams
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
10:15 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m.

Health Policy Panel

 (powerpoint file) Dr. Margo Greenwood
Academic Lead
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)

Dr. Samir Sinha
Director of Geriatrics
Mount Sinai and the University Health Network Hospitals

 (powerpoint file) Camille Quenneville
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Mental Health Association - Ontario

 

 12:00 p.m. LUNCH
12:45 p.m.

Health Programming Panel

 (PDF file) Cathy Crowe, C.M., BAAN, Street Nurse
Distinguished Visiting Practitioner, Faculty of Arts, Ryerson University

 (powerpoint file) Notisha Massaquoi
Executive Director
Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre

 (powerpoint file) Dr. Paul Caulford
MD, Co-founder, Medical Director
The Canadian Centre for Refugee and Immigrant Health Care

2:15 p.m. Afternoon Break
2:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Session B - Food Security
    • Japji Anna Bas, MA, PhD ABD, York University
    • Debbie Field, Distinguished Visiting Practitioner, Centre for Studies in Food Security, Ryerson University
    • Marian Yusuf, Consultant, Toronto Food Strategy, Toronto Public Health
    • Dr. Mustafa Koç, Professor, Sociology, Ryerson University
  • Session C - Chronic Illness
    •  (powerpoint file) Dr. Chandrakant. P. Shah, Professor Emeritus, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Hon. Consulting Physician, Anishnawbe Health Toronto
    •  (PDF file) Dr. Farah Islam, Research Consultant, Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services
    • Dr. Donna Koller, Professor, School of Early Childhood Studies, Ryerson, and Adjunct Scientist, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) 
3:45 p.m. Conference Concludes