Message from the President
As this fiscal year and my term as President draw to a close, I would like to thank members of our Executive for their enthusiasm and commitment to the work of the Society of Graduates in HPME. It is truly remarkable that a group of “volunteers” with very busy careers have been able to accomplish what we have.
The past two years have brought us closer to our goal of keeping our 1,400+ alumni connected to their past, present and future in healthcare management.
- Participation at our Annual Education Day reached a record high in 2005 with its focus on Transformation, Lessons Learned .
- Our newly renamed AGM, now the Annual Alumni Recognition Dinner, promises to build on the success of last year, recognizing the achievements of graduates and in particular the Literary and Leadership Award recipients and the Silver Anniversary class.
- In partnership with CCHSE (Toronto Chapter), we have launched a new annual event that has been met with tremendous success.
- The content of our Newsletter has improved dramatically.
- The profile of the Leadership Award has been raised. A Selection Committee comprised of your peers will identify an award recipient. The prize has been enhanced as well with an effort to more broadly communicate the recipient along with the magnitude of this award.
- We have identified class representatives for the past 25 years who have agreed to keep their classmates connected to SOG activities.
Our success would not have been possible without the support of our Business Manager, Malak Sidky and the on-going support of the Department of HPME through Tina Smith, Program Director, Wendy McGuire, Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, and Zita McWhinnie, Website/IT Support. Thank you for helping us to raise the bar!
Coming soon …On-line payments. We are striving to simplify the process for our annual events' registration and SOG dues payments. You will soon be able to make on-line payments at the SOG-HPME website.
The following slate of Executive members and leadership positions will be put forward for ratification at the Alumni Recognition Dinner for 2005-06. As always, we will also rely on non-Executive Member alumni to participate in our committee work. Please e-mail your interest to Susan Tremblay at susan.tremblay@sympatico.ca.
| HPME Society of Grads Executive
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| President, Susan Tremblay Past President, Jennifer Clarke |
Treasurer, Sid Stacey Secretary, Anne Wojtak |
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| Finance Committee
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Nominating & Awards Selection Committee |
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Sid Stacy, Interim Chair |
Ken Tremblay, Chair Tina Smith Susan Tremblay |
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| Membership |
Communications Committee
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| Rob Crawford, Chair David Thomas Meg Sheehan (sponsorship) |
Anne Wojtak,Chair Corinne Bernstien* Lisa Newman |
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| Education Day |
Joint HPME-CCHSE Event |
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Feria Baccus*, Co-chair |
Tina Smith, Co-chair Clarys Tyrell Malak Sidkey, Admin. Support |
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| Nominating & Awards Selection Committee |
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| Ken Tremblay, Chair Tina Smith Susan Tremblay |
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* New Executive Committee Candidates |
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Alumni Recognition Event (former AGM) – Mark Your Calendars
The Society of Graduates is planning an exciting event this fall:
| The Alumni Recognition Event (formerly known as the AGM) Thursday, October 20, 2005 at the University Club 380 University Avenue (downtown Toronto) |
We are celebrating our twenty-five year silver anniversary class, the Class of 1980, which is also the first MHSc class.
On the agenda: awards to recognize the outstanding work of our colleagues, our annual general meeting and an outstanding speaker, Dr. Ian McKillop , speaking on “Funding Acute Care in Canada”.
Dr. Ian McKillop holds the JW Graham Research Chair in Health Information Systems at the University of Waterloo where he helps lead UW's ideas for health informatics cluster, a group dedicated to promoting electronic innovations in data, evidence and application systems in medical and health settings. Dr. McKillop is the Principal Investigator for the financial components in Ontario's Hospital Report series and is affiliated with the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.
Come out and celebrate the accomplishments of your colleagues, meet new and old colleagues and learn about exciting trends in health care management.
SOG Education Day a Big Success
Over 150 attendees at the SOG May 18th Education Day on Transformation in Health Care - Lessons Learned were pleased to hear:
- Dr. Ken Kizer of the National Quality Forum address the transformation of the US Veterans Healthcare system
- Dr. Graham Sher of Canadian Blood Services discuss the impact of technology and culture on transformation
- Dr. Nizar Mahomed of UHN report on progress with transforming joint replacement care in the GTA
- Leslee Thompson of Cancer Care Ontario address the importance of leadership in major change
- Dr. Adalsteinn Brown provide an overview of Ontario 's Transformation progress
Pictures from Alumni Education Day - May 18, 2005
Presentations are posted on the SOG website: www.utoronto.ca/hpme/alumni/alumni_4.htm
Thanks to:
- Dr. Adalsteinn Brown for moderating the session.
- Our many sponsors for the supporting our event:
- Gold sponsor: Borden Ladner Gervais
- Silver sponsors: Agnew Peckham and Bearing Point
- Bronze sponsors: Baxter, Courtyard Group, Hay Group, HIROC, Johnson & Johnson, and Ray & Berndston, Lovas Stanley
- Our hardworking volunteer Planning Committee:
- Feria Bacchus
- Rob Crawford
- Pat Debrusk
- Cheryl Harrison
- David Longley
- Lisa Newman
- Meg Sheehan
- Susan Tremblay, Chair
- Ken Tremblay
- Anne Wojtak
See you at Education Day 2006!
Jennifer Clarke ('92), President