2022 Western Region Virtual Conference

Digital Health Canada’s annual Western Region Conference highlights the latest member activity in the west, combining the annual Digital Health Canada/ANHIX Calgary Winter Conference and the Vancouver Ahead of the Curve Conference into one outstanding event presented over two afternoons. 

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Day One: Monday, March 28, 12PM - 5PM (Mountain Time)
The future of equitable and sustainable healthcare in Alberta and beyond
Join us at 12PM (MT) on March 28 for an afternoon of discussion about and exploration of equity and sustainability in the delivery of care— systems, workforces, and resources, both public and private—including successes and lessons learned from international health leaders and a closer look at key social determinants of health. Day One presenters include:

• Andrea Locke, Senior eHealth Consultant, CGI
• Brett Duncan, President, ANHIX 
• Chris Carvalho, President, Carveira Group Consulting 
• Conny Avila, Chief Innovation Officer, Covenant Health, Covenant Care and Covenant Living 
• Cory Fry, Senior Director, Client Success & Growth, Teladoc Health 
• Dale McFee, Chief of Police, Edmonton 
• Dr. Gregory Hansen, Pediatric Neurointensivist, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
• Dr. Tanya Holt, Pediatric Neurointensivist and Pediatric ICU Division Head, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
• Drew Koerner, Chief Technology Officer, Healthcare, Servicenow
• Kevin Jones, Senior Vice President, Canada, Strata Health Solutions
• Lynn Barr-Telford, Assistant Chief Statistician, Social, Health, Labour, Statistics Canada 
• Patrick Dumelie, CEO, Covenant Health, Covenant Care and Covenant Living 
• Peter Smith, President & CEO, Strata Health Solutions 
• Reg Joseph, CEO, Health Cities 
• Rob McCulloch-Graham, Chief Officer, Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership 
• Stafford Dean, Senior Program Officer, Analytics, Alberta Health Services 
• Steve Kovacic, VP and Chief Human Resources Officer, The Good Samaritan Society 

Let’s gather to reflect as a group at 12PM (PT) on March 29 and share perspectives on BC healthcare delivery over the past 12 months. What was successful? What lessons have we learned? Open discussions will be followed by a look at successful partnerships formed across the seven provincial health ministries and the role that digital health can play in continued collaboration. Finally, panellists will look at how strategies, policies, interoperability, and collaboration might hold the key to the future of successful healthcare delivery in BC. With an extensive group of presenters, including: 

• Brian Faust, Account Director, BC Health Public Sector – Salesforce Canada 
• Brianne Bourdon, Portfolio Manager, eHealth Virtual Technologies, Fraser Health
• Derek Lucas, Director Business Systems, Provincial Health Services Authority 
• Dr. John Pawlovich, Clinical Professor and Chair in Rural Health - UBC, Virtual Health Lead - RCCbc, Medical Director – CSFS 
• Emily Hamilton, Director, Partnerships and System Enablers, PHSA
• Flavia Mpagi, Director, Network Security/Privacy Officer, NTT DATA Services 
• Haley Moore, Senior Product Manager, TELUS Health 
• Gordon McNeill, Product Director and Privacy Officer, Health Data Coalition
• Jeff Aitken, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Sector IM/IT Division, BC Public Service
• Jill Reedijk, Director, Public Health Informatics & Information Solutions, PHSA
• Jodi Thesenvitz, Operations Lead, Alberta PCN 
• Lisa Saffarek, Director of Virtual Care, Island Health Authority 
• Lynn Pelletier, Certified Health Executive and Former VP, Mental Health and Substance Use Services, PHSA
• Marc Koehn, Managing Director, Accenture 
• Mary Sanagan, Partner, National Industry Solutions Leader, Deloitte and member of Digital Health Canada Board of Directors
• May Tuason, Director, Clinical Architecture & Innovation, Digital Health Strategy Office, Provincial Health Services Authority 
• Michael Tatto, Executive Director, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, and Innovation at Provincial Health Services Authority 
• Naima Salemohamed, Management Consultant, Accenture
• Paul Maindonald, Vice President of Programs and Technology (Interim), eHealth Saskatchewan 
• Penny Longman, Director, Information Security and Data Stewardship, Fraser Health Authority 
• Roee Ben-Eli, RN/Inf, Director, Strategic Programs, Mental Health, TELUS Health 
• Shannon Malovec, Chief Digital Innovation Officer at Provincial Health Services Authority and Digital Health Canada Board President 
• Terri Baker, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Fraser Health Authority 
• Tyler Smith, Account Manager, TELUS Health

Join us!