2022 Canada West Health Leaders Conference Program

(Cette conférence est présentée en anglais seulement.)

Program-at-a-glance

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

12:00 – 12:15Plenary – Land Acknowledgement, welcome, and opening ceremonies
12:15 – 13:00KEYNOTE: 
Putting the care back in healthcare: Why anti-racist care matters
13:00 – 13:15 Break  
13:15 – 14:15CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1. Advancing systemic improvements: Justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and environmental stewardship in health and social services – Executive Leadership perspectives

2. (im)Patients for change

3. The Good Samaritan way: Reconciliation in healthcare

4. Mobilizing Indigenous knowledge, wisdom, and community values to transform health service redesign grounded in a Nations based approach and TRC principles
14:15 – 14:45Sponsor Visits
15:00 – 15:45KEYNOTE: 
Building bridges – Culture, governance, community, and partnerships

Sponsored by:



15:45 – 16:00Closing remarks

Thursday, November 10, 2022

12:00 – 12:15Plenary – Land Acknowledgement, welcome, and opening ceremonies
12:15 – 13:00KEYNOTE: 
It’s the little things that matter

Sponsored by:


13:00 – 13:15 Break 
13:15 – 14:15CONCURRENT SESSIONS

5. Positive perspective, powerful plan: How to run your own virtual Appreciative Inquiry events that create diverse coalitions for change

6. Trauma informed healthcare for Indigenous people in Canada

7. Building for change: Creating environments and people that transform systems

8. Building capacity for continuous improvement of language accessibility: A health and social service systemic approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)

Sponsored by:


14:15 – 14:45Sponsor Visits 
14:45 – 15:00Break
15:00 – 15:45KEYNOTE: 
Leading with empathy: Humanizing JEDI

Sponsored by:


15:45 – 16:00Closing remarks

* Program is subject to change without notice