AGM 2013

Our 8th AGM drew a unique roster of Canadian and U.S. panelists to discuss how to build stronger industry partnerships and more active online communities of health advocates to transform discovery research into commercial innovations and better health care. With over 100 leading scientists, industry experts, government officials, university executives and journalists, it is one of the only events of its kind to actively engage those at the forefront of health research in Canada.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

DAY-AT-A-GLANCE

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel

1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON

7:30 am to 4:30 pm

7:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:30 am Annual General Meeting with Membership
Canadian Room – Members Only
9:30 am – 10:00 am Break
10:00 am – 11:45 am

Health Innovation Panel

Building Public and Private Sector Partnerships
Canadian Room – Members and Invited Guests
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Health Research Caucus Luncheon

How a Ground-breaking Surgery is Saving Lives
Drawing Room – Members and Invited Guests
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Social Media Panel

Strengthening Social Networks
Canadian Room – Members and Invited Guests
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm First Meeting of New Board Members
Room TBC

Program Highlights

HEALTH INNOVATION PANEL
Building Public and Private Sector Partnerships
How does the U.S. do it better and will it work in Canada?
Chair Dr. Michael Julius, Research Canada’s Science Advisor and VP, Research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, welcomes panelists from both sides of the border to explore what the Canadian health research sector can learn from our successful American counterparts. Sponsored by SHI Consulting.

HEALTH RESEARCH CAUCUS LUNCHEON
How a Ground-breaking Surgery is Saving Lives
Hosted by Senator Kelvin Ogilvie
Research Canada’s parliamentary Health Research Caucus is proud to welcome Dr. Andres Lozano, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto for a discussion on how deep brain stimulation can change the lives of those suffering from anorexia, depression, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s.

SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL
Strengthening Social Networks
How to build online communities of health research advocates?
Chair Dr. Marla Shapiro, Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, CTV Medical Consultant and host of Dr. Marla and Friends, leads a discussion on the challenges researchers face when sharing information online and in real time, and how online communities can support information sharing, advocacy and the adoption of new practices and treatments.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR LEAD SPONSOR!

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in sponsoring our event?
Contact Ranjana Chopra at rchopra@rc-rc.ca or 613.234.5129

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