Health Care Forum Presented by Pacific Blue Cross: Health in a Time of COVID-19

This year’s Health Care Forum Presented by Pacific Blue Cross and hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade will focus on the onset of COVID-19 and its effect on current and future health care processes, trends, technologies and more. Registration for the two sessions (on October 20th and 22nd) is open to anyone.

The 2020 Health Care Forum: Health in a Time of COVID-19, will be held as a virtual event on October 20 and 22, and will feature a panel of expert speakers discussing: the future of health care, trends and lasting changes resulting from COVID-19, telehealth/e-health, hospital/care administration, new technologies, equipment and local life-sciences ecosystems driving innovation.

October 20: The Future of Health Care Delivery and Administration
October 22: Innovation and Technologies Shaping Care

Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS:

John Crawford
President and CEO
Pacific Blue Cross

KEYNOTE:

Dr. Patricia Daly
Vice President
Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer
Vancouver Coastal Health

Moderator André Picard
Award-Winning National Health Writer and Author
The Globe and Mail

Session 1

The Future of Health Care Delivery and Administration

In light of COVID-19, this panel will discuss the biggest and lasting changes and trends in health care, changes around patient care & administration, new work-related health issues arising from new realities, and evolution of care in different communities.

PANELISTS:

	Dr. Kathleen Ross President Doctors of BC		Leza Muir Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pacific Blue Cross
	Dr. Shannon McDonald Acting Chief Medical Officer First Nations Health Authority		Dr. Marina Adshade Assistant Professor of Teaching Vancouver School of Economics, UBC

Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

KEYNOTE:

Sue Paish
CEO
Digital Technology Supercluster

Moderator Sophie Lui
News Anchor
Global BC News Hour

Session 2

Innovation and Technologies Shaping Care

COVID-19 has been a catalyst accelerating the adoption of virtual care and new technologies in health. This panel will discuss technologies shaping patient care/telehealth/e-health, technology addressing diagnosis and care, new technologies in the pipeline and how local life-sciences ecosystems are supporting the evolution.

PANELISTS:

	Moderator: Heidi Worthington Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer Pacific Blue Cross		Chris Engst Director Babylon by TELUS Health
	Dr. Alexandra Greenhill Founder, CEO and Chief Medical Officer Careteam Technologies Inc.		Wendy Hurlburt President and CEO LifeSciences BC