CMA Health Summit 2023 | Canadian Medical Association | 17 August 2023 | The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9H4, Canada

This events brings together leading experts, advocates, health care providers and patients for candid conversations about tough challenges and sustainable solutions.

Summit sessions have focused on issues from urgent gaps in primary care to unprecedented levels of burnout among health workers to the promise of connected care. Keynote speakers have included Dr. Verna Yiu, former president/CEO of Alberta Health Services, Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine at Queen’s University, and Dr. Jillian Horton, an award-winning physician, musician, writer and podcaster.

2023 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Timothy Caulfield
Professor of health law and policy, bestselling author

MODERATORS:

Jennifer Ditchburn
President and CEO, Institute for Research on Public Policy

Adrian Harewood
Associate professor of journalism, Carleton University

Joss Reimer
President-elect nominee, Canadian Medical Association

PANELLISTS:

Alika Lafontaine
President, Canadian Medical Association

Kathleen Ross
President, Canadian Medical Association

Katharine Smart
Past president, Canadian Medical Association

Laura Osman
Health reporter, The Canadian Press

Carly Weeks
Health reporter, The Globe and Mail

Teri Price
Executive Director, Greg’s Wings Projects

Franco Rizzuti
President, Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities

Philip Stack
Director, Health, Safety and Environment, University of Alberta

Cornelia Wieman
Acting Chief Medical Officer, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), British Columbia

Stephan Williams
Anesthesiologist, The University of Montreal Hospital Centre

Melissa Lem
President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

Ojistoh Horn
Board member, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

SPEAKERS:

Shachi Kurl
President, Angus Reid Institute

Tara Kiran
Fidani Chair in Improvement and Innovation, University of Toronto

Sapna Mahajan
Director of Genomics in Society, Genome Canada / Mental health advocate

Chandi Chandrasena
Chief Medical Officer, OntarioMD

Corinne Pohlmann
Executive Vice-president, Advocacy, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Nicole Stockley
Director of External Engagement, Newfoundland and Labrador College of Family Physicians

Erik Sande 
President, Medavie Health Services

Robin McGee
Registered psychologist and patient partner

Hasan Sheikh
Board member, Canadian Doctors for Medicare

Bonnie Henry
BC Provincial Health Officer

Danièle Behn Smith
BC Deputy Provincial Health Officer, Indigenous Health

Kate Jongbloed
Health researcher

Mark Holland
Minister of Health

Catherine McKenna
Former Minister of Environment and Climate Change

Courtney Howard
Climate change and health researcher

Douglas A. Grant
Registrar and CEO, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Nova Scotia

Caroline Gérin-Lajoie
Executive Vice-President, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture, Canadian Medical Association

Jeff Blackmer
Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice-President, Global Health, Canadian Medical Association

Paula Cashin
Board member, Canadian Medical Association

Sarah Williams
Strategic advisor, Indigenous health, Canadian Medical Association