Media Advisory - The Conference Board of Canada to Host Western Health Summit 2015: Making Change That Makes a Difference

EDMONTON, May 7, 2015 /CNW/ -  Canadian health care organizations are facing growing demands for services and increasing cost pressures. These current pressures make change even more necessary. The Conference Board of Canada's Western Health Summit will bring together leaders in the medical field from across Canada to discuss how effective change can help improve the health care system. 

When:	May 11-12, 2015
Where:	The Westin Edmonton
Who:	Speakers Include:
	Louis Thériault- Vice-President, Public Policy, The Conference Board of Canada Dianne Balon - Vice-President, Government Alberta Blue Cross
	Dr. Linda E. Carlson - Professor, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
	Dr. Ann Colbourne - Senior Medical Director, Culture Transformation and Innovation, Alberta Health Services
	Dr. Michael A. Gardam - Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, University Health Network
	Jennifer MacKenzie - Chief Operating Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
	Lynne S. Mansell - Senior Provincial Director, Seniors Health and Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Networks
	Richard Mole - President and Chief Executive Officer, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.
	Dr. Dugald Seely - Executive Director, Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre
	Pamela Winsor - Director, Health System Strategies and Chief Marketing Officer, Medtronic of Canada Ltd.

Media Accreditation is required for media to attend this event.

For the full schedule and times visit:

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/healthwest/default.aspx

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SOURCE Conference Board of Canada

or media accreditation: Yvonne Squires, Media Relations, The Conference Board of Canada, Tel.: [phone] ext. 221, E-mail: [email protected]; Sara-Lynne Levine, Media Relations Specialist, The Conference Board of Canada, Tel.: [phone] ext. 294, E-mail: [email protected]; Juline Ranger, Associate Director of Communications, The Conference Board of Canada, Tel.: [phone] ext. 431, E-mail: [email protected]