Proceedings of National Forum 2015
Moving towards a strategy for the care of Canada’s frail elderly in Toronto, Ontario on June 4-5, 2015 was the first of two, focused forums to develop a national strategy to initiate transformational change in health care for Canada’s older adults living with frailty.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
- Opening remarks by Russell Williams
, CFN Board Chair
- Introduction of Guest Speaker by Duncan Sinclair
, CFN Forum Steering Committee
- Guest speaker Chris Simpson, President, Canadian Medical Association
- Look ahead to Forum discussion with Tom Noseworthy
, CFN Forum Steering Committee
Friday, June 5, 2015
8:00 am – 8:45 am
- Frailty matters: Opening Address by John Muscedere
, CFN Scientific Director
8:45 am – 12:00 noon
- Panel 1: Defining frailty and health care setting considerations
- Moderator Remarks by Duncan Sinclair
, CFN National Forum Steering Committee
- Ken Rockwood
, Dalhousie University – What is frailty?
- Samir Sinha
, Mount Sinai Hospital – Redesigning health care for the frail elderly
- Rob Fowler
, Sunnybrook Research Institute – Intensification of care at the end of life
- Anik Giguère
, Université Laval – Care of the frail elderly: what we know today
- Ken Rockwood
- Q&A – Moderator & Panelists
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Panel 2: Frailty health trends and end-of-life care issues
- Moderator Remarks by Tom Noseworthy
, CFN National Forum Steering Committee
- Innovation trends in global health systems – Cameron Norman, Western University
- The importance of EMRs to the frail elderly and their caregivers – Francis Lau
, University of Victoria
- Patient experience and engagement across transitions in care – Paul Stolee
, University of Waterloo
- End-of-life care, where are we? – Susan MacDonald
, President, Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians
- Innovation trends in global health systems – Cameron Norman, Western University
- Q&A – Moderator & Panelists
- Panel 3: Current and future issues in health system planning for the frail elderly Canadians
- Moderator Remarks Richard Reznick
, CFN National Forum Steering Committee
- Louis Thériault
, Vice-President, Public Policy, Conference Board of Canada
- Bill Tholl
, President and CEO, HealthCareCAN
- Hans Erik Henriksen
, CEO, Healthcare DENMARK
- Louis Thériault
- Q&A – Moderator & Panelists
- Moving towards a strategy for the care of Canada’s frail elderly: next steps
John Muscedere, CFN Scientific Director
- Forum closing remarks by Russell Williams
, CFN Board Chair