The Cameron Institute will host the 2012 Canadian Health Policy Assembly on November 8 - 10, 2012.  This event will build on the success of our inaugural event and will continue to provide a forum for experts and emerging leaders from across the country to discuss strategic issues facing the health care system in Canada.

Healthcare Management Forum, Summer 2012

By: D. Wayne Taylor, PhD, FCIM

Economic equilibrium, in which demand for health services is in balance with supply, is an elusive phenomenon in advanced healthcare systems worldwide, yet some countries have come closer to economic stasis than Canada. In 2008, the Euro-Canada Health Consumer Index ranked Canada 30th out of 30 countries studied for value for money. Wait times were Canada’s weakest spot, and, in terms of system design, context, and economics, there was clear evidence that Canada’s healthcare system was out of equilibrium. Canadians can learn from Austria. If Canada expects better value for its healthcare dollar, then cost drivers need to be addressed in a design overhaul. Only then will Canada approach equilibrium.

The Cameron Institute hosted the first Canadian Health Policy Assembly from Oct. 27-29, 2011.  Available below for download are selected presentations from this forum.

The Cameron Institute is hosting the first Canadian Health Policy Assembly from Oct. 27-29, 2011.  This invitation-only event will provide a forum for leaders in health care from across the country to meet to discuss strategic issues facing the health care system in Canada.