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September 15 & 16, 2011:  A Highly Successful Forum & AGM

The 6th Annual CAHS Forum and Annual General Meeting was held at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa on September 15 & 16, 2011. On the first day, a provocative and stimulating full day symposium was held entitled “Smarter Caring for a Healthier Canada: Embracing System Innovation” led by Brian R. Golden, the Sandra Rotman Chaired Professor in Health Sector Strategy at the Rotman School of Management, The University of Toronto, and The University Health Network.  An audience of 150 CAHS Fellows and invited guests interacted with panelists and speakers in this solutions-focused event that highlighted innovations that can truly change how the system operates and how care is experienced by Canadians.  Adapting the model of the Citizens’ Jury process, the event included a Community panel charged with responding to what they had heard about disruptive innovation, equity, efficiency and sustainability and how they saw the ideas and examples impacting on citizens who receive care from the health care system.  Program

Presenters this year included – Keynote:  Brian R. Golden. Equity: Nancy Edwards (presenter and panel chair)*; Margo Greenwood; Louise Nasmith*. Efficiency:  Jack Kitts; Patricia Kosseim; Robyn Tamblyn*; panel chair – Bartha Knoppers*. Sustainability: Don Drummond; Jeremiah Hurley; Kevin McNamara panel chair – Pierre-Gerlier Forest*. Citizen’s Jury: Cindy Blackstock; Sharon Sholzberg-Gray; Anne Snowdon; panel chair – André Picard.  Slide presentations will be posted shortly. *=CAHS Fellows

In the evening, 45 new Fellows (see below) were inducted into the Academy together with the fifth Distinguished Fellow, Mr. Stephen Lewis.  Although unable to attend in person, Mr. Lewis joined us via video address and spoke passionately on the subject – “The Battle Against AIDS Can Be Won, But It Won’t Be Won: Why Not?” 

The session ended on September 16th as Fellows attended the annual business meeting, listened to updates about ongoing assessments, potential future assessments and participated in lively discussion around impact and the effective dissemination of our work.

The 2011 Distinguished Fellow – Mr. Stephen Lewis  An outstanding international champion for social justice and improved health of populations in developing nations across the globe whose achievements are truly extraordinary.

45 New Fellows Inducted
At the 2011 Induction Ceremony the following outstanding individuals were welcomed into the Academy: 

Allison	Paul	McGill University
Armstrong	Robert	University of British Columbia
Batist	Gerald	McGill University
Bend	John (Jack)	University of Western Ontario
Chambers	Larry	University of Ottawa
Cole	Susan	Queen’s University
Collins	Stephen	McMaster University
Corbett	Dale	Memorial University
Cummings	Greta	University of Alberta
Fenster	Aaron	University of Western Ontario
Fried	Gerald	McGill University
Genest	Jacques	McGill University
Goel	Vivek	University of Toronto
Graham	Ian	University of Ottawa
Gregoire	Jean Pierre	Universite Laval
Gullane	Patrick	University of Toronto
Guyatt	Gordon	McMaster University
Hancock	Robert	University of British Columbia
Haynes	Robert	McMaster University
Hieter	Philip	University of British Columbia
Hill	David Joseph	University of Western Ontario
Illes	Judy	University of British Columbia
Johnston	Gerald	Dalhousie University
Klip	Amira	University of Toronto
Labonte	Ronald	University of Ottawa
Lang	Anthony	University of Toronto
Levin	Richard	McGill University
Levy	Emile	Universite de Montreal
Li	Ren-Ke	University of Toronto
Lillicrap	David	Queen’s University
MacDermiid	Joy	McMaster University
Madrenas	Joaquin	University of Western Ontario
Mody	Christopher	University of Calgary
Moses	Stephen	University of Manitoba
Papadopoulos	Vassilios	McGill University
Paradis	Gilles	McGill University
Pepler	Debra	York University
Postl	Brian	University of Manitoba
Potter	Andrew	University of Saskatchewan
Roos	Noralou	University of Manitoba
Rutka	James	University of Toronto
Wallace	John	McMaster University
West	Lori	University of Alberta
Wiebe	Samuel	University of Calgary
Zlotkin	Stanley	University of Toronto

September 30 and October 1, 2010:  AGM & Forum

The 2010 CAHS Annual Meeting was held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa on September 30 – October 1, 2010. Click here to download the Program. Slide presentations are provided below.

Keynote Tom Hudson; Epigenetics Arrowsmith; Epigenetics Kobor; Ethics Caulfield; Ethics Daar; Education Ensom; Education Thorne; Economics Peacock

We concluded a highly successful Forum and annual general meeting in Ottawa on September 30 and October 1, 2010. On the first day, a provocative and stimulating full day symposium was held entitled “Personalized Health Care – Epigenetics, Ethics, Education, Economics”, led by Tom Hudson, President and Scientific Director, The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. More than 100 Fellows and guests interacted with panelists and speakers including – Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto; Morris L. Barer, Director, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; Timothy Caulfield, Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta; Abdallah Daar, Professor of Public Health Sciences and of Surgery and Director of Ethics and Commercialization at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network and University of Toronto; Mary Ensom, Director, Doctor of Pharmacy Program, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia; Robert G. Evans, Department of Economics and Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia; Thomas Feasby University of Calgary; Jean Gray, Dalhousie University; Jeremy Grimshaw, Director, Centre for Best Practices, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa; Bartha Knoppers, Chair, Public Population Project in Genomics(P3G), McGill University; Michael Kobor, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Theapeutics, University of British Columbia; Roderick McInnes, Scientific Director, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University; Anita E. Molzahn, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta; Stuart Peacock, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency; Sally Thorne, Director, UBC School of Nursing; Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD, Douglas McGill Director of McGill Studies on Suicide.

Participants were treated to a thought-provoking luncheon talk from Shirley Tilghman, the 2010 Friesen Prize winner, on the subject of Educating for the Future of Biomedical Science.  The event, sponsored by the Council of Canadian Academies, was attended by The Honorable David C. Jacobson, the United States Ambassador to Canada.

In the evening, 37 new Fellows (see below) were inducted into the Academy together with the fourth Distinguished Fellow, Dr. Calvin R. Stiller. Dr. Stiller participated in the ceremony welcoming the new Fellows and provided some entertaining remarks about his remarkable career and his thoughts on the remarkable work being achieved and the critical need for investment in health sciences research in Canada.

The session ended on October 1st, as Fellows attended the annual business meeting and heard updates about ongoing assessment work and impact and participated in a lively debate on our future strategic directions.

37 New Fellows Inducted
At the 2010 Induction Ceremony the following outstanding individuals were welcomed into the Academy:

2010 Distinguished Fellow – Calvin R. Stiller M.D.
An outstanding physician, scientist and entrepreneur who has championed innovation in health and biomedical research, and it’s application, for health improvements that are truly extraordinary.