Join us for an evening of speed mentoring sessions among peers, mentors, and other aspiring health leaders across the country. This event will allow you to get insight from self-identified mid-careerists who have recently made the jump into leadership positions such as directors, managers, clinical chiefs, leads and supervisors.
Starting at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, we will welcome our keynote speaker Reece Bearnes, CHE, the 2023 CCHL Mentorship Award winner who will share his experience in mentorship and the impact it has made on his career in a session titled "The Value of Mentorship". You will then have the chance to participate in three 20-minute rounds of small group speed-mentoring.
In his presentation titled "The Value of Mentorship", Reece will reflect on lessons learned as a mentor and a mentee, offering advice to participants regarding the impact mentorship can have on professional growth and development. His presentation will include tips and recommendations on how to establish and maintain successful mentorship relationships throughout one’s career.
Keynote speaker:
Reece Bearnes, CHE - Executive Director, Clinical Operations, The Ottawa Hospital, & Regional Vice-President, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
Reece Bearnes is a multi-award-winning health executive based in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. Currently he serves as Regional Vice-President, Champlain Regional Cancer Services, Ontario Health, and is Executive Director, Clinical Operations, at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), one of the nation's largest and premier academic healthcare and research centres. Reece is a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Master of Health Administration program and holds a Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation with the Canadian College of Health Leaders. He is also the recipient of an Executive Fellowship in Healthcare Administration.
Reece provides leadership for tertiary and quaternary care across three major campuses, which are home to hundreds of specialty and diagnostic clinics, 1,100 inpatient beds, and a team of over 12,000 staff and 2,500 physicians. He has had vast exposure to clinical operations, overseeing programs such as acute medical inpatient services, medical imaging and diagnostics, pharmacy, lab services, as well as the multitude of specialty ambulatory care services at TOH. Reece has provided leadership regionally to programs such as the regional cancer care, renal, stroke, geriatrics, pain service, the Ontario Bariatric Network, as well as the Academic Family Health Team.
A proud East Coaster, Reece was born and raised in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Reece is Past President of Dalhousie’s Health Administration Alumni Association. Crediting strong mentorship throughout his career journey, he established the ‘Executive in Residence’ mentorship program for young health leaders, and later the ELEMENT program.
Despite the success and accolades, he maintains a strong sense of self and a delightful personality, staying grounded through his value of family, friends, and community.
