Oct 17, 2018 | Canadian Healthcare, Personal Healthcare
I was invited by the PMO to participate as an expert panelist at Fortune Magazine’s #Fortune Global CEO forum in Toronto on the Global Digital Transformation of Health Care. This event brings CEO’s from around the world and was hosted by the Prime Minister in...
Jun 28, 2018 | Canadian Healthcare, Innovation, MaRS
Proud to have led this initiative at MaRS with partners UHN, MoHLTC & Ontario Health Infoway. An important step to ultimately empowering patients with access to their own data, while providing de-identified big data to digital health innovators – typically...
May 2, 2017 | Canadian Healthcare, Featured, Innovation, Photo Gallery
I was on the Opening Plenary for the official opening to the 2017 CADTH Symposium. Our topic was “Measuring Value in Health Care in Theory and in the Real World”. I brought the perspective of a Health Technology Innovator/Disrupter. Slideshow of 2017 CADTH...
Oct 29, 2016 | Canadian Healthcare, Personal Healthcare, Raising Awareness
Toronto Star, Camilla Cornell special to the Star It’s that time again. Time to get your flu shot. And though you may be one of those who would rather be featured on My Strange Addiction than get a needle, you’d be wise to conquer your fears and get...
May 19, 2016 | Blog, Canadian Healthcare, Featured, Innovation, MaRS
On February 4th, in honour of World Cancer Day, I hosted and moderated this event, featuring four entrepreneurs who are working to improve the lives of cancer patients. You can read the post about the event “Four healthcare entrepreneurs share industry...
Feb 3, 2016 | Canadian Healthcare, MaRS
“One of the biggest issues we face is our aging demographic and the impending healthcare crisis it poses. The baby boom cohort has driven a range of innovations — from pablum to disposable diapers. Now, as they juggle child and elder care, they’re finding the...
Jan 29, 2016 | Blog, Canadian Healthcare, Videos
I was delighted and honoured to moderate an important discussion on Patient Engagement at the Health Quality Transformation 2015 Conference with guests Barbara Lewis (Joan’s Family Bill of Rights) and Andrew MacLeod (Ontario Hospital Association)....
Sep 17, 2014 | Canadian Healthcare, Featured, Leadership, Personal Healthcare, Preventative Medicine, Raising Awareness
I was very honoured to be recognized in the 2nd Annual Canadian Women Changing Healthcare awards by Patient Commando, an organization committed to helping patients share experiences and become better informed about how to manage their healthcare. My profile is...
May 23, 2014 | Blog, Canadian Healthcare, Raising Awareness
Historically, health care evolved from an acute-based system and we are now seeing a paradigm shift to a patient-centred model. Going forward we need to focus on engagement, prevention, wellness and self-management of chronic disease. Securing Healthcare National...Mar 22, 2013 | Canadian Healthcare
In November 2011, Dr. John Haggie told a Toronto audience at The Economic Club of Canada’s annual health care outlook panel that establishing electronic medical records is the one of the best things Canada could do to improve its health-care system. Read the article...
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