Agenda

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The overall goal of the National Symposium is to engage a broad range of stakeholders to review and comment on the draft findings, recommendations and implementation strategies contained in the National Task Force report "Three Missions...One Future - Optimizing the Performance of Canada's Academic Health Sciences Centres".

The specific objectives of the National Symposium are to:

• Ensure a common understanding of the key elements of the report
• Inform stakeholders of the results of the consultation to date on the Report
• Obtain feedback on the draft findings, recommendations and implementation strategies
• Identify priorities for action
• Identify key challenges to moving forward
• Build commitment and identify champions to sustain future action

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - Rideau Room, 2^nd Floor

7:00 p.m.      Welcome and Opening Remarks
                     (Mr. Jeff Lozon and Dr. Jean Rouleau, Co-Chairs, National Task Force)

7:10 p.m.      Review of the AHSC National Task Force Process
                     (Mr. Glenn Brimacombe, Co-Chair, AHSC Steering Committee)

7:20 p.m.      Overview of Commissioned Research
                     (Dr. Nick Busing, Co-Chair, AHSC Steering Committee)

7:30 p.m.      Summary of Web Questionnaires
                     (Mr. Glenn Brimacombe, Co-Chair, AHSC Steering Committee)           

7:45 p.m. Reception

Friday, January 29, 2010 - Rideau Room, 2^nd Floor

7:30 a.m.      Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.      Welcome

                     -  Objectives of the Day (Mr. Jeff Lozon and Dr. Jean Rouleau, Co-Chairs, NTF)
                     -  Overview of Symposium Process (Ms. Dianne Parker-Taillon, Facilitator)

8:45 a.m.     Setting the Stage (Plenary)

                     -  Key Note Speaker (Dr. Philip Baker, Dean, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry,                         University of Alberta)
                     -  Questions and Answers

9:30 a.m.     Health Break

9:45 a.m.     Reviewing the Proposed Directions (Group/Plenary)

                     -  Providing feedback on the NTF Recommendations

12:00 p.m.               Lunch

1:00 p.m.     Building Momentum: A Blueprint for Action (Knowledge Café)

                     -  Reviewing the NTF Implementation Strategies
                     -  Identifying Priorities for Action

2:30 p.m.     Health Break

2:45 p.m.     Moving Forward: From Plan to Action (Plenary)

                     -  Feedback on the Implementation Strategy (debrief)
                     -  Moving forward globally, locally and individually

3:45 p.m.     Closing Remarks/Next Steps

                     -  Closing speaker
                     -  Next Steps and closure

4:00 p.m.     Adjournment