Driving Innovation Beyond Pilots 

The third-annual Canadian Health Policy Assembly: Driving Innovation Beyond Pilots will provide a forum for experts and emerging leaders from across the country to discuss strategic issues facing the health care system in Canada.

An opening keynote presentation on the night of November 14th by the Honourable Fred Horne, Minister of Health for Alberta, will launch the Assembly and provide an interesting perspective on driving health innovation -- the focus of this year's event. 

Date:                November 14 - 16, 2013
Venue:              The Banff Centre, Banff AB
Registration:      $1,000.00 (includes 3 nights' accomodation, meals and airport transfer)

We hope you'll join us at the 2013 Canadian Health Policy Assembly.

Sincerely,

• Owen Adams, Vice-President, Health Policy and Research, Canadian Medical Association 
• Lesia Babiak, Executive Director, Government Affairs, Johnson and Johnson, Family of Companies in Canada and Executive Director Government Affairs, LifeScan Canada 
• Rachel Bard, CEO, Canadian Nurses Association
• Allan Best, Managing Director, InSource Research Group & Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC
• Michael Cloutier
• Wayne Critchley, Senior Associate, Health and Life Sciences, Global Public Affairs
• Harlon Davey, patient expert
• Chip Doig, Head, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary and Alberta Medical Association 
• Don Ford, CEO, Central East CCAC
• Myrna Francis, Consultant, eHealth and Healthcare Strategy
• Cy Frank, President, Alberta Innovates
• Mary Catherine Lindberg, Chair, Patented Medicines Prices Review Board
• Steven Lott, Communications Director, The Cameron Institute
• Hugh MacLeod, CEO, Canadian Patient Safety Institute
• Stuart MacLeod, Professor, University of British Columbia & Director, Cameron Institute
• Rob Oliphant, President, Asthma Society of Canada
• Anita Palepu, Professor (Medicine), UBC
• Sherry Peister, Chair of the Board of Directors, Greenshield & VP, Canadian Pharmacists Association
• Phil Schwab, Federal Government Affairs, Abbott Laboratories
• Anne Snowdon, Richard Ivey School of Business
• Suzanne Solven,Deputy Registrar, College of Pharmacists of BC
• John Sproule, Senior Policy Director, Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
• Wayne Taylor, Executive Director, The Cameron Institute