Health Promotion Clearinghouse

Contact Person: Jasmine Neeson
Contact Email: 613-728-2238 ext. 360
The title for the 2012 CEO Forum is Driving Innovation: Reinventing ambulatory and community care an event that will provide healthcare CEOs policy-makers and experts from across Canada the opportunity to share strategies aimed at improving coordination along the continuum of care.

Canada’s healthcare systems face mounting pressures as populations increase and age and the prevalence of chronic illness continues to rise. Citizens healthcare providers and researchers are calling for the reinvention of ambulatory care services including the expansion of community care in order to redirect patients with complex needs away from overcrowded hospitals and toward more appropriate and cost-effective services. In short they want the right care in the right place. Better coordination along the continuum of care promises to significantly improve the health outcomes of these patients as well as reduce the high cost associated with their care.