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Below you will find valuable links to groups, websites, upcoming and past events. Many of these events can be viewed via an archived webinar. Slides are sometimes available online once the event has taken place.
UPCOMING EVENTS *Denotes active role in organizing or delivering presentation
Keep up to date on many BC Lower Mainland Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) events including several free co-sponsored events such as webinars, e-Learning opportunities by checking "Upcoming Events, Chapter Events" here
*Apr. 25. Guest Moderator. Health Care Social Media Canada (#HCSMCA), Tweet Chat. Topics: 1. strategy for quality improvement using social media 2. privacy and social media the pros and cons.
*Apr. 4. Developing effective nurse leaders. CCHL/CHCM UBC, Paul Gallant Organizing Committee. Vancouver and via webinar or archive.
*Apr. 13. Lessons learned from leadership and redesign of the Canadian Forces Health Services. Lt. Colonel Rick Warren, CD, BBA, MHSc, CHE Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces Health Services (Pacific). Paul Gallant Organizing Committee. CCHL BC Lower Mainland.
*Mar. 21. If you're not keeping score you're only
practicing: Evaluating a system-wide lean implementation. CCHL/CHCM UBC,
Paul Gallant Organizing Committee.
*Mar. 7, 2012. Social Media Strategy & Relationship Building for
Health System Improvements. BC Patient Safety & Quality Council. Quality Forum. Paul Gallant, presenter. Slides here. Note: Preliminary social media strategy survey results begin on Slide #25. Updated final results also now available on SlideShare.
*Feb. 7, 2012. Bob Breen. Applying Lean Thinking and Principles in Building Design. CCHL/CHCM UBC. Paul Gallant organizing committee. Vancouver.
*Jan. 6, 2012. Keeping Medicare Sustainable: Lessons for the next decade, Dr. Stephen Duckett, MHA, Ph.D, Past President/CEO Alberta Health Services and Professor, School of Public Health University of Alberta. Paul Gallant organizing committee, CCHL.View the PowerPoint
*Nov. 30, 2011 Patient-Centred Care: Using Operations Research Methods to Improve Care for Spinal Cord Patients (Derek Atkins, Marcel Dvorak, & Vanessa Noonan Panel). (Paul Gallant, Organizing Committee CCHL). View archive via UBC CHCM events.
*Oct. 27, 2011. Health Care Social Media Canada #HCSMCA Tweetchat, Paul Gallant Guest Moderator as @HealthWorksBC. Transcript Here.
*Feb 18, 2011. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility. Breakfast with the CEO's. Four of BC's healthcare CEO's will present insights in a fireside chat. Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL). Vancouver. Co-organizer.
*Feb 8, 2011. Transforming Care for Canadians with Chronic Health Conditions: Put People First, Expect the Best, Manage for Results. Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, CAHS Report. Dr. Louise Nasmith and Dr. Penny Ballem. UBC CHCM & CCHL. Paul Gallant, Organizing Committee. Watch the video and get the report here DETAILS
*October 12, 2010. Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE), Networking and education event. Leadership in Action: Application of the LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework. Vancouver
*2009-2010 Monthly, via Telepresence/WebEx, North American Leadership Action Series "person-centered health." www.personcenteredhealth.org/
*Feb. 4th, 2010. Vancouver Island Consultants Dinner, Victoria Healthcare Leaders' BC Conference, Advisory Committee 2009 & 2010
KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION: FEATURED IN A TV DOCUMENTARY
Males and Eating Disorders in Canada: Dying to be Thin
Global National's 16:9. Dying to be Thin. Aired Feb 26 & 27th, 2011 plus additional later dates. Link to Show
The story is viewable on Global National's 16:9 website under previous videos/shows.
http://www.globalnews.ca/more+canadian+men+dying+to+be+thin/96577/story.html
Should the above links no longer work, search “Global dying to be thin men"
and you will find the relocated video on Global National’s website (16:9) or search YouTube for an excerpt.
Paul Gallant was interviewed for this TV magazine segment about his stakeholder engagement research with males who have eating disorders. This story is an excellent example of knowledge translation. It raises awareness of eating disorders in Canada and speaks to new opportunities for treatment in BC.
Paulette Lacroix (L), Former NDP Leader C. James (C) & Paul discuss public health at "First Call for Children" fundraiser, Oct 2010.
Below: July 2010 Meeting with Dr. Kerry Jang (R) City of Vancouver, Councillor regarding the City's progress addressing mental health, addictions and homelessness.
Person-centred health Leadership Action Series monthly telepresence. Paulette Lacroix & Paul Gallant dialogue with other colleagues across North America (on monitors) to effect person-centred change to our health system. Paul was a contributor 2009-2010.
Fred Lee (L) CBC & UBC Development Office, Maxine Davis Exec. Director of Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, Paul Gallant (R)
Past: A Sample of Recently Attended Events Include Those Below
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Feb. 3, 2012. Shall We Dance? Supporting the Partnership Between Patients, Families and Professionals to Advance Safety, Quality and the Experience of Care.
Dec. 12, 2011. E-Mental Health Conference Vancouver. Speakers included: Michael Krausz, Raymond Lam, Mario Weiss, Anthony Phillips, William Honer, Jeff Coleman, Majid Al Desouki, Dan Mitchell & Michael Schaub.
Nov 30, 2011 Personalized Healthcare - A Sustainability Solution. CCHL Breakfast event, Vancouver.
June 6-7, 2011. National Healthcare Leadership Conference. Whistler, BC. This conference is the largest national gathering of health system decision-makers in Canada including trustees, chief executive officers, directors, managers and department heads.
Mar 18, 2011. Succession Planning During Large Scale Organizational Change? YES, it's possible. Lessons learned from the NHS with Karen Lynas, Director-Top Leaders, NHS (UK). Vancouver. Overview here
Jan 14, 2011. British Columbia’s Revolution in Health Care - How Patient Focused Funding Models Will Impact You. Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), Vancouver
Jan 12, 2011 Social Media and Health Care with Graeme Drew, ImpactBC. Webinar. Supporting Innovation and Improvement (SII) Learning Series. Patients as Partners.
Dec 13, A Mental Health Strategy for Canada and British Columbia. Public Forum with Michael Kirby, Heather Davidson ADM MoH, Mayor Gregor Robertson, Jean Moore, Michael Krausz, Dianne Doyle, Vancouver.
Dec 10, Journey to the Routine Measurement of Patient Reported Outcomes, Dr. Andrew Vallance-Owen (Bupa) presented by the Centre for Healthcare Management & C2E2, Vancouver
*Nov 25 Moderator, Healthcare Social Media Canada Tweetchat twitter.com/hcsmca #hcsmca
Oct 4. BC Health Information Technology: Achieving the 2020 Vision including White Paper by Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Chair of the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership "Leveraging Information Technology To Transform and Sustain BC's Health Care Sector."
Sept 30, 2010. Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE), Mentorship and Member Appreciation Event, BC Lower Mainland
Sept 29, 2010 Inaugural Healthcare & Social Media Canada Tweetchat #hcsmca
Sept. 9. 25th Anniversary of Dr. Peter AIDS Diaries: Screening and Talk Back. University of British Columbia/Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation. CBC. See pdf
Aug. 17. Vancouver Board of Trade with The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, Government of Canada
June 30. Prosperity and Health: A new agenda to reduce health inequities, Public Health Association of BC.
June 18. Burnaby Hospital Foundation Gala.
June 11th. Heart & Stroke Foundation Gala.
June 9. North American Leadership Action Series Person Centered health, via Telepresence/WebEx.
Apr. 26, 2010. Addressing Inequities in Health and Health Literacy. Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) & Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Including Dr. Irv Rootman, Kelly McQuillen, Dr. Connie Coniglio, Dr. Trevor Hancock.
Apr. 26, 2010. Business After Business Tradeshow. Vancouver Board of Trade (VBOT). Richmond, BC. Exhibitor.
Apr. 23, 2010. Collaboration- How the City of Vancouver Meets the Health Objectives of its Most Vulnerable. Mayor Gregor Robertson. Vancouver. CCHSE/HCLABC.
Apr. 2010, Focus on Innovation. Ministry of Health, BC
Mar. 24-25, Healthcare Enterprise Risk Management Conference: Bringing ERM to Life, Toronto
Mar. 11th, 2010. "Patient-Centred Care Is More Than Medicine" by Sauder School of Business, UBC Downtown
Mar. 8th, 2010. Vancouver Board of Trade, Distinguished Speaker Program, The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier, British Columbia, BUDGET 2010
Monthly, via Telepresence/WebEx, Leadership Action Series "person-centered health" via Telepresence/WebEx, leadership action series www.personcenteredhealth.org/
Feb. 4th, Vancouver Island Consultants Dinner, Victoria
Jan 21st, UBC Centre for Healthcare Management, Reorienting Health Care Systems into Genuine Systems for Health. The Honorable Dr. Carolyn Bennett (Ontario)
Cambridge University, UK. Judge Business School, Health Services Organization & Management Series, From Heirarchy to Networks
Paul Gallant visits with Dr. Jenny Dean and her colleagues, Cambridge University, UK
Health Achieve, 2009. Ontario Health Association's Conference. Toronto
Action Towards Health Reducing Health Inequities PHABC Conference. Vancouver. Presenter
CCHSE Breakfast Session with the BC Minister of Health (Hon. Kevin Falcon)
Healthcare Consultants Networking Dinner. Vancouver
National Healthcare Leadership Conference, St. John's. Presenter
Healthcare Leaders' BC Conference, Advisory Committee 2009 & 2010
Carolyn Jarvis (Global National) & Paul Gallant 
Paulette Lacroix (L), Former NDP Leader C. James (C) & Paul discuss public health at "First Call for Children" fundraiser, Oct 2010.
