2010 Annual convention – Presentations and videos
Innovating to transform
Please note: The conference is given in French, and all video, audio and downloaded material is in French only unless noted otherwise.
Presentations from Thursday, April 22
Opening remarks &
Lean Healthcare, origins and concepts
M. Sylvain Landry, M. Sc. A., Ph. D. (administration)
Full Professor and Associate Director, Pôle santé HEC Montréal
The Lean Healthcare approach compared with other process improvement approaches, its fundamental principles, tools and application methods, issues and conditions for success.
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How can physicians benefit from this approach?
Vice-President, Lean Solutions, Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Many health care institutions have recently become interested in the Lean Healthcare concept. A consultant who has implemented this approach in numerous hospitals, Mr. Villeneuve will present the concrete benefits that physicians can gain from the Lean approach, along with the role they can and must play in its implementation.
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Lean Healthcare approach in health care
The Lean Healthcare approach in health care: the experience of a university medical centre
Sylvain Chaussé
Continuous Improvement Advisor, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
After applying the Lean Healthcare approach in industry, Sylvain Chaussé is now responsible for projects to deploy this approach at the CHUS. He will talk about implementing this approach in the different clinical sectors. What are the specifics, issues and conditions for success, but also the difficulties that might be encountered when deploying this approach in the health care community?
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The Lean Healthcare approach in health care: the experience of a physician-manager
Dr Louis Marie Simard
Director of Professional Services, Hôpital du Sacré-coeur de Montréal
Dr. Simard will share his experience as a medical director at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Regional Hospital in Moncton, NB, when the Lean model was implemented in oncology and then in the surgery unit. What are the obstacles and what factors encourage collaboration between physicians? What impact does the approach have on medical practice and the quality of services for the population? These are some of the topics that Dr. Simard will cover.
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The Lean Healthcare approach in health care: the experience of a physician and head of emergency services
Dre Valérie Garneau
Head of Emergency Services, CSSS de Trois-Rivières
Dr. Garneau will give us the perspective of a physician and head of emergency services on deploying the Lean Healthcare approach: winning conditions, results of the process, impact on medical practice.
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Host
Marc De Bellefeuille
Participants
Ralph Dadoun, PhD, MBA
Vice-President Corporate & Support Services St. Mary’s Hospital Center
Dr. Geneviève Desbiens
Urologist, CSSS d’Ahuntsic et Montréal-Nord
Dr. Michèle Pelletier
Executive Assistant and Director of Medical and University Affairs, Association québécoise d’établissements de santé et de services sociaux
Dr. André Simard, M.D., M. Sc. Adm.
Vice-President, Consulting Physicians, CIM Conseil en immobilisation & management
Five-minute presentation by each participant followed by a debate in which we will attempt to answer the following questions: The Lean Healthcare approach: What are the impacts on medical practice now and in the future? What are the issues and the conditions for success? Why is it important for physicians to show leadership in such an implementation project? What is the added value for physicians and patients?
Presentations from Friday, April 23
Welcome / CUBA: A winning populational approach
Dr. Jean-François Lajoie
President of the QMA
Dr. Jorge Hadad
Director of Public Health, Republic of Cuba
The effectiveness of the Cuban approach to maternal health and early childhood development is based substantially on what the Cubans call the “polyclinic”. This type of institution plays a much broader role than the health clinics found in Québec because it also integrates science, knowledge transfer, parental education and community engagement. Our speaker will describe this approach and the results obtained.
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Tim Doran, M.D.
Clinical Research Fellow, National Primary Care Research & Development Centre, University of Manchester, UK
In 2004, after a series of national initiatives associated with marked improvements in the quality of care, the National Health Service of the United Kingdom introduced a pay-for-performance contract for family practitioners. This contract increases existing income according to performance with respect to 146 quality indicators covering clinical care for 10 chronic diseases, organization of care, and patient experience. Our speaker draws a picture of the UK experience, with an emphasis on future perspectives.
Presentation in English
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PANEL : What do our experts think?
Dr. Luc Boileau
CEO, Institut national de santé publique du Québec
Yvon Brunelle
Researcher
Dr. Jean-Frédéric Lévesque
Deputy Commissioner, Appraisal and Analysis Québec Health and Welfare Commissioner
Three well-known experts in our health care system will respond to the two main conferences of the morning. They will try to identify the approaches that we could look to for inspiration and the pitfalls to avoid. Both speakers will be asked to respond to different questions. The audience will also be invited to take part in the discussion.
The highs and lows of technology innovation in medicine
Dr. Ronald Dixon
In medicine, the most innovative technologies are not always the most recent ones, as Dr. Ronald Dixon, Director of the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) in Boston, will illustrate. Dr. Dixon will explain how current inexpensive technologies can often make all the difference in modern medical practice.
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“News” capsule: Obama’s reform and the impact on Québec and Canada
Guy Lachapelle, Ph. D.
Full professor, Department of Political Science, Concordia University
An attentive observer of US public policy, the speaker will talk to us about the US health reform being put forward by President Obama. In particular, he will present the structure of this reform and the issues it presents for Americans. He will also talk about the possible impact of this reform on the health care system in Canada and Québec.
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Presentations from Saturday, April 24
Opening remarks / Simulation in the service of physicians… and patients
Claudette Duclos
Executive Director, Quebec Medical Association
Guillaume Hervé
President CAE Healthcare
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the aviation industry. Now, CAE Healthcare is applying its know-how to provide medical training through simulation. Aviation and healthcare are both complex, demanding environments where highly qualified professionals need to be trained to use leading edge technologies within a team environment.
Guillaume Hervé, President of CAE Healthcare, will talk to us about the role of simulation in medical training, its impact on medical practice and new developments in simulation.
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Boom, Bust and Echo: How will Quebec’s demographic reality influence the Health System
David K. Foot, PhD.
Professor of Economics
David K. Foot, world renowned economist, co-author of the international best-seller Boom, Bust and Echo, will explain how the demographic changes we are facing, will influence the supply and demand of health services. Professor Foot’s presentation will be given in English and will be based on exclusive Quebec data.
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Jean-François Lajoie
President of the QMA
QMA President Dr. Jean-François Lajoie has invited prominent leaders in the Québec medical community to the table. Together they will discuss the major trends mentioned in the preceding conferences and will measure their impact on medical practice.
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Speech by the Minister of Health and Social Services
Dr. Yves Bolduc
Minister of Health and Social Services, Quebec governement
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