Embedding Equity into Quality Health Care

Resources

• Agenda

• Speaker Biographies

Presentations

Keynote Talks:

1. What is health equity - And how will more data help us to achieve it?
   Dr. Paula Braveman
   Professor of Family & Community Medicine
   Director, Centre on Social Disparities in Health,
   University of California, San Francisco
2. Health equity from bench to bedside
   Dr. Kwame McKenzie 
   Medical Director, CAMH
   CEO, Wellesley Institute
   Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
3. Adressing health disparities for older Ontarians
   Dr. Samir Sinha 
   Director of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital & UHN
   Provincial Lead, Ontario's Seniors Strategy 

Morning Panel: Promoting Quality Care through Demographic Data:

1. Strategies for stratifying health indicators using patient demographic data
   Jan Lackstrom
   Senior Clinical Director, UHN
   Chair, Health Equity Council       
2. Use of patient demographic information in delivering patient-centred care
   Dr. Fok-Han Leung  
   Physician, St Micheal's Hospital 
   Associate Program & Course Director, University of Toronto 
3. CHC approach to using patient demographic data to provide quality care 
   Russ Ford 
   Executive Director, Lakeshore Area Multi-Service Project (LAMP) Community Health Centre
4. Importance of patient demographic data for providing quality health care from an Aboriginal health perspective 
   Tera Beaulieu  
   Supervisor, Aboriginal Engagement and Outreach Unit, Provincial System Support Program, CAMH 

Afternoon Panel: Patient Demographic Data Collection Across the TC LHIN - Lessons and Recomendations

1. Overview and stories from Measuring Health Equity in TC LHIN project
   Caroline Bennett-AbuAyyash
   Health Equity Project Coordinator, Mount Sinai Hospital
2. Lessons and recommendations from pilot on demographic data collection in a Pre-admission Unit
   Greg Zaffarano 
   Operations Coordinator, Registration Services, St Joseph’s Health Center 
3. Experience of implementing and monitoring data collection in Admitting- A front-line staff perspective 
   Angela Gayle  
   Data Quality Coordinator, Mount Sinai Hospital
4. Findings and recommendations from pilot on demographic data collection in pediatrics 
   Stephanie Gee

   Senior Project Manager, Research and Evaluation, Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Child and Family-Centred Care, SickKids Hospital

5. Findings and recommendations from pilot on demographic data collection in Community Health Centres
   Nancy LaPlante
   Regional Decision Support Specialist, Central Region at Ontario’s Community Health Centres