THE CANADIAN HEALTH SYSTEM COMES OF AGE. A framework for 21st century care. Welcome to the first annual conference of the Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation(ISAI) of the McGill University Health Centre (May 28-29, 2008)
The aim of this conference was to focus on some of the key points of contention blocking change and innovation in the Canadian health system. We invited leading Canadian authorities on health care policy in this country as well as experts from Europe and the United States to discuss their health care systems. We also looked at four case studies of innovation in health care delivery from New Brunswick, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
Conference chairs
 Arthur T. PorterDirector General and CEO, McGill University Health Centre |
 Bernard LordScholar-in-residence, MUHC Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation; Senior Counsel McCarthy Tetrault |
About the Institute for Strategic Analysis and Innovation (ISAI)
Founded in 2007, the Institute is designed to provide a forum where those who deliver health care on the front lines and other practitioners can engage with policy makers to discuss and debate how our health care system should be adapting to new realities. As a major tertiary care academic hospital, the MUHC sees one of its roles as providing this link between policy and practice. Health Innovation Forum
Our partner for this first ISAI conference is Parkhurst Publishing, one of Canada’s leading publishers for Canadian physicians and their patients.
- MUHC hosts first international ISAI conference on the Canadian health care system (2008)
- Debate: Do Canadians have access to better health care than Americans?
- Opening keynote speech: The government’s role in health care
- Keynote: Trends in Canadian health policy discussion
- How can Canada best learn from European experience?
- Debate: Would more private funding and delivery improve care in Canada?
- A framework for tomorrow's health care
- Closing remarks: Are we ready for action?
- Case Studies: Recent advances in Canadian health care
- MUHC hosts first international ISAI conference on the Canadian health care system (2008)