ITINERARY FOR THE
MAY 1 - 8, 1993

F E L L O W S H I P P R O G R A M

POLISH MINISTRY OF HEALTH
AND WELFARE UNIT


Delegates

Dr. Marek Balicki
First Deputy Minister

Dr. Elwira Soplinska
President of Supervisory Board of Ciec Health Consortium

Mrs. Malgorzata Figurska
Representative of the Minister of Health on Foreign Aid Projects

Saturday, May 1  
  Delegates arrive in Toronto about 5 p.m. They are met at the airport by Polish Consult General staff person and Walter Kudryk at RMC and taken to Royal York Hotel. Evening Free.
Sunday, May 2  
  All day trip to Niagara Falls, including dinner, Kudryk and Tracey will pick up the Delegates at 9 a.m. Lunch in Niagara Falls; dinner probably back in Toronto.

Monday, May 3

8:30 a.m. Delegates picked up by Corder/Kudryk and taken to Ministry of Health
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Overview of Ministry Operations
Michael Decter, Deputy Minister, or Margaret Mottershead, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister. (10th Floor)



9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Overview of the Ontario Health Care System
David Bogart, Director, Information Planning and Evaluation Branch


10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Ontario Health Insurance Program
Dr. Robert MacMillan, Executive Director, Health Insurance Division

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch at the Ministry
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Health Promotion Program Initiatives
Peter Coleridge, Manager, Community Development Unit, Health Promotion Branch
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Overview of Hospital Programs (Funding and Operation)
Barry Monaghan, Executive Director, Institutional Health Division

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Discussion

4:00 p.m. Return to Royal York, Evening Free
Tuesday, May 4

8:15 a.m. Delegates picked up Corder, Kudryk and/or Sadowski and taken by car to 7/15 Overlea Blvd. Boardroom.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Overview of Community Health Programs
C. Denov, Executive Director, Community Health Division; D. Loranger, Director, Community Health Branch; J. O'Neill, Program Co-ordinator, CHC and HSO Programs.

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Overview of Drug Programs Branch, the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and Drug Reform Initiatives
M.C. Lindberg, Head Drug Programs Reform Secretariat; Y. Drazin, Director, Drug Programs Branch; T. Firestone, Director, Drug Programs Reform.

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Discussion
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. Lunch at MOH
12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Overview of Public Health Programs in Ontario
Dr. L. Smith, Senior Medical Consultant, Public Health Branch

1:15 p.m. Depart for visit to North York Public Health Unit

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Visit to North York Public Health Unit
To be co-ordinated by Dr. R. Schabas

6:30 p.m. Ministry of Health Sponsored Dinner
At the Royal Canadian Military Institute, 426 University Ave. Delegates picked up and returned to Hotel by Corder, Kudryk and/or Sadowski.

Wednesday, May 5
8:45 a.m. Delegates picked up by Kudryk and/or Sadowski and taken by car to Apotex
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Visit to Apotex - Generic Drug Manufacturing, 150 Signet Drive.
Contact: Mr. Elie Betito, Director, Public Affairs, Tel. 739-9300
Ministry Contact: Bev Lever, Health Economic Development

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Depart for lunch with Health Services Export Advisory Committee, McMillan Binch Boardroom, 38th floor, Royal Bank Plaza.
1:30 p.m. Depart for Kingston
By train (accompanied by Dr. MacMillan) to the offices of OHIP.

4:00 p.m. Dinner in Kingston sponsored by OHIP; overnight in Kingston

Thursday, May 6

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Orientation to Health Insurance Division
To be arranged by Dr. R. MacMillan

3:00 p.m. Depart by train for Toronto, return to hotel
6:00 p.m. Delegates picked up by Kudryk and taken to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) as dinner guests of the Ontario International corporation and the SHSC. Delegates brought back to Hotel by Kudryk.
Friday, May 7  
9:00 a.m. Delegates picked up by Sadowski and/or Kudryk and taken to Sick Children's Hospital
9:30 - 11:45 a.m. Tour of Sick Children's Hospital
To be co-ordinated by Barry Monaghan, Executive Director Institutional Health Division.
12:00 p.m. Lunch at Mt. Sinai Hospital
As guests of Mr. T.J. Friedman, President and CEO

1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tour of Mt. Sinai Hospital
Co-ordinated by Dr. Judith Shamian, V.P. Nursing

6:00 p.m. Early dinner at the Albany Club followed by Phantom of the Opera (8 p.m.); hosted by RMC
Saturday, May 8  
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tour of Toronto
Arranged by RMC. Delegates picked up at the Hotel by Kudryk and Sadowski.
7:00 p.m. Social program arranged by RMC for the Delegates.


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