SUNDAY, JUNE 12th

4:00 PM REGISTRATION
SCHULICH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CIBC MARKETPLACE

7:00– 8:00 PM MEET AND GREET NETWORKING RECEPTION
CIBC MARKETPLACE AND FOUNDER’S COURTYARD
WELCOME
Mr. James Hall
President
Asthma Society of Canada

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MONDAY, JUNE 13th

8:00 AM BREAKFAST DINING HALL

MORNING SESSION DAY 1
THE STATUS OF “ASTHMA”

9:00 WELCOME
Dr. Dezsö J. Horváth
Dean and Tanna H. Schulich Chair in
Strategic Management
Schulich School of Business, York University

9:10 AM OPENING REMARKS BY CO-CHAIRS ROOM E118
Dr. Mark Greenwald MD, FRCPC
Professor, University of Toronto
Vice-President,
Chair, Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee,
Asthma Society of Canada
Dr. H. Ian Macdonald OC
President Emeritus, York University
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Director of the Master of Public Administration Program
Schulich School of Business, York University

9:30 AM OPENING SESSION ROOM E118
John Miall, Jr.
Director of Risk Management, CITY OF ASHVILLE
“Generating Improved Quality of Life and Wealth Creation Through Effective Asthma Management”

10:00 AM PLENARY SESSION I ROOM E118
Dr. Malcolm R. Sears MB, ChB, FRACP, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
Research Director, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health
St. Joseph’s Healthcare
“The Costly GAPS in Asthma Management”

10:30 AM BREAK DINING LOUNGE

10:45 AM GROUP BREAK-OUTS
ROOMS S123; S125; S127; S128; S129
EMERGING CHALLENGES IN ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
— Strengths in Care
— Gaps in Care
— Cause(s) of Care Gaps

12:00 PM GROUP FEEDBACK SESSIONS ROOM E118

12:30 PM LUNCH SESSION

1:15 PM LUNCHEON SPEAKER PRIVATE DINING HALL
Dr. David Butler-Jones MD, MHSc, CCFP, FRCPC, FACPM
Chief Public Health Officer
Head of the Canadian Public Health Agency
“Investment in Asthma Management and Prevention”

AFTERNOON SESSION DAY 1
THE COST OF “ASTHMA”

2:15 PM OPENING REMARKS ROOM E118
Dr. Theodore Peridis
Chair, Policy Area; Professor of Strategic Management;
Co-Director, York Consulting Group
Schulich School of Business, York University

2:30 PM OPENING SESSION ROOM E118
Dr. Tee L. Guidotti MD, MPH
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
George Washington University Medical Center
Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health and Health Services
Director, Division of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine & Health Sciences
“Economic Burden of Chronic Disease”

3:00 PM PLENARY SESSION I I ROOM E118
Dr. Kenneth Chapman, FACP, FACCP, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
Co-chairman, Collaborative Respiratory Research Program, University of Toronto
Co-chairman, Collaborative Respiratory Research Program, University of Toronto, Division of Respiratory Medicine
“Pharmaco Economics”

3:30 PM BREAK DINING LOUNGE

3:45 PM GROUP BREAK-OUTS
ROOMS S123; S125; S127; S128; S129
HOW DO WE EVALUATE THE HEALTH CARE INVESTMENT BEING MADE? WHAT IS THE KNOWLEDGE GAP?
— Do we know how many health care dollars are being spent on asthma management?
— Do we know how to measure efficacy in asthma care?

5:00 PM GROUP FEEDBACK SESSIONS E118

6:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
ELC COURTYARD / PRIVATE DINING HALL

6:50 PM DINNER SESSION

7:30 PM DINNER SPEAKER PRIVATE DINING HALL
The Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett PC, MP
Minister of State (Public Health)
"Canada's Approach to Public Health"

8:00 – 10:00 PM JAZZ & MARTINI RECEPTION ELC COURTYARD

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TUESDAY, JUNE 14th

8:00 AM BREAKFAST MAIN DINING HALL

MORNING SESSION DAY 2
ACHIEVING AN ASTHMA MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

9:10 AM OPENING REMARKS BY CO-CHAIRS ROOM E118
Dr. Mark Greenwald MD, FRCPC
Dr. H. Ian Macdonald OC
Review of Day 1 Findings
Dr. Theodore Peridis

9:30 AM OPENING SESSION ROOM E118
Dr. Wayne Taylor
Director, MBA Programme in Health Services Management
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
“Canada’s Approach to Health Care Delivery”

10:00 AM PLENARY SESSION I I I ROOM E118
The Honourable George Smitherman MPP
Minister of Health & Long-Term Care

10:30 AM BREAK DINING LOUNGE

10:45 AM GROUP BREAK-OUTS
ROOMS S123; S125; S127; S128; S129
BUILDING AN ASTHMA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
— Required Health Care Innovations
— Required Medication Innovations
— Required Education Innovations
— Public Policy Innovations

12:00 PM GROUP FEEDBACK SESSIONS ROOM E118

12:30 PM LUNCH SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION DAY 2
DEFINING RESOURCE NEEDS

2:15 PM OPENING REMARKS ROOM E118
Dr. Theodore Peridis

2:30 PM OPENING SESSION ROOM E118
Dr. Brenda J. Zimmerman
Professor of Strategic Management
Schulich School of Business, York University
Director, Health Industry Management Program
"Systemic Change in Health Care Delivery"

2:50 PM
Dr. Lars Jacobson
Head of Clinical Relations and International Medical Advisor, ALK-Abello Research
“International Approach to Asthma Management”

3:10 PM GROUP BREAK-OUTS
ROOMS S123; S125; S127; S128; S129
AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO ASTHMA NEEDS
Determining the cost implications for the required innovations

3:50 PM BREAK ELC COURTYARD

4:00 PM GROUP PRESENTATIONS ROOM E118

4:30 PM FACILITATOR SUMMARY ROOM E118
Dr. Theodore Peridis

4:45 – 5:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS BY CO-CHAIRS ROOM E118
Dr. Mark Greenwald MD, FRCPC
Dr. H. Ian Macdonald OC

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