Speakers
From patient advocates to innovators in digital health, our speaker lineup has been curated to inform and surprise. Select a speaker to learn more about who's presenting at IHI Insight!
MD, CCFP, MPP, and Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Executive of Women's College Hospital
Professor, Center for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia and Program Head, Health Services and Outcomes at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Associate Dean for the MD Undergraduate Program at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Clinical Professor and Head of the UBC Department of Medicine’s Division of Critical Care
Post-doctoral fellow, Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Chief resident in internal medicine at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
Community General Surgeon at The Scarborough Health Network; Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Physiology, University of Toronto; Director, Banting and Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto; Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Toronto; Sun Life Financial Chair in Diabetes; Drucker Family Chair in Diabetes Research
Co-Founder and Executive Director of the WelTel International mHealth Society; Chief Scientific Officer of WelTel Incorporated; Director of the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative; Assistant Professor, Global Health in the Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia
PhD; Managing Director, InSource; Associate Scientist, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute; and Clinical Professor Emeritus; University of British Columbia
Professor Emerita of Family Medicine in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University; Adjunct Professor in the UBC School of Population and Public Health; Senior Associate at In-Source
Palliative care physician; Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and McMaster University; Freeman Family Chair in Palliative Care and Medical Director of The Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care at North York General
IHI Insight Conference is a collaboration between the University of British Columbia's and University of Toronto's IHI Open School chapters.
Our goal is to unite students and professionals for an exploration of what matters most in healthcare assessment and quality improvement. Speakers and workshop events will delve into our expectations of healthcare, the disparities caused by our current systems and policies, and solutions that could solve the challenges people face today.
Sessions
For more detailed descriptions, select a session title.
DAY 1
10:35–11:30 AM PST // 1:35–2:30 PM EST
Dr. Jason Sutherland
DAY 1
10:35–11:30 AM PST // 1:35–2:30 PM EST
Dr. Cheryl Holmes
DAY 1
1:05–2:00 PM PST // 4:05–5:00 PM EST
Dr. Mark Gaspar
DAY 1
1:05–2:00 PM PST // 4:05–5:00 PM EST
Dr. Jason Pennington
DAY 2
9:35–10:30 AM PST // 12:35–1:30 PM EST
Dr. Richard Lester
DAY 2
9:35–10:30 AM PST // 12:35–1:30 PM EST
Dr. Gary Lewis
DAY 2
10:35–11:30 AM PST // 1:35–2:30 PM EST
Dr. Allan Best and Dr. Carol Herbert
DAY 2
10:35–11:30 AM PST // 1:35–2:30 PM EST
Dr. Sandy Buchman and Dr. Naheed Dosani
Program
Time Zone:
Day 1: Thursday, May 27
Day 2: Friday, May 28
9:00–9:30 AM
Day 1 Welcome
9:00–9:30 AM
Day 2 Welcome
9:35–10:30 AM
Opening Keynote:
Dr. Kedar Mate
9:35–10:30 AM
10:35–11:30 AM
10:35–11:30 AM
11:30–12:00 PM
Break
11:30–12:00 AM
Break
12:05–1:00 PM
QI Student Project Presentations
12:05–1:00 PM
Closing Keynote:
Dr. Danielle Martin
1:05–2:00 PM
1:05–2:15 PM
Conference Closing Remarks
2:00–2:15 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Sponsors
