Atlantic Region Conference 2023
Digital Health Canada’s Atlantic Region Conference 2023 takes place on October 3 at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. This annual one-day conference offers networking and learning for Atlantic Chapter members and digital health professionals from across the Atlantic Region. Digital Health Canada’s Atlantic Region Conference 2023 will feature panel discussions and presentations focusing on Transformation in Healthcare.
Join us at the MeetUp! Join us the night before the conference at The Loose Cannon for snacks and socializing (October 2, 7-9PM AT). $20. Register here to save your spot.
Conference Sponsors
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Speakers
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Ashley Dinn
Provincial Program Manager of Virtual Care - Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Ashley Dinn is the Provincial Program Manager of Virtual Care at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information.
Read MoreShe leads a team responsible for supporting and implementing virtual care solutions across the five zones of NL Health Services. Ms. Dinn has a Bachelor of Business Commerce and Bachelor of Nursing from Memorial University. As a Registered Nurse, she worked in long term care and acute care before joining virtual care in 2014. She has expertise and leadership in supporting virtual care services across the health care sector.
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Kathy Winsor
Director Special Projects (Interim) - Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Kathy Winsor has been working with NL Health Services and its legacy boards for thirty years.
Read MoreShe has worked in various leadership positions including Risk and Patient Safety, Clinical Efficiency, Site Operations and most recently Director Special Projects focused on Virtual Emergency Room. Kathy has her bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy, Master of Health Studies in Leadership, and Lean Healthcare Black Belt Certification through the Ontario Hospital Association. Her current work in the Virtual Emergency Room with virtual fast track has been innovative and leading edge with providing a new service delivery model for emergent and urgent care in an environment challenged with limited human resources. I am currently employed as the Clinical Efficiency Consultant and prior to this role I spent four years in the Patient Safety Officer position with temporary assignment in the role of Risk Manager to implement the Clinical Safety Reporting System. Prior to moving to the Corporate Improvement Department, I was Clinical Leader of Physiotherapy for four years and worked as a frontline Physiotherapist for thirteen years with the present health authority and former legacy Boards. My experiences in all of the aforementioned roles have helped me understand the diversity of healthcare and the importance of all building blocks necessary to strengthen our healthcare delivery system. The significance of collaborative partnerships, transformational leadership qualities, and effective communication skills are essential for progressive program development and sustainability. In my current role, I continue to learn, build and utilize my skill set and abilities to align my work activities with the strategic directions of Central Health. I have approximately two years of experience in the position of acting Regional Director of Rehabilitative Services during which I gained valuable knowledge and understanding of the director’s role. I provide contractual physiotherapy services in the private sector which has given me experience in building community partnerships and knowledge of private healthcare.
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Robin Laird
Director of e-Health, Clinical Operations - Health PEI
Robin became the Director of eHealth, Clinical Operations for Health PEI in 2015.
Read MoreGraduated with a Diploma in Nursing in 1992 from the PEI School of Nursing. She later completed a BN and then in 2012, graduated with a Masters Degree in Health Studies. Robin holds a black belt in Lean methodology and a Financial Management Certificate from UPEI. Robin spent 16 years in various nursing positions and then moved to be the Provincial Wait Times Coordinator. In 2015 she became the Director of eHealth, Clinical Operations for Health PEI. Robin is the past Council Chair of the College of Registered Nurses of PEI and served on the Board of the Canadian Nurses Association from 2018-2020. Robin resides in Cardigan, PEI with her husband Kurt where they raised their 3 children, and they are the proud grandparents of 2!
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Eric Beaulieu
Deputy Minister - New Brunswick Department of Health
Eric Beaulieu, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, C.Dir has worked for the Province of New Brunswick since 1996.
Read MoreHe was named Deputy Minister of the Department of Health on July 1, 2022 after serving as Deputy Minister of the Department of Social Development since 2017. Prior to being named Deputy Minister, Eric served as Deputy Clerk for Executive Council where he provided strategic advice to the Government and the Civil Service and worked collaboratively to ensure the direction of the Government is implemented. Concurrently, Eric was also the Assistant Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and lead the NB government’s intergovernmental policies and strategies. Prior roles include Assistant Deputy Minister – Business and Trade Development for the Department of Economic Development, Vice President Corporate Services for the New Brunswick Internal Services Agency and Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Health. Eric has a BBA from l’Université de Moncton, an MBA from the University of New Brunswick, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and also holds the Chartered Director designation from McMaster University – DeGroote School of Business.
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Mark McAllister
CEO - VeroSource Solutions
Mark McAllister is the co-founder and CEO of VeroSource Solutions, a New Brunswick-based software and data company whose digital health solutions have been implemented in jurisdictions across Canada.
Read MoreWith 20+ years in the industry, Mark is passionate about using technology to improve healthcare. He provides strategic leadership and vision in growing VeroSource and has been instrumental in building the company’s solutions suite, which focus on securely moving and analyzing health data to improve healthcare delivery efficiency. Mark has a Bachelor of Computer Science from UNB and is a member of the Wallace McCain Institute. In both 2022 and 2023, Mark was named one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada by Atlantic Business Magazine. This award recognizes his commitment to providing people with digital access to their health records in New Brunswick and Manitoba.
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Schedule
| 8:00am |
Networking breakfast |
| 8:45am |
Opening remarks Mark Casselman, CEO, Digital Health Canada |
| 9:00am |
Opening Keynote: Enabling Virtual Care to Address Healthcare Provider Shortages
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| 10:10am |
Panel: Major initiatives within each Atlantic province
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| 11am |
Networking Break |
| 11:20am |
Sponsor Symposium: AWS for Healthcare Mission and New Advances in Generative AI & Machine Learning (Breakout Room) Amazon Web Services (AWS) has played a key role in democratizing machine learning and making it accessible to anyone who wants to use it, including more than 100,000 customers of all sizes and industries. In this session you’ll deep dive into the AWS healthcare strategy, learn about the AWS Generative AI portfolio and key healthcare use cases. In addition, you’ll uncover the most important factors enabling healthcare organizations to quickly build and deploy generative AI applications at scale. Speakers:
Hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| 11:20am |
Sponsor Symposium: Putting the power of healthcare data in the hands of the people New Brunswick is empowering people and providers to better control their healthcare experience by giving them access to healthcare data. NB Deputy Minister of Health, Eric Beaulieu, and VeroSource CEO Mark McAllister will discuss how sharing wait-time data with the public and enabling people to access their own healthcare data are key to achieving the overall goals of the province’s health plan. Moderator Cheryl Hansen, Clerk of the Executive Council and former CIO and Executive Director of eHealth in NB, brings a unique perspective on the journey that the province has taken to get to this point as well as ambitions for the future.
Hosted by VeroSource Solutions. VeroSource provides enterprise SaaS and data solutions to public and private sector healthcare clients, securely connecting people, data, and systems. Our technology empowers patients, caregivers, clinicians, and decision makers to improve outcomes and create efficiencies. |
| 12:05pm |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:05pm |
Modernizing Home Care in Health PEI
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| 2:05pm |
EMR-Related Burnout: What does the Evidence Suggest?
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| 2:55pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:15pm |
Closing Keynote
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| 4:14pm |
Closing Remarks
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