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ITINERARY FOR THE
SEPTEMBER 11 - 15, 1995
F E L L O W S H I P P R O G R A M
ESTONIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Delegates
Dr. Vahur Keldrima
Kantsler (Deputy Minister)
Ministry of Social Affairs
Dr. Peeter Mardna
Head, Health Care Department,
Ministry of social Affairs
Ms. Helvi Tarien
Assistant Director,
Estonia National Social Insurance Board
Ms. Eve Karmo
Director, City of Tallinn Health Insurance Fund
Ms. Anneli Maide
Coordinator, World Bank Project
Central Health Insurance Agency
Ms. Anne Poll
Director, Health Institutions Bureau
Ministry of Social Affairs
Monday, September 11
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks
Margaret Mottershead, Deputy Minister |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. |
Ontario's Health Care System and Strategic Directions and Priorities
Jodey Porter, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Strategies Group
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Overview of Ministry Planning, Operations and Programs
Dave Bogart, Director, Information, Planning & Evaluation Branch
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| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Overview of Hospital Programs - Planning, funding and Operation
Peter Finkle, Director, Institutional Health, Central Region
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| 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. |
Overview of Public Health Programs in Ontario
Dr. Richard Schabas, Chief Medical Officer of Health and Director, Public Health Branch
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| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Overview of Ministry of Health Legislation
Gilbert Sharpe, Director, Legal Services
Frank Williams, Deputy Director, Legal Services
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| Tuesday, September 12 |
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| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Overview of Health Human Resources Planning
Linda Tennant, Manager, Health Human Resources Policy Unit
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| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. |
Overview of Drug Programs Branch, the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and Drug Reform Initiatives
Theresa Firestone, Director, Drug Programs Branch
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Physician Services, Trends and Negotiations
Paul Gardner, Director, Negotiations Secretariat
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| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. |
Overview of the Policy Development Process
Bill Kennedy, Consultant, Corporate Policy Secretariat
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| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Lunch, Hosted by Ontario International Trade Corporation (OITC)
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Delegation departs for Kingston |
| Wednesday, September 13 |
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Orientation to the Health Insurance Division. |
| Location: |
Kingston, Executive Boardroom, 2nd Floor |
| HID Coordinator: |
Bev Lyman, Tel. (613) 548-6800 |
| RMC/HID Liaison: |
Ahsan Sadiq |
| Presentations to include: |
Ministry Technology Systems
Tour of the Data Centre
The Policy Process in the Provider Services Branch
Physician Monitoring and Cost Control Mechanisms |
| Thursday, September 14 |
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Tour of Kingston General Hospital
RMC/Hospital Liaison: Ahsan Sadiq
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| Presentations to include: |
Hospital Organization
Hospital Management
Cost Accounting
Budgeting
Planning
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Delegation departs for Ottawa |
| Friday, September 15 |
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| Health Canada Coordinator: |
Denise Quesnel, International Affairs Directorate
(613) 957-7287 / Fax 957-4195
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| RMC/Health Canada Liaison: |
Ahsan Sadiq |
| Key topics: |
Role by Federal Government in National Health
Manpower Planning and Accreditation of Health Professionals
Future Direction of Health Care in Canada
|
| 8:55 a.m. |
Denise Quesnel will meet the delegation in the main lobby of the Brooke Claxton Building, Tunney's Pasture, and escort them to the meeting |
| 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Roundtable Discussion on the Canadian Health System
Participating Health Canada officials:
Luc Pamerleau, (Chair), A/Director, International Information Division, International Affairs Directorate, Policy & Consultation Branch
Jake Vellinga, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Policy Division, Policy & Consultation Branch
Dr. Bruce Davis, Director, Health Insurance Division, Policy & Consultation Branch
Janos Tobreluts, Research Assistant Officer, Health Insurance Division, Policy & Consultation Branch
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| 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. |
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
Marilyn Colton, Assistant Executive Director, Standards Research and Development (613-738-3800, ext. 265)
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| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Canadian Medical Association
Bill Tholl, Director, Health Policy and Economics (613-731-9331)
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Delegation departs for Toronto and returns to Estonia |
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