Accelerating Healthcare Innovation:
Sustaining Scalable Solutions
BCHIMSS 2023 Spring Conference:
May 4th & 5th, Vancouver BC
EVENT DETAILS
May 4th: Main Conference
Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver
Overview
How might we create and nourish a culture of innovation in healthcare? What's the secret to building impactful, innovative digital health solutions that both scale well and can survive the test of time? Come hear insightful perspectives from industry experts and thought leaders, reconnect with colleagues in person, make interesting new connections, and grow your knowledge and skills. (And as is our tradition, we'll greet you with a hot breakfast, keep you well-fed and caffeinated through the day, and hold our ever-popular networking social after the conference is done to celebrate a successful day of learning!).
May 4th Main Conference Agenda
Guest Facilitator: Zen Tharani - CEO and Founder, Xenex Consulting Inc.
8:30-8:40am: Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
Shane Pointe - Musqueam First Nation Community Member and Knowledge Keeper
8:40-8:45am: Kickoff and Housekeeping
8:45-9:00am: Patient Perspective: Why Co-Creating Health Care Systems is Important
Al Raimundo (Them/Their/Theirs) - Tech Co-Creation Expert
9:00-10:00am: Opening keynote address: Strategies to Advance Digital Transformation to Achieve Sustainable, High Performing Health Systems in Canada
Dr. Anne Snowdon - Chief Scientific Research Officer, HIMSS
10:00-10:30am: Networking coffee/snack break
10:30-12:00pm: Panel Discussion: Healthcare Innovation Enablers
Luke Brodie - Client Innovation Services Lead, Accenture
Ka-Hay Law - Partner, TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
Matthew Miller - Director, Brand, Digital Engagement & Innovation, Island Health
Dr. Sylvain Moreno - CEO and Scientific Director, Circle Innovation
Kevin Samra - Executive Director, Innovation, BC Ministry of Health
Moderated by: Chris Carvalho - Principal Consultant, Carveira Group Consulting Inc.
12:00-1:00pm: Networking lunch
1:00-2:00pm: BC Digital Health Strategy: For Better Patient and Provider Experiences
May Tuason - Director, Clinical Architecture and Innovation, Provincial Health Services Authority
2:00-2:30pm: Networking coffee/dessert break
2:30-3:30pm: Integrating Patients into Care by Leveraging Digital Solutions
Brigitte Mettler, MScHI, CPA, CGA - Health Technology, Innovation & Informatics Leader &
Executive Consultant, Mettler Group Informatics
3:30-4:30pm: Closing keynote address: Moving Health Innovation at Scale
Zayna Khayat - Growth Advisor, Teladoc Health Canada
4:30-4:45pm: Closing remarks
4:45-6:30pm: Post-conference networking social
May 5th: Optional Healthcare Design Thinking Workshop
Microsoft 155 Water Street Office, Vancouver
Workshop Leaders
Erin Rohl
Erin Rohl has spent a lifetime collecting facilitation methods that deepen understanding, drive collaboration, and inspire creativity. She has nearly ten years of experience designing workshops that focus on health and wellness, most recently joining the team at the Ministry of Health's Innovation Hub.
Zach Camozzi
Zach Camozzi is an interdisciplinary designer working across industrial, systems, and service design. He brings a playful and active approach to any deisgn challenge. He is currently teaching at Emily Carr University of Design as well as facilitating with the BC government.
May 5th Workshop Agenda
8:45-9:00am: Arrival & seating
9:00-10:00am: Welcome, icebreaker, & kickoff
10:00-10:10am: Coffee Break
10:10-12:00pm: Interactive workshop activities: problem definition and idealization
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-2:50pm: Interactive workshop activities: group discussion and solution prototyping
2:50-3:00pm: Snack Break
3:00-4:30pm: Interactive workshop activities: prototype testing and feedback
4:30-5:30pm: Celebration, refreshments, & networking time!
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