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ITINERARY FOR THE
MAY 19 - 25, 1996
F E L L O W S H I P P R O G R A M
LITHUANIA HEALTH CARE REFORM
STRATEGIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT
STUDY TOUR CANADA
Delegates
Hon. Antanas Vinkus M.D.
Minister of Health
Mr. Julius Beinortas
Member of Parliament
Chairman, Social Affairs Sub-Committee
Sunday, May 19
| 4:30 p.m. |
Arrive in Toronto. To be met at the airport by:
Protocol Officer, Sonya Lambert
Hon. Consul General, Garis Lapas
Algirdas Vaiciunas, President of the Lithuanian Canadian Community
Walter M. Kudryk, President of RMC Resources Management Consultants Ltd.
Messrs. Kudryk and Vaiciunas to drive the visitors to a place of residence. |
| Monday, May 20 |
Personal time. (Canadian Statutory Holiday). Looked after by Mr. & Mrs. Kudoševiciene. |
| Tuesday, May 21 |
Messrs. Kudryk and Vaiciunas (K&V) to meet the guests at the place of residence at 8:30 a.m. and drive them to the Ontario Ministry of Health Building (Hepburn Block, 9th Floor, ADM Boardroom) and stay with them during the whole day. Messrs. Vaiciunas and Lapas to act as interpreters. The agenda is outlined below:
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| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. |
Meeting with the Deputy Minister
(Deputy Minister's office - 10th Floor, Hepburn Block).
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| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. |
Ontario's Health Care System - Strategic Directions and Priorities Brad Graham, Senior Adviser, Health Economics & Fiscal Policy, Health Strategies Group.
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| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. |
Overview of Hospital Programs - Planning, Funding & Operation
Peter Finkle, Director, Institutional Health, Central Region.
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.. |
Overview of Policy, Development and Decision-Making in the Ontario Government
Bill Kennedy, Consultant, Corporate Policy Secretariat.
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| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch break and discussion |
| 1:15 - 2:00 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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| 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. |
Overview of the Drug Programs Branch, the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and Drug Reform Initiatives
Gail Finlayson, Manager, Administration and Briefings, Drug Programs.
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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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| 4:00 - 7:00 p.m |
Returned to place of residence. Personal time.
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| Wednesday, May 22 |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. |
Messrs. K&V meet the guests at the place of residence at 8:30 a.m. and drive them to Humber College.
Humber College, President's Boardroom. Continental Buffet Breakfast.
Participants:
Hon. Antantas Vinkus, M.D., Lithuanian Minister of Health
Mr. Julius Beinartas, Chairman of the Social Affairs Sub-Committee
Mr. Walter M. Kudryk, President, RMC
Mr. Algirdas Vaiciunas, President, Lithuanian-Canadian Community (interpreter)
Dr. Robert A. Gordon, President, Humber College
Kris Gataveckas, Vice President, Business Development (Coordinator)
Anne Bender, Dean, School of Health Sciences
Blair Carter, Chair
Ken Harrison, Chair, Allied Health
Gwen Villamere, Chair, Continuing Education & Nursing
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| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
Overview of Humber College & Its Capabilities
Kris Gataveckas |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Strategy for Training Hospital Support Staff
Anne Bender
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| 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
Tour of School of Health Sciences Laboratories |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. |
Wrap-up, Dr. Robert A. Gordon |
| 11:45 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Lunch at the Albany Club and personal afternoon time. |
| 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
Picked up at place of residence by Messrs. K&V and taken to a dinner function (7:00 p.m.), at the Sutton Place Hotel, London Edinborough Suite, hosted by Mr. Len Crispino, President & CEO, Ontario International Trade Corporation, Ontario Government. |
| Thursday, May 23 |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
V. to pick-up guests and drive to Vilnius Manor
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| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
At the Vilnius Manor. |
| 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Lunch with Members of the Lithuanian Canadian Medical Society |
| 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Meetings with various members of the Lithuanian Canadian Community. |
| 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Picked up by K&V and taken to a dinner function hosted by the Lithuanian Canadian Community.
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| 10:00 p.m. |
Returned to place of residence |
| Friday, May 24th |
K&V to pick-up guests and drive to Apotex Inc., a major Canadian generic drug manufacturer/distributor, for a plant visit and lunch. Eli Betito, Director of Public Affairs to act as Coordinator and V as translator.
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| 1:30 p.m. |
K&V to drive the guests to Mount Sinai Hospital for a 3 hour briefing/orientation session of this major acute care facility. Dr. Judith Shamian, V.P. of Nursing and World Health Organization representative in Toronto to act as Coordinator. V. to act as the translator. |
| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Mr. Theodore Freedman
President and Chief Operating Officer (Room 342)
Dr. Judith Shamian
Vice President, Nursing
Head, WHO Collaborating Centre (Room 342)
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| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Mr. Joseph Mapa
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Room 335)
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| 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Mr. Mary Stein
Vice President, Finance (Room 334)
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| 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Dinner function in honour of the Minister's and Chairman's visit hosted by Mr. Kudryk, President of RMC
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| Saturday, May 25 |
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| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Personal time. |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Taken to the airport by K&V and Haris Lapas. Flight KLM #692 departing 18:40. |
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