Longwoods Healthcare Services Radio

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Healthcare's Digital Future - Creating a Better Tomorrow with Barb Collins

May 7, 2019. Barb Collins, President and CEO, Humber River Hospital tells us how Humber River Hospital (HRH) seized the opportunity to optimize design, incorporate technology and reinvent processes to deliver more effective and efficient patient-centred care, supported by some of the world’s finest technology. More recently HRH, utilizing the hospital's digital infrastructure, championed the introduction of an innovative large-scale Command Centre, first in Canada and second in the world, that is focused on synchronizing, prioritizing and de-risking patient care delivery using real-time and predictive analytics.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Lessons from BC with Brendan Carr and Arden Krystal

April 30, 2019. As Ontario gears up for massive transformation, hear from two CEOs who have led integrated delivery systems in British Columbia. Moderated by Will Falk, this session focuses on questions such as: What can Ontario learn from BC’s experience with a ‘super agency’? and What can BC’s experience with Regional Health Authorities teach Ontario as we start to set up OHTs?

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Ontario Health with Helen Angus

April 2, 2019. Helen Angus, Deputy Minister of Ontario Health and Long-Term Care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has begun implementing the Ontario government’s long-term plan to strengthen the public healthcare system by focusing on the needs of patients. Deputy Minister Helen Angus will speak about how Ontario’s plan will improve the patient and provider experience and enable better connected public healthcare.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: How to Improve Safety and Quality in an Overburdened Health System with Kevin Smith

January 23, 2019. Dr. Kevin Smith, President and CEO, University Health Network (UHN) Ontario’s hospitals are often operating beyond 100 per cent capacity. Hear directly from the CEO of Canada’s largest academic health sciences centre on what we in healthcare can do with the resources we have – including increasing collaboration between hospitals and primary care, home and community based partners.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Dementia Care: Current Challenges, Future Opportunities with Dr. Sudip Saha

December 5, 2018. Dr. Sudip Saha, Senior Medical Director for Long Term Care, Region of Peel and Chief and Medical Director of the Seniors Health System at William Osler. The presentation focuses on the current challenges facing healthcare systems in looking after elderly patients with dementia. The talk concludes with insights in regards to better paradigms of care for this vulnerable population.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: Transforming How We Manage Health Technologies in Support of Better Health with Dr. Brian O'Rourke, President and CEO of CADTH

November 6, 2018. Dr. Brian O'Rourke, President and CEO of CADTH discusses how contemporary healthcare is heavily dependent on drugs, medical devices, diagnostic testing, and other clinical interventions. Identifying some of the exciting technological advances making their way into clinical practice, and how CADTH will ultimately support better health outcomes, better patient experience, and better value for Canadians.

Breakfast with the Chiefs: The Un-Closable Hospital with Dr. Brett Belchetz, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple

September 27, 2018. Dr. Brett Belchetz, CEO & Co-founder at Maple discusses how technology is rapidly changing the way patients around the globe manage their health. Here in Canada, technology is already transforming our ability to keep healthcare facilities open in the face of physician shortages.