The Summit on Sustainable Health and Health Care
2013 Event
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May 22-23, 2013
Edmonton AB 2012 Event The Summit on Sustainable Health and Health Care took place October 30-31 2012, and brought together stakeholders from across the country to discuss the future sustainability of our healthcare system. The latest research and examples from Canada and across the world were discussed and debated with participants from the public and private sectors as well as hospitals, healthcare associations, academia, and others.
Health Care Leaders Debate The Health Care Leader’s Debate was held the evening of October 30, 2012. The motion: End of Life Decisions Belong with the Individual. Listen to the debate:
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| Ralph Benmergui
Senior Advisor to the President, Sheridan College
and Award Winning Broadcaster, Journalist, and Host | Arguing for the motion | 
| Wanda Morris
Executive Director
Dying with Dignity Canada | | 
| Daniel Weinstock
Professor, Faculty of Law
McGill University | Arguing against the motion | 
| Bernard J. Lapointe
Eric M. Flanders Chair in Palliative Care
McGill University | | 
| Rhonda Wiebe
Co-Chair, Ending of Life Ethics Committee
Council of Canadians with Disabilities | Featured Speakers from the 2012 Summit | 
| Gaetan Lafortune
Senior Economist, Health Division
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France | | 
| André Picard
Public Health Reporter, The Globe and Mail
and Scholar-in-Residence, The Conference Board of Canada | | 
| Anna Reid
President
Canadian Medical Association | | 
| Paula MacNeil
President
Canadian Pharmacists Association | | 
| David S. Goldbloom
Chair, Mental Health Commission of Canada,
and Senior Medical Advisor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | | 
| Rik Ganderton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rouge Valley Health System | | 
| Jean-Guy Goulet
President
Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Company | | 
| Vasanthi Srinivasan
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care | | 
| Susan Eng
Vice-President, Advocacy
CARP | | 
| Hélène Campbell
Double Lung Transplant Recipient
Organ Donation Advocate | | 
| Graham D. Sher
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Blood Services |
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