Okanagan Technology Symposium 2003
Health Care Transformation through Collaboration
National Conference & Exposition
June 2-3, 2003
The Grand Okanagan Hotel/Resort, Kelowna, B.C.

Keynote Speakers

Invited keynote speakers:

• Honourable Sandy Santori, Minister of Management Services, Government of British Columbia
  
• Honourable Colin Hansen, Minister of Health Services, Government of British Columbia
  
• Honourable Sindi Hawkins, Minister of Health Planning, Government of British Columbia
  
• Dr. Les Vertesi, Medical Director, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, B.C. and author of Broken Promises: Why Canadian Medicare is in Trouble and what can be done to save it.
  
• Tamara Vrooman, Deputy Minister, Strategic Initiatives & Corporate Services, Ministries of Health Planning and Health Services, B.C.
  

Federal/Provincial/Territorial Collaboration

• Dr. Larry Ohlhauser, founding Board member, Canada Health Infoway; President and CEO, HSI Healthcare Solutions & Innovations
  

Interprovincial/Territorial - What's working:

• Shelly Lipon, Saskatchewan
  
• John Schinbein, British Columbia
  
• Linda Miller, Alberta
  

Front Line Collaboration Experiences:

• Dr. Allan Brookstone, general practitioner
  
• Gerri Rintoul, nursing representative
  
• Dr. Kendall Ho, Chair, Continuing Medical Education, UBC Faculty of Medicine
  

Private/Public Collaboration: "Case studies"

• BC Academic Health Council - Dr. George Eisler
  
• BC Cancer Agency - Don Henkelman, Cancer Agency Information System
  
• PathNet � Lindsay Allan, General Manager
  

* invited
The above speakers are subject to confirmation.

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