2023 Agenda

Many of you have lived through at least a couple of healthcare reform packages. Maybe even more. But another you can expect will be value-based care.

Canada is the last of the OECD countries to fully adopt value-based care. However, we are seeing more provinces open to implementing it.

With spending rising, and more reforms inevitable, what should hospital and health authority leaders be doing to be ready to lead?

Key Session Takeaways Include:

• What are the myths and facts surrounding value-based care
• What are the practical implications CEOs need to be aware of
• What are the benefits and challenges to patients, payers and providers
• How will value-based care affect healthcare budgets, particularly for hospitals

Canada stands on the cusp of a transformative journey in health care. As we explore the convergence of data, digitization, automation and quantum computing, health system leaders have a unique role in activating change that puts the needs of users, including equity, are at the forefront.

Key Session Takeaways:

• Which global best practices are available to adopt and adapt so that we can leapfrog in Canada in data and digitization?
• From precision medicine to population health management, what do people-centric models look like that maximize effectiveness, quality and patient & provider experiences?
• What do the future of our health care workforce look like and how do we prepare for this change?
• How do we empower leadership to catalyze system-wide transformation?

As peak of the pandemic winds down, the threat from cyber attackers and ransomware continues to grow. Given the scope of threat, and the potential value to criminals, it really comes down to a question of when – not if – you will have to respond to a cyber attack.

Technology has improved healthcare enormously, but it comes with the real effect of hobbling your ability to deliver care when systems are offline from attack. Fortunately, there are some hospital experiences we can draw on to better prepare ourselves through the entire process.

The Hospital for Sick Children has recently come back from a devastating ransomware attack, and has some important insights into how, as CEO, you can prepare for the inevitable.

Key Session Takeaways Include:

• What plans, strategies and tools does your team need to have in place to thwart and mitigate attacks
• What do you, as CEO, need to be prepared for, including communication among support teams, patients, families, and the media
• What lessons did SickKids take away from their incident, and what would they recommend others do before an attack takes place

Over the past few years, British Columbia has experienced some catastrophic natural disasters, particularly noteworthy are the floods in 2021. Floods, fires, landslides, and mass evacuations have left emergency management and healthcare professionals challenged and exhausted.

And yet, there are a great many lessons that can be gleaned from these experiences that are relevant to every corner of the country.

In this discussion we will delve into what you as a CEO need to be aware of during natural disasters.

• What we now know after six years of fires, floods and land slides
• The importance of partners, and how critical they are to your success
• The importance of working collaboratively with First Nations
• What you have to have pre-planned to be ready

Working in small groups, attendees will discuss and discover how peer hospitals and health authorities are innovating to provide exemplary service with ideal outcomes.

We will discuss leading in turbulent times, ensuring employees feel that they are adding value, where leaders are focusing their attention, and where would they prefer to spend their time.

After the discussion, we will identify the 3 key drivers to success.

One of the roles of the CEO is to build a pipeline of executives to ensure there is sufficient talent for the long-term health of their organization. With the current challenges to staffing in healthcare, succession planning becomes more difficult and competitive.

Halton Healthcare, like other hospitals, see this as an important issue. To address the challenges, they built a highly successful program that identifies and rewards those employees that have the skills and aptitude to be the next generation of leaders.

Key Session Takeaways Include:

• How did the program begin, and how has it maintained momentum throughout Covid
• How the program is structured, its scope, and its evolution
• What has been the response in terms of signups, and the results in improved employee retention and satisfaction
• What future plans are being designed and rolled out

Hospitals are a vital anchor in our communities. They are where our communities look to for trusted healthcare, life-saving treatments, and comfort during the most challenging of times. Consequently, it is essential that we as leaders ensure our hospitals perform at the highest level and meet the collective needs of our community.

Join us for an interactive discussion into some of the challenges, strategies, and initiatives that have had an impact on communities.

Key Session Takeaways Include:

• The role of the CEO in setting the bar high – and leading through example
• Establishing your hospital as a partner in support of your communities
• Community outreach and engagement successes – and a few that fell short
• Building teams, such as Ontario Health Teams, to meet the increased demands of healthcare
• Hospitals in times of crisis – from Covid to natura disasters

At this point in the agenda we will have covered a tremendous amount of material through presentations and discussions. This session is an opportunity for you to work with your colleagues in table groups to help make sense of all we have covered. You will be discussing 4 questions.

• What are your key take-aways from this conference?
• As you listened to the presenters and your colleagues what gave you a feeling of hope?
• As you listened to the presenters and your colleagues what gave you a feeling of concern?
• What new actions are you going to take when you go back to work?

We will give you a simple process to priority rank each of the first three questions. In plenary we will do a quick debrief of one or two tables on each question. We will also collect notes for a summary conference brief.