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>
>THE ROLE OF HEALTH PROMOTION WITHIN A REFORMED HEALTH SYSTEM...
>
>A Conference for Health Service Decision-Makers
>
>February 19, 1999
>George Ignatieff Theatre,
>Trinity College
>15 Devonshire Place
>Toronto, ON
>
>
>Why do we need this conference?
>Ontario's health system is currently experiencing unprecidented change.
>Governments and local service providers alike are examining ways in which
health
>services can be re-aligned into Integrated Health Delivery Systems.  It is
essential
>that the field of health promotion provide a strong voice to the
discussions of
>health service reform.
>
>What questions will the conference address?
>* Where does health promotion fit within a reformed health system?  What
does
>health promotion have to offer a reformed health system?
>
>Who should attend?
>* Health service decision-makers.
>
>* Health administrators and planners.
>
>* Health promotion practitioners and researchers.
>
>Why?
>* To understand the role of health promotion and the benefits it can
contribute to
>health care reform initiatives.
>
>* To learn about the status of current reform initiatives and the subsequent
>challenges and opportunities facing the field.
>
>
>
>Agenda at a Glance
>
>8:30 am - Registration, Main Entrance, George Ignatieff Theatre.
>
>9:00 am - Opening Remarks,  Ted Mavor,  Grand River Hospital
>
>9:10 am - Keynote Address:  The Role of Health Promotion within a Reformed
>Health System,  David Korn, Visiting Distinguished Scientist, Harvard
Medical
>School
>
>9:30 am - Panel Response: David Butler-Jones, Saskatchewan Health; Hy
>Eliasoph, Ontario Hospital Association; Carol Kushner, Health Care
Consultant;
>Camille Orridge, Toronto Community Care Access Centre
>
>10:30 am - Refreshment Break
>
>10:45 am - Concurrent Sessions:
>A - Long Term Care, Camille Orridge
>B - Policy, David Butler-Jones
>C - Primary Care, Carol Kushner
>D - The Hospital Sector, Hy Eliasoph
>
>12 noon - Lunch: The Buttery, Trinity College
>Luncheon Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Elizabeth Witmer, Minister of Health
for the
>Province of Ontario.
>
>1:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions:
>E - Integrated Health Systems, Elizabeth Birse, Heather Graham
>F - Healthy Communities, Fran Perkins, Toronto Healthy City Office; Clint
Rohr,
>Woolwich Community Health Centre
>G - Mental Health, Bonnie Pape, Canadian Mental Health Assoc.
>H - Brokering Relationships, Rob Simpson, Homewood Behaviour Health
>Corporation
>
>2:30 pm - Refreshment Break
>3:00 pm - Panel Discussion: Where do we go from here?
>Peter Cole, Medical Officer of Health - Peel
>Murray MacKenzie, CEO & President - North York General Hospital
>Lorne Zon, Executive Director - Toronto District Health Council
>
>4:00 pm - Closing Remarks, Lori Wilson, Toronto District Health Council
>
>
>Conference Planning Committee Member Organizations:
>
>Centre for Health Promotion,
>  University of Toronto
>Association of Ontario Health Centres
>Canadian Mental Health Association,
>  Ontario Division
>Grand River Hospital, Kitchener
>Hospitals for Community
>  Involvement Group
>Hospital Health Promotion Network
>Ontario Hospital Association
>Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse
>Ontario Public Health Association
>The Hospital for Sick Children
>The Self-Help Resource Centre
>  of Greater Toronto
>The Toronto Hospital
>Sunnybrook-Women's College Hospital
>Toronto District Health Council
>
>
>Financial support for this conference has been generously provided by:
>
>Health Canada
>
>
>To register please provide the following:
>
>Name:
>Position:
>Organization & Address:
>Phone:
>Fax:
>Email:
>
>Space is limited to 125 persons.  Please send registration by FEBRUARY
8,1999
>to:
>Reformed Health Systems Conference
>Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto
>100 College Street, Suite 207
>Toronto, ON  M5G 1L5
>Phone: 978-1809        Fax:  416-971-1365
>
>
>
>Joanne Taylor Lacey, Information Officer
>Centre for Health Promotion
>100 College St., Suite 207
>Banting Institute
>University of Toronto
>Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L5
>Phone: 416-978-2182
>Fax: 416-971-1365
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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Dennis Raphael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Director,
Masters of Health Science Program in Health Promotion
Department of Public Health Sciences
Graduate Department of Community Health
University of Toronto
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